China: National Standardisation Management Committee initiated drafting of 14 national standards for cybersecurity

On 2 March 2026, the National Cybersecurity Standardization Technical Committee announced the initiation of the drafting of 14 recommended national standards for cybersecurity and data security. The standards under development cover areas such as threat intelligence evaluation methods, graded requirements for consumer smart connected devices, security classification and grading methods for AI applications, blockchain system security implementation, physical unclonable function specifications, cloud computing frameworks, electronic authentication services, and desktop cloud security. They also address vulnerability classification, certificate application protocols, signal jammer specifications, and data security practices, including data provision and processing, network data collection tools, and guidance for small personal information processors. In addition, two further standards, one on personal information protection compliance audit requirements for professional agencies and another on methods for visualising cyberspace security, were opened separately for public consultation on the same date.