UK cyber pledge draws only a handful of top firms despite ministerial appeal

The article reports on the UK government's launch of the voluntary Cyber Resilience Pledge, which saw fewer than 15 of the FTSE 350 firms sign up; 70 founding signatories were named overall, including 20 strategic government suppliers. The pledge asks organisations to make cybersecurity a board-level responsibility, register for the NCSC Early Warning service, and apply a risk-based approach to Cyber Essentials in supply chains, but remains unenforceable and may be a precursor to future regulation.