Chapter III Network Operation Security

Article 36

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Chinese Original

第三十六条 除本法第二十三条的规定外,关键信息基础设施的运营者还应当履行下列安全保护义务: (一)设置专门安全管理机构和安全管理负责人,并对该负责人和关键岗位的人员进行安全背景审查; (二)定期对从业人员进行网络安全教育、技术培训和技能考核; (三)对重要系统和数据库进行容灾备份; (四)制定网络安全事件应急预案,并定期进行演练; (五)法律、行政法规规定的其他义务。

English Translation

In addition to the provisions of Article 23 of this Law, operators of critical information infrastructure shall also perform the following security protection obligations: (1) establish specialized security management bodies and security management responsible persons, and conduct security background checks on those responsible persons and personnel in key positions; (2) regularly provide cybersecurity education, technical training, and skills assessment for employees; (3) conduct disaster recovery backup for important systems and databases; (4) formulate cybersecurity incident emergency plans and regularly conduct drills; and (5) perform other obligations provided by laws and administrative regulations.

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  • cybersecurity
  • critical information infrastructure

Related rules: Critical Information Infrastructure Security Protection Regulation

Related standards: GB/T 22239; GB/T 28448

Source reference: CSL Article 36. Source authority: Cyberspace Administration of China publication; source text from the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Effective version: 2026-01-01 amended effective version. Amendment status: amended by 2025-10-28 amendment decision; current official text uses article-number gaps. Last verified: 2026-05-20. Last updated: 2026-05-25. Official source.

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Last updated: 2026-05-25. Last verified: 2026-05-20. Independent reference only. Chinese text shall prevail.