“We are reviewing the current spectrum of government interventions”
How effective is the NIS policy? Why is there no “strong commercial rationale for investment in cybersecurity?” What kind of policy proposals could fill gaps in British organisations’ risk management? The government would like answers to these questions and more, as it launches a cybersecurity call for evidence, intended to improve how HMG helps organisations protect themselves online.
Cybersecurity Call for Evidence
“We would like to understand how using market levers could incentivise better cyber security risk management, including what Government action would help key industry groups that manage market risk – such as investors, the insurance industry, consultancies, and audit firms – drive improvements across the economy,” the government said this week, launching the engagement.
The engagement (with a deadline for submissions of Friday 20 December 2019 via an online survey here) comes as the government plans ahead for its next five-year National Cyber Security Programme. The 2016-2021…
