The cabinet is due to debate a proposed amendment to the law on cyber
security in the coming days, the head of Military Intelligence Jan Beroun
told the ctk news agency. The amendment is now being studied by Prime
Minister Andrej Babiš, and should be addressed by members of the State
Security Council.
The bill would give Military Intelligence broader powers, among others the
right to continuously monitor public communications networks.
The country has seen two big cyberattacks in the past few weeks, targeting
a hospital in Benešov and the OKD coal mining company. Previous attempts
to amend the law have failed due to privacy concerns.