Government to CEOs: “Print Backups Of Cyber Plans”

The UK government has written to chief executives across the country urging them to keep physical, offline copies of their cyber contingency and business continuity plans, as the number of severe cyber attacks continues to rise.

Why The Government Is Acting Now

The move follows a sharp increase in what officials call “nationally significant” cyber incidents. In its latest annual review, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported handling 429 cyber incidents over the past year, of which 204 were classed as nationally significant, more than double the previous year’s total of 89. Eighteen of those were categorised as “highly significant”, marking a 50 per cent rise.