Cybersecurity Protocol now available online for public consultation

The ICCA-NYC Bar-CPR Working Group on Cybersecurity in International Arbitration is pleased to present a draft of its Cybersecurity Protocol for International Arbitration to the public for consultation. 

The consultative period will last until 31 December 2018. All interested parties are encouraged to provide detailed thoughts and comments on the draft protocol, or to provide general feedback. The Working Group will hold a number of public workshops in different parts of the world to solicit and discuss the views of interested parties. In addition, the Working Group welcomes written comments from interested parties which should be submitted no later than 30 September 2018, through the Working Group’s page on ICCA’s website.

In anticipation of the public consultation, which the Working Group anticipates will include input from a variety of sources with differing views, the draft Protocol refrains in Schedule A from offering specific cybersecurity measures for possible inclusion in arbitration agreements or procedural orders. Instead the Protocol suggests a procedural framework for developing specific cybersecurity measures within the context of individual cases,recognizing that what constitutes reasonable cybersecurity measures will vary from case-to-case based on a multitude of factors. Depending on the feedback received, the final Protocol may or may not include such proposed measures in Schedule A.

Following the consultation period, the Protocol will be revised, refined, and finalized in accordance with the input and comments received. After that time, the Working Group anticipates that there will be an ongoing review and revision process, as cybersecurity issues will evolve with changing technology, new cyber threats, changing laws and regulatory schemes, and emerging consensus as to best practices.