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Israeli Protection of Privacy Regulations 5777-2017

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Amendment 13 · Protection of Privacy LawRegulations 5777-2017INCD Guidelines 2024
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What is this law?

Israeli Protection of Privacy Law & Amendment 13

Israel's Protection of Privacy Law, 5742-1982 governs how organisations collect, store, and use personal data. The Protection of Privacy Regulations (Data Security), 5777-2017 define the mandatory cybersecurity controls. Amendment 13 (passed 2024, in force 14 August 2025) fundamentally changed enforcement — administrative penalties up to ₪9,000,000 per violation and autonomous enforcement authority for the Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) for the first time.

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Who does it apply to?
Any Israeli organisation — or foreign organisation — holding a database with personal data of Israeli residents. This includes businesses, NGOs, healthcare providers, HR departments, and any company collecting customer or employee data, regardless of size.
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What counts as a "database"?
Any systematically searchable collection of personal data — digital or physical. A CRM, HR system, customer list, or patient records system all qualify. Databases above certain thresholds must be registered with the PPA, and the database owner bears full legal responsibility.
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What did Amendment 13 change?
Effective 2025, Amendment 13 introduced administrative fines up to ₪9M, mandatory breach notification within 72 hours, expanded data-subject rights (erasure, portability, correction), and gave the PPA autonomous enforcement authority — meaning audits and fines no longer require a court order.
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What are the consequences of non-compliance?
Administrative fines up to ₪9,000,000 per violation. Criminal liability for database owners and managers. Mandatory public disclosure of severe breaches on the PPA website. Civil liability to data subjects. Operational shutdown orders in extreme cases.
The Four Database Security Tiers — Regulations 5777-2017
Individual
Individual-Managed
One person + up to 2 helpers. Basic personal data. Minimal but documented controls.
~5 controls required
Basic
Standard
Small-to-medium org with general personal data. EPP, MFA, vendor agreements, and employee training required.
~14 controls required
Medium
Elevated
Sensitive data categories or large volume (5,000+ subjects). SIEM mandatory. 24-month log retention. Vulnerability management.
~24 controls required
High
Critical
Health, biometric, or criminal data; 100,000+ data subjects. External penetration testing every 18 months. Full SOC.
~32 controls required
⚠️ Sensitive Categories — Automatic Tier Override Under Regulation 3
🏥 Health & Medical💰 Financial Data🧬 Biometric Data⚖️ Criminal Records🕊️ Political & Religious Beliefs👤 Data of Minors

Holding any of the above categories automatically elevates your security tier — regardless of database size — triggering significantly stricter controls and penalties under the Regulations.

Amendment 13 — Timeline

  1. August 2024Amendment 13 was published in the official record.
  2. Aug 2024 – Aug 2025Transition period. Organisations expected to begin compliance preparation.
  3. 14 August 2025Full enforcement. Tikun 13 in force.
  4. September 2025 →Privacy Protection Authority begins administrative enforcement and may issue penalties without criminal proceedings.

What this Tikun 13 assessment covers

A sub-three-minute interactive assessment that maps your organisation to the four security tiers defined in the Protection of Privacy Regulations (Data Security), 5777-2017, and identifies the specific Amendment 13 obligations that apply.

1. Database classification

The assessment asks about the data categories you hold (health, financial, biometric, criminal, beliefs and origin, family, location, salary, personality, statutorily-confidential, minors), the number of data subjects, the database management structure, and the number of separate databases you operate. These inputs determine which of the four legal security tiers — Individual-Managed, Standard (Basic), Elevated (Medium), or Critical (High) — applies under Regulation 3, plus the “basic-override” exception for organisations with sensitive data but ten or fewer users with access.

2. Current security posture and gap analysis

The assessment maps required controls to seven domains: Endpoint & Detection, Email Security & Backup, Web & Network Security, Monitoring & SOC, Identity & Access Management, Vulnerability & Patch Management, and GRC & Compliance. You check off what you already have; the output is the gap between what Regulation 5777-2017 requires for your tier and what is currently deployed. EPP, MFA, vendor agreements, employee training, SIEM with 24-month log retention, vulnerability management, external penetration testing, and ISO/IEC-aligned incident response are among the controls evaluated.

3. DPO and CISO obligations under Amendment 13

Tikun 13 § 17B1 mandates Data Protection Officer (DPO) appointment for public bodies, hospitals and HMOs, banks, insurers, data brokers above 10,000 subjects, large-scale-monitoring entities, and organisations processing specially-sensitive information at scale. Tikun 13 § 17B mandates CISO appointment for banks, insurers, public bodies, and — the headline expansion — organisations operating five or more registrable/notifiable databases. The assessment identifies which obligations apply to your organisation and presents the four PPA-recognised engagement options (full-time employee, part-time, vCISO/DPO-as-a-service, or outsourced individual).

4. Administrative penalty exposure

Tikun 13 introduced administrative penalties up to ₪9,000,000 per violation, doubled for databases above one million subjects, with all penalties capped at five percent of annual turnover. The assessment estimates your maximum exposure across breach categories: Information Security Regulations breach (₪80,000 at Medium tier, ₪320,000 at High); unlawful processing (₪4–8 per subject with a ₪200,000 floor); DPO/CISO appointment breach; expanded § 11 notice breach; and the 30-day PPA notification breach (₪150,000 flat). Reductions of up to seventy percent are available for self-reporting, remediation, DPO appointment, clean record, and compensation paid.

This assessment is for guidance only and not a substitute for legal advice. Verification of regulatory classification, control counts, and threshold interpretations should be performed by a licensed Israeli privacy counsel or accredited DPO.