Committees

Cyber Security: Critical National Infrastructure inquiry

Inquiry

Report on Cyber Security of the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure published

Note: Table 1 in the report inadvertently omitted some departments when referencing a written evidence source (CNI0013).

Government Response published

The Government's 2016 cyber security strategy states that the cyber security of the UK’s critical national infrastructure (CNI)—from the physical infrastructure to the digital networks and data—is critical, because a successful attack "would have the severest impact on the country’s national security". Yet the strategy also acknowledges that across many priority sectors "cyber risk is still not properly understood or managed, even as the threat continues to diversify and increase". An additional challenge to Government is that most of the UK's CNI is owned and operated by the private sector.

The Joint Committee is holding an inquiry into the Government's approach to ensuring the cyber security of UK critical national infrastructure, exploring in particular how it works together with private-sector operators and industry regulators in doing so.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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3rd Report - Cyber Security of the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure
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HC 1708 / HL 222
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2nd Report - Cyber Security Skills and the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure
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HC 706 / HL Paper 172
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Correspondence

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Correspondence from David Lidington to the Chair 12 July 2018
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Oral evidence transcripts

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25 June 2018
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Witnesses Rt Hon David Lidington MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Ciaran Martin, Chief Executive, National Cyber Security Centre
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Oral Evidence
21 May 2018
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Witnesses Rob Crook, Managing Director of Cyber Security and Intelligence for Raytheon UK, Ruth Davis, Head of Commercial Strategy and Public Policy, BT Security, Alastair MacWillson, Chair of Institute of Information Security and Chair of Qufaro@Bletchley Park, Elliot Rose, Digital Trust Cyber and Security, PA Consulting Group
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Oral Evidence
23 April 2018
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Witnesses Lyndon Nelson, Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director for Supervisory Risk Specialists and Regulatory Operations, Prudential Regulation Authority, Steve Unger, Chief Technology Officer, Ofcom, Jonathan Brearley, Executive Director for Systems and Networks, Ofgem, Paul Smith, Strategic Security Board, Water UK
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Written evidence

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Lloyd's (CNI0034)
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Financial Conduct Authority (CNI0033)
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CyLon (CNI0032)
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Government Responses
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Contact us

  • Email: jcnss@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 4043 (general enquiries) | 07720 143396 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA