Article 2 Tasks of the Commission
United Kingdom
The Commission shall implement and monitor the effectiveness of the security measures for central VIS and the communication infrastructure referred to in this Decision.
The Commission shall designate a System Security Officer from among its officials. The System Security Officer shall be appointed by the Director-General of the Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security of the Commission. The tasks of the System Security Officer shall include in particular:
the preparation, update and revision of the Security Policy as described in Article 7 of this Decision;
monitoring the effectiveness of the implementation of the security procedures of the central VIS and the communication infrastructure;
contributing to the preparation of reporting in relation to security as referred to in Article 50(3) and 50(4) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008;
performing coordination and assistance tasks in the checks and audits performed by the European Data Protection Supervisor referred to in Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008;
monitoring that this Decision and the Security Policy are applied properly and fully by any contractor including subcontractors being involved in any way in the management and operation of the VIS;
maintaining a list of single national contact points for VIS security and sharing it with the Local Security Officers for the central VIS and for the communication infrastructure.