On 12 May, the government urged businesses in the UK to strengthen their cyber defences and increase their resilience by signing up to a Cyber Resilience Pledge.

The pledge, launching later this year, sets out three concrete actions organisations can take to improve their cyber security: 

• making cyber security a board-level responsibility
• signing up to the National Cyber Security Centre’s free Early Warning Service
• require Cyber Essentials certification across their supply chains – the UK government-backed cyber security standard that blocks the most common cyber threats

Together, these steps help businesses reduce risk, protect customers and build confidence across the wider economy. 

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-steps-up-action-to-strengthen-cyber-defences-as-uk-cyber-industry-continues-to-grow