A new Government Cyber Action Plan will set out how the government aims to stand up against a growing range of cyber threats, investing £210 million to strengthen defences across digital public services.
As a result of this new plan, they said it will gain clearer visibility of cyber and digital resilience risks, allowing faster responses to threats and incidents to minimise harm and speed up recovery.
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The plan subjects government departments to the same security standards as cloud providers, search engines and operators of critical infrastructure. The government estimates this investment will save up to £45 billion annually across the public sector.
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“Cyber‑attacks can take vital public services offline in minutes – disrupting our digital services and our very way of life,” said Ian Murray, digital government minister. “This plan sets a new bar to bolster the defences of our public sector, putting cyber‑criminals on warning that we are going further and faster to protect the UK’s businesses and public services alike.”
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The government has also launched a new Software Security Ambassador Scheme to shore up supply chain security by pressing the biggest vendors to ship secure code and enforce secure practices among users.
Software and technology companies including Cisco, Sage and Santander will work with the government as ambassadors for this new scheme and provide important feedback on how the policy could be updated and improved.
Opinion
This looks like another step forward in the ever changing cyber security environment in the UK. As cybercriminals innovate and improve the need to update and bolster the infrastructure is vital to keep pace with the overall threats including threats to the supply chain.
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