UK Unveils £210M Cyber Overhaul as Nation Faces “Critically High” Digital Threat

The UK Government Cyber Action Plan acknowledges critically high cyber risk across the public sector, driven by legacy systems, skills shortages, and supplier dependencies, and launches a centralized Government Cyber Unit, an expanded GC3 remit, and formal accountability for departmental leaders alongside a new Government Cyber Profession and supplier risk controls; guided by GovAssure findings, the plan sets phased milestones through 2029 to replace legacy technology, raise control maturity (asset management, monitoring, response planning), and publish cross-government incident response protocols.