The Government\u2019s National Cyber Security Strategy (2016-2021) sets out ambitious policies to protect the UK in cyberspace, backed with £1.9 billion investment.<\/p>
<\/p>
CyberEssentials provides organisations with protection against a wide variety of the most common cyber attacks. The scheme is managed by the National Cyber Security Centre. It is aimed at enterprise IT and not operations technologies such as telecoms systems. There are alternative schemes that cover the operational side of telecoms companies such as TBEST and Commodity Assured Service for Telecoms (CAS(T)).<\/p>
<\/p>
Telecommunications companies identified as Operators of Essential Services are required to implement cyber security improvements as a result of the Network Information Systems Directive (NIS Directive). This NIS Directive was transposed into UK domestic legislation in May 2018. The measures that Operators of Essential Services need to implement to comply with the NIS Regulations go beyond the requirements of CyberEssentials.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4115", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Margot James"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stourbridge"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Margot James"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-30T17:27:41.58Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "10"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Cybersecurity: Telecommunications"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of UK telecoms companies hold a CyberEssentials certicate.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4673", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Platt"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Leigh"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jo Platt"} ], "uin" : "183997"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/994680", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/994680/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Cyber Essentials provides organisations with protection against a wide variety of the most common cyber attacks. The National Cyber Security Centre does not hold the data on the number of large companies handling citizens data that hold a certificate.<\/p>
<\/p>
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As stated in the National Cyber Security Strategy, the target is for the majority of commodity products and services available in the UK in 2021 to be more secure because they have their default security settings enabled by default or have security integrated into their design. We want to make the UK one of the safest places in the world to do business and be online. The Code of Practice is a step in that direction, by clarifying for manufacturers what good practice looks like. The sector is evolving and whilst the market continues to develop, DCMS will be working closely with manufacturers, including those that are looking to create new internet-connected consumer products to ensure that security is built into smart devices by design. Currently, we are seeking to achieve buy-in from manufacturers that cover a significant proportion of the UK.<\/p>
<\/p>
We also recognise the need for regulation that is based on the Code of Practice, and have already commenced work in this space. More information, including the scope of products likely to be covered, will be available in 2019.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2018 to Question 179331, for what reason no reference was made in that Answer to any targets the Government has adopted for the uptake of the voluntary code of practice.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/992673/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund (CSIIF) acts as an incentive for a broader range of industry designed and led activity to deliver an immediate boost to numbers and diversity in the UK\u2019s cyber security workforce. We identified seven initiatives to support through the initial, pilot phase of the Fund.<\/p> <\/p> Given the level of market interest, and the quality of bids initially received, we recently opened a further bidding round. In parallel, we are commissioning an independent evaluation of the pilot initiatives and the Fund\u2019s overall effectiveness. This will commence in the new year when the pilot initiatives near conclusion and its results will be published.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many successful applications to cyber skills immediate impact fund there have been; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of that fund.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/991215", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) organisations and (b) individuals have signed up to the cyber security information sharing partnership.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of cyber-employment vacancies.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/988646", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government's press release of 14 October 2018 entitled Leading tech companies support code to strengthen security of internet-connected devices, what steps the Government plans to take against companies that do not abide by the voluntary code of practice.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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