UK Launches New Cyber Unit to Bolster Defences Against Cyber Threats

The UK government announced a £210m Cyber Action Plan to strengthen public-sector cyber resilience, highlighted by a new Government Cyber Unit to coordinate risk management and incident response across departments, and a Software Security Ambassador Scheme to promote the voluntary Software Security Code of Practice and reduce software supply-chain risks; while welcomed by industry, some leaders questioned whether the funding is sufficient to meet the scale of the challenge.