""Because they hold trusted access across government, critical national infrastructure, and business networks, they will need to meet clear security duties," the government said in a statement. "This includes reporting significant or potentially significant cyber incidents promptly to government and their customers, as well as having robust plans in place to deal with the consequences.""
""Cybersecurity is national security," said technology secretary Liz Kendall. "This legislation will enable us to confront those who would disrupt our way of life. I'm sending them a clear message: the UK is no easy target.""
Legislation introduces the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to strengthen national cyber defenses across healthcare, energy, and transport. The bill will regulate digital and essential services for the first time, imposing robust minimum security standards, incident reporting obligations, and requirements for response planning. The Office for Budget Responsibility estimates a major attack could temporarily raise borrowing by over £30 billion, approximately 1.1% of GDP. The average cost of a significant cyber attack now exceeds £190,000. Government statements describe cybersecurity as national security and indicate regulators and ministers will receive expanded powers under the bill.
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