From: Computerworld
Anh Nguyen
Companies that supply the UK’s critical services will be required to adopt robust cyber security measures and to work with government on addressing cyber risks following a summit hosted by business secretary Vince Cable.
Regulators representing the UK’s critical services, such as telecoms’ Ofcom, the financial sector’s Bank of England and representatives from the water, energy and transport sectors, have met with ministers and senior officials from the security and intelligence agencies to agree on a cyber security strategy that will ensure that the UK’s infrastructure will be resilient in the face of cyber threats.
Cable said: “Cyber attacks are a serious and growing threat to British businesses, but it is particularly important that those industries providing essential services such as power, telecommunications and banking are adequately protected to avoid disruption to our everyday lives.
“We can only achieve this objective through a partnership between government, the regulators and industry. Today’s event marks the next step in highlighting the important role of the Regulators in overseeing the adoption of robust cyber security measures by the companies that supply these crucial services.”
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