The UK Applies the Centralised Cyber Security Idea
It seems that the centrally managed cybersecurity plans are a catchy trend. Following White House announcement, the UK is planning to create a centrally managed cybersecurity agency. All the secret operations that are currently going down within the intelligence and security services – Ministry of Defence, Home Office, MI5, MI6 and GCHQ – will be centralized and handled by a separate institution.
The UK plan will be soon made public, sometime before the summer Parliament recess, according to the Register, and will be included in the government’s updated National Security Plan.
The idea of a cyber tsar role, initially launched by US President Barack Obama, might also be implemented by the EU.
“The European Commission is now encouraging member states to cooperate on digital wargames, to simulate attacks from outside the bloc. Commissioners have suggested a European cyber security tsar should be appointed.”
