Sir Oliver Dowden, former digital secretary and current shadow deputy PM, urged the government to reconsider the exclusion of central government from the CSR Bill, which aims to update outdated NIS 2018 regulations.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued a statement refuting the report, emphasizing the government's commitment to user safety and data protection in the digital ecosystem.
Cybersecurity Dive reports that Moody's has warned that 2026 will bring more advanced AI-driven cyberattacks and continued challenges in aligning cybersecurity regulations across major regions.
CyberScoop reports that the Federal Communications Commission has issued final regulations mandating telecommunications providers to annually recertify information submitted to the Robocall Mitigation Database, with violations corresponding to higher financial penalties.
The U.S. Defense Department's Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office has issued a request for information as it considers the use of AI and automation to help the Pentagon speed up and expand zero-trust cybersecurity assessments ahead of upcoming compliance deadlines, according to DefenseScoop.
Cybersecurity Dive reports that UL LLC, which served as the lead administrator for the Federal Communications Commission's Cyber Trust Mark program, formally stepped down from the role in December, following an investigation into its China-related operations, bringing uncertainty to the future of the IoT labeling effort.
In comments to the Financial Times, De Bruycker argued that Europe's overwhelming reliance on American technology giants for cloud services and digital infrastructure has ceded control and exposed the bloc to geopolitical pressure.
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