The U.K. has published a policy statement on Cyber Security and Resilience Bill that sets out the policy measures to be included in the forthcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, which will be introduced to Parliament later this year. The policy statement is also being laid before Parliament on Tuesday and will be introduced to Parliament in the current Parliamentary session.
The bill will make crucial updates to the legacy regulatory framework by expanding the remit of the regulation to protect more digital services and supply chains; putting regulators on a strong footing to ensure essential cyber safety measures are being implemented; and mandating increased incident reporting to give government better data on cyber attacks, including where a company has been held to ransom.
“The digital revolution is transforming our Critical National Infrastructure and our essential public services. It offers an extraordinary opportunity – to make our people and our country better off,” Peter Kyle, Secretary of State for the Department for Science, Innovation and…
