Legal implications of critical infrastructure protection; the experience of the Cyprus Cybercrime Center

Cyber related crime is an important aspect of Critical Infrastructure. The recent accession of Cyprus to the EU, its small size and its remoteness are important factors that have influenced its ability to characterize its CI’s as well as create (rather harmonize) its legal background. The paper discusses Directive 2011/-93/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography and its transposition into the Cyprus legal order. The Directive was incorporated in the Cypriot law with the Prevention and Combating of Sexual Abuse, Sexual Exploitation of Children and Child Pornography Law 91(I)/2014, as amended by Law 105(I)/2014 on Legal Aid, aiming at preventing, suppressing and combating crimes of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children, child pornography and solicitation of children for sexual purposes.