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<p>DfT co-chairs the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) group that developed
two new international regulations related to connected vehicles – one on cyber security
and one on software updates. The cyber security regulation sets out requirements to
mitigate potential threats in vehicle construction, to monitor emerging threats and
to respond to cyber attacks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes national security
extremely seriously. The Department for Transport (DfT) works closely with the transport
sector and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and other Government departments,
including the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and Department for Science Innovation
and Technology (DSIT), to understand and respond to cyber vulnerabilities associated
with all connected vehicles, including electric vehicles.</p>
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