BREAKING NEWS
Government Warns Firms to Develop Immediate Cyber-Attack Response Plans
The UK government has issued a strong warning to chief executives across the country, advising them to have physical copies of their cyber-attack response plans ready as a precaution. This comes after a recent spate of high-profile hacks.
Firms are being urged to develop immediate plans for how they would continue to operate without their IT systems in case of an attack. The National Cyber-Security Centre (NCSC) has reported an increase in more serious cyber attacks this year, with notable incidents including hacks on Marks and Spencer, The Co-op, and Jaguar Land Rover.
The warning is a response to the chaos caused by recent cyber-attacks, which have resulted in empty shelves and production lines being halted. Organisations are being advised to look beyond traditional cyber-security controls towards "resilience engineering", which focuses on building systems that can withstand attacks.
Richard Horne, chief executive of the NCSC, said: "Organisations need to have a plan for how they would continue to operate without their IT, and rebuild that IT at pace, were an attack to get through."
This is a developing story. The government's warning has sparked concerns among business leaders, who are scrambling to put plans in place. Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
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*This is a developing story. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available. Based on reporting from Bbc.*
