Abstract
The IT Security Law creates an obligation to secure telemedia services in the new § 13 (7) TMG. This article examines this security obligation and illustrates its legal and practical implications. The purpose of the security obligation is to counteract the trend of accessing data and spreading malicious code by compromising telemedia services.
The article explains in detail the constituent elements of § 13 (7) TMG and highlights the legal implications, particularly in public and civil law. The practical consequences for a craft business with a simple website and a medium-sized company with an online store are outlined in two fictitious case studies. § 13 (7) TMG establishes an abstract rule that adapts to rapid technical change, but must also be continuously concretized. In practice, the measures can reasonably be outsourced to third parties.
The article explains in detail the constituent elements of § 13 (7) TMG and highlights the legal implications, particularly in public and civil law. The practical consequences for a craft business with a simple website and a medium-sized company with an online store are outlined in two fictitious case studies. § 13 (7) TMG establishes an abstract rule that adapts to rapid technical change, but must also be continuously concretized. In practice, the measures can reasonably be outsourced to third parties.
| Translated title of the contribution | New security obligation for telemedia service providers: Website security now mandatory under the IT Security Law |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 716-721 |
| Journal | Zeitschrift für IT-Recht und Recht der Digitalisierung |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| State | Published - 12 Nov 2015 |