US EditionUK Government Injects £210M Into Cybersecurity Overhaul
The plan includes a new Government Cyber Unit and profession, applying strict security standards to public sector systems; auditors found 28% of legacy systems at high risk.
- Today, the UK launches a Government Cyber Action Plan committing £210 million to strengthen digital public services and create a Government Cyber Unit led by the UK's Chief Information Security Officer,
- Twelve months ago, the National Audit Office found widespread low maturity in critical IT systems, while March 2024 auditors flagged 228 legacy systems with 28 percent at high risk and ministers warned security risk is "extremely high".
- DSIT launched a Software Security Ambassador Scheme with initial ambassadors including Cisco, NCC Group, Palo Alto Networks, Sage and Santander, mirroring CISA's Secure by Design pledge which recruited more than 340 organisations in 2024.
- The government says the plan could save up to £45 billion annually across the public sector, while Digital Minister Ian Murray warned cyberattacks "can take vital public services offline in minutes."
- Pressing vendors to ship secure code is a central plank of the plan to shore up supply chains, following October and April intrusions at the Foreign Office and Legal Aid Agency.
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UK announces plan to strengthen public sector cyber defenses
The United Kingdom has announced a new cybersecurity strategy, backed by more than £210 million ($283 million), to boost cyber defenses across government departments and the wider public sector.
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technewstube.comUK splashes £210M on cyber plan to stop Whitehall getting pwnd
Central government will supposedly be as secure as energy facilities and datacenters under new proposals The UK today launches its Government Cyber Action Plan, committing £210 million ($282 million) to strengthen defenses across digital public services and hold itself to the same cybersecurity…
UK Government unveils new £210m 'cyber action plan' to tackle threats and strengthen online public services
UK Government ministers have unveiled a new £210 million ‘cyber action plan’ to tackle threats and strengthen online public services. New measures will be introduced to make online public services more secure and resilient, so people can use them with confidence – whether applying for benefits, paying taxes or accessing healthcare. Driven by a new Government Cyber Unit, the plan will rapidly improve cyber defences and digital resilience across …
UK Unveils £210M Cyber Action Plan As Cyberthreats Reach Critical Levels
The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology released its "Government Cyber Action Plan" today, which admits that the public sector's digital defenses have reached a crisis point. The 108-page document reveals that nearly a third of government technology systems run on legacy platforms that sophisticated attackers can easily compromise. "The cyber risk to government is critically high," the plan stated, marking a rare moment of trans…
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