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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Martyn Landi

New laws to require firms to boost cyber security defences

(Tim Goode/PA) - (PA Wire)

More organisations will be required to meet robust cyber security standards under legislation designed to make UK infrastructure more secure, the Government has said.

Unveiling its first plans for the upcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, ministers said firms providing essential IT services to public services and the wider economy will be required by law to improve their data protection and network security, and to provide a greater range of risk assessments to help identify potential threats.

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