“In It for We” How to Build CNI & IP Security Resilience for Primes & SMEs

The increasing digitalisation of UK CNI infrastructure means that these assets have become prime targets for cybercriminals worldwide. The seriousness of major cyberattacks disclosed last year by three of the UK’s largest public data-holding organisations is a clear demonstration of our CNI vulnerability:

(1) UK’s Electoral Commission 40m registered voter records vulnerable and exploitable (August 2021-October 2022 – disclosed 8th August 2023).
(2) Royal Mail £33m ransom for 44GM compressed 7-Zip file (10th January 2023); and
(3) Capita’s “significant risk” data exfiltration of its 4.3m membership of over 450 pension schemes (22nd March 2023).

As highlighted by the Cyber Security in Critical National Infrastructure Organisations: 2023 report by Bridewell over a third (34%) of organisations across UK CNI anticipate a rise in cybercrime as a direct result of the current economic crisis.

The risks of easy entry for trespassers and criminals accessing UK CNI threat landscapes are very real. Surely risk owners are under a duty to respond.

In this webinar Sophie Newbould, founder of innov8law, with her special guest Mark Chang, Director at Capgemini Invent UK, will discuss some key risks and challenges for Primes and SMEs when implementing much tighter digital risk management across CNI projects and programmes