Security Requirements and Breach Notification
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Do data privacy laws or regulations impose obligations to maintain information security controls to protect personal data from unauthorized access or processing?

Last review date: 30 December 2024

Yes.

☒         general obligation to take appropriate / reasonable technical, physical and/or organizational security measures

☒         obligation to take specific security measures e.g., encryption

☒         other

According to the Financial Services Law, financial intermediation entities are required to have an information security policy to prevent potential data breaches. The information security policy must be published and communicated to the different groups of the supervised entity in an understandable and accessible manner. The supervised entity must review and update this policy at least once a year to ensure the correct implementation of security practices.

Do other laws or regulations impose obligations to protect systems from cyberattack?

Yes.

In a broad sense, financial intermediary entities have an obligation to implement proceedings to identify technical vulnerabilities, introduce policies and formal procedures in order to identify exposure to such vulnerabilities and adopt necessary preventive and/or corrective actions. The aforementioned proceedings are applicable to electronic transfers and transactions, as well as to the security of the financial entities' networks and communications.

☒        financial services requirements

☒       other

Financial Complementary Services

Has there been regulatory activity – including enforcement action, investigations, regulatory guidance or other public statements by the regulator – relating to cybersecurity by the following regulators in the last 12 months?

 No

Does data privacy or cybersecurity law impose obligations to make notifications about personal data security breaches?

 No

There is no data breach notification requirement in Bolivia. However, entities processing personal data should take appropriate remedial measures following a security breach in telecommunications, communication and information technologies, as well as in the financial sector.

Data subjects have the right to demand information regarding security breaches.

Controllers/Owners have to notify:

Last review date: 30 December 2024

N/A

Processors/Agents have to notify:

Last review date: 30 December 2024

N/A

Are there any additional sector-specific or non-personal data security breach notification requirements?

Last review date: 30 December 2024

 No

The Regulation for the Development of Information and Communication Technologies, which regulates the processing of data does not indicate any time for notification.