If you run a website or have web hosting in Morocco, you're probably aware that the country recorded no fewer than 577 cyber-attacks* in 2021, targeting government sectors or public establishments.
This alarming situation aroused the State's concern and prompted the Kingdom to take preventive measures to prevent such unorthodox practices.
In its edition of Wednesday June 29, the daily Al Akhbar writes that, faced with this particular context, Morocco has decided to lock down its sensitive data by prohibiting it from being hosted on servers outside the country.
This is clearly an imminent necessity linked to Morocco's digital sovereignty, and one that has become imperative in recent years with the evolution of this sector and the ever-increasing daily use of digital technologies in everyone's life.
With the same aim of consolidating this sovereignty, Morocco is currently working on finalizing a regulatory framework linked to "digital trust", in addition to having signed up to several international conventions in this field.
Several texts have already been promulgated to this effect, while others are due to be enacted shortly.
Law no. 05-20 on cybersecurity and its implementing decree no. 2-21-406 aim to protect information and infrastructures of vital importance, and to prevent the hosting and storage of sensitive data outside national territory.
The text also sets out the technical and regulatory conditions for securing the information systems of public bodies and institutions threatened by cyber-risks.
As a result, Nindohost quickly integrated into this new context and specifically deployed web hosting packages in Morocco to support its clients for whom the urgency to adhere to this new requirement was paramount.
The same source also adds that the parties concerned, in this case the Direction générale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information (DGSSI), through the Centre de vigilance, de surveillance et de réponse aux attaques informatiques, monitors, intercepts and responds to computer attacks likely to affect the security of the State's information systems.
Where necessary, the department coordinates the response to these events by issuing alerts and warnings, as well as incident management.
Statement by Mr. Abdellatif Loudiyi, Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of the National Defense Administration
