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Cyber-Resilience

Thursday 24 February 2022 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 1 Partly answered 1 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The Government's national cyber strategy aims to make the UK a leading democratic cyber-power and more resilient against cyber-threats.
  • The strategy is backed by 2.6 billion in funding over the next three years.
  • The Government plans to create 12 regional cyber-clusters to assist businesses in improving their cyber-security.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Jamie Wallis
Science & Technology
Context

None specified in the exchange.

Question

What steps the Government are taking to strengthen the UK's cyber-resilience?

Answer from Steve Barclay

Our national cyber strategy sets out how we will ensure that the UK remains a leading democratic cyber-power that is more resilient and able to counter cyber-threats. This and the Government cyber-security strategy are supported by £2.6 billion of taxpayers' money over the next three years.

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Q2 Jamie Wallis
Science & Technology
Context

The question follows a previous pledge to create regional cyber-clusters as part of the levelling-up agenda.

Question

I welcome the Government's pledge to create regional cyber-clusters across the UK as part of their levelling-up agenda, but does my right hon. Friend agree we need to be conscious that, if we attempt to standardise security protocols across multiple organisations, the overall effectiveness of the security of each individual organisation must improve and not be weakened as a result?

Answer from Steve Barclay

I take my hon. Friend's point, but having the 12 regional clusters will help businesses that want to do the right thing and know how best to protect against the risks of cyber. Our aim is to help businesses improve their cyber-security. Given events in Europe today, it is particularly pressing that businesses take this seriously.

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Not addressed: The concern about weakening individual organisation security through standardisation was not directly addressed with specific commitments or statistics.

How: Given Events In Europe Today

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