Tom Young, Computing, Friday 15 January 2010 at 16:53:00
IT security to be tackled in co-ordinated fashion alongside other threats
If they win power this year, the Conservatives will implement a new holistic The report says that despite frequent occurrences round the world of service The opposition would remedy this problem by creating a National Security This council, chaired by the prime minister, would develop co-ordinated It would be supported by a new National Resilience Team reporting into the The National Resilience Team will adopt a holistic approach to critical The National Resilience Team will comprise three units: one for Critical The Cyber Security and Information Assurance Unit will have responsibility It will advise government, suppliers, critical infrastructure operators and As most parts of the critical national infrastructure are run by the private "This is increasingly important given that despite the interconnectedness of
National Security Strategy that will prioritise cyber warfare as a serious
threat, the party said in a
green
paper published today.
denial and disruption of inadequately protected electronic systems, the threat
of cyber attack is widely disregarded.
Council that will replace the Ministerial Committee on National Security,
International Relations and Development and the Ministerial Civil Contingencies
Committee.
strategies on terrorism, critical infrastructure, cyber security and conflict
prevention.
Cabinet Office.
infrastructure and will bring together the functions of the Civil Contingencies
Secretariat, the Information Security and Assurance Unit in the Cabinet Office,
the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure, the National Counter
Terrorism Security Office, the Office for Cyber Security and parts of CESG ? the
information security arm of GCHQ.
Infrastructure and Crowded Places, one for Emergency Preparedness, and one for
Cyber Security and Information Assurance.
for setting cyber security policy and standards for all government departments
and critical infrastructure operators.
also businesses on IT security, develop an exercise programme, and develop
disaster response capabilities.
sector, there will be a National Infrastructure Advisory Council which brings
together all private sector operators alongside the National Resilience Team.
the various sectors and the increasing risk of cascading failure, [as] operators
are not talking to each other," the report says.
Full story at http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2256240/conservatives-mainstream-cyber
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