Focus Area

An organisation legally prepared for a cyber incident.

From the incident response plan to NIS2 scoping analysis, from cyber insurance recourse to supplier security clauses — we build the legal layer of cybersecurity end to end.

Overview

An integrated legal framework for Cybersecurity

A cybersecurity breach is not merely a technical incident. Notification deadlines, personal data risk, contractual liability, insurance, reputation, and the security of evidence must be managed at the same time.

Working together with technical teams, we plan the legal side of incident response, the notification obligations, and third-party liabilities in a workable manner.

Cybersecurity strategy / operations
Why Köksal?

At the same table as the technical team, with legal discipline

When lawyers are called in late during cyber incidents, notification deadlines are missed, evidence is compromised, and communications generate new risks. With our Data & Cybersecurity Desk, we get involved as fast as the technical team and manage the process while reducing the risk of sanctions and litigation.

  • A legal response setup accessible 24/7 at the moment of an incident
  • Command of timing and scope in KVKK/GDPR notifications
  • Established working practice with digital forensics teams
  • Experience in coverage and recourse under cyber insurance policies
  • A Legal Engineering approach that translates technical language into law
Cybersecurity multi-disciplinary team
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Related Publications

Cybersecurity — latest insights and guides.

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Related Legislation

Cybersecurity — the legislation that directly affects this focus area, tracked in plain language on our Legislation Radar.

ABAvrupa B.EU Directive & RegulationIn forceEU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)Source · ABl. L 119, 4.5.2016In force · 25.05.2018Last amended · Nov 2025 (Digital Omnibus proposal — Regulation text unchanged)

The framework of the EU data protection regime: it also directly covers Turkish companies that offer goods and services to persons in the EU or monitor their behaviour.

RelatedPersonal Data ProtectionCommercial LawLaw of Obligations & Contracts
TRTürkiyeLawIn forcePersonal Data Protection Law (KVKK, 6698)Source · RG 29677, 07.04.2016In force · 07.04.2016Last amended · Mar 2024 (Law No. 7499) · Jan 2025 (cross-border transfer guide)

Türkiye’s data protection framework: the 2024 amendments re-established the regime for special-category data and cross-border transfers; the standard contract and notification to the Board are at the centre of practice.

RelatedPersonal Data ProtectionEmployment LawCommercial Law
ABAvrupa B.EU Directive & RegulationIn forceEU Cybersecurity Directive (NIS2)Source · ABl. L 333, 27.12.2022In force · 17.10.2024 (transposition into national law)Last amended · Dec 2025 (Germany: NIS2UmsuCG in force, BGBl. 2025 I No. 301)

A directive that ties cybersecurity in critical and important sectors to board-level responsibility; it reaches Turkish suppliers as well, through customers and group companies in the EU.

RelatedPersonal Data ProtectionLaw of Obligations & ContractsInsurance Law
ABAvrupa B.EU Directive & RegulationIn progressEU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)Source · OJ L 2024/2847, 20.11.2024In force · 10.12.2024 (phased; full application 11.12.2027)Last amended · Dec 2025 (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2392)

The Regulation imposing EU-wide cybersecurity requirements and CE marking on products with digital elements; a Turkish company placing such a product on the EU market is itself the manufacturer and cannot delegate these duties.

RelatedCommercial LawIntellectual Property LawPersonal Data Protection
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Directly, it binds only structures that provide services or have a subsidiary in the EU; however, EU customers pass supply-chain security obligations on to you by contract. We negotiate the incoming security requirements and pass them on to your subcontractors in a balanced way.

The scope of the test, authorisation, data-access limits, the confidentiality of the findings, and the allocation of liability must be in writing; otherwise the testing activity itself may turn into unlawful access. We build your test contracts within this framework.

An examination conducted under attorney coordination provides protection with respect to legal privilege, the chain of custody, and any potential litigation strategy. We structure the report together with the technical team within a scope suited to litigation and notification needs.

The decision to pay carries serious risks in terms of sanctions lists, anti-money-laundering rules, and insurance conditions, and should never be made in isolation. We manage the decision process by documenting it within a legal framework and handle the notification obligations in parallel.

Notification to the authority and public disclosure are different things: in certain cases the KVKK/GDPR also require notifying the data subjects. We determine the scope as a legal matter and structure the disclosure text so that it does not increase litigation risk.

Outsourcing does not remove liability; your obligations as the data controller continue. Recourse against the provider, in turn, depends on the security and indemnity clauses in your contract — those clauses need to be built strong from the start.

With the right coverage, yes; but policies are tied to conditions such as notification deadlines and security undertakings, and coverage can be denied if these are breached. We test your policy against incident scenarios and pursue your rights through the claims process.

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