Security News > 2022 > January > Infosec big dogs break out the bubbly over UK government's latest cyber strategy emission

The snappily titled Government Cyber Security Strategy, wheeled out yesterday, will set UK domestic cybersecurity strategy for the next eight years.

"The UK's legitimacy and authority as a cyber power is however dependent upon its domestic cyber resilience, the cornerstone of which is government and the public sector organisations that deliver the functions and services which maintain and promote the UK's economy and society," said the strategy, authored by the Cabinet Office.

Top billing in the strategy was the creation of a new Government Cyber Coordination Centre.

This "Joint venture" plugs the National Cyber Security Centre into other infosec bodies within government: the Central Digital and Data Office and the Government Security Group, the idea being to harmonise security efforts so different parts of government don't end up duplicating each other's efforts.

Carla Baker, senior director of UK and Ireland government affairs for Palo Alto Networks, was first out of the commentary blocks to say the US-based company is "Encouraged by these efforts," adding: "To be truly effective the strategy should move beyond recommendations; there must be a firmer mandate for the strategy to take the widest and deepest root in Government."

Oz Alashe, CEO of CybSafe and chair of the government's Cyber Resilience Expert Advisory Group, gushed that it was "Very encouraging to see the government bring in leading figures from business and academia to help instigate a nationwide culture change in cyber security," while Stuart McKenzie, Mandiant's EMEA veep, called it a "Solid first step," saying: "Importantly, the approach also recognises that government partnerships with the private sector and international partners will play an important role in achieving the goal of cyber resilience."

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