On July 17th 2024, it was announced at the State Opening of Parliament that the Labour government will introduce the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (CS&R).
iii) The impacts of a cyber attack on these sectors pose severe risks to UK citizens, core services and the economy at large.
[10] iv) The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) assess that the increased threat from hostile states and state-sponsored actors continues to escalate.
At a recent speech at CyberUK, NCSC CEO Felicity Oswald warned that providers of essential services in the UK cannot afford to ignore these threats.
"[6][15] While this information collection is likely to increase resilience to attacks, the administrative burden for businesses from this reporting might well bring with it additional costs as well as the original cyber incident's expense.
[19] Jon Ellison, NCSC Director of National Resilience, said that the proposed bill was "a landmark moment tackling the growing threat to the UK's critical systems".
[21] A representative of the CyberUp Campaign Matt Hull said that the organisation is looking forward to the Government updating UK cyber resilience and in particular the Computer Misuse Act 1990.