In addition to the imposition of sanctions, administrative fines of up to 10 million euros may be imposed.
Greece, like other European Union member states, is in the process of implementing a new European directive against hacking attacks, which prescribes a series of measures in the public and private sectors, affecting a total of around 3,000 organizations.
In addition to the central government, regional and city authorities, as well as companies with 50-250 employees and an annual turnover of up to 250 million euros, will have to comply with the directive’s provisions, as will companies in critical industries such as energy, transport, healthcare, digital cloud and data centre services, telecommunications, food, chemical and pharmaceutical production, waste management and parcel delivery.
The Ministry of Digital Governance will soon present to lawmakers a draft law to integrate the EU directive into national law.
The main pillar of the new environment being created will be a national cybersecurity agency, whose responsibilities include identifying security shortcomings in government agencies, companies and organizations.
The Commission will also be responsible for imposing sanctions and administrative fines of up to 10 million euros or 2% of a company’s worldwide turnover.
