Connected tech cybersecurity standards
Gaps in cybersecurity regimes for connected technology, particularly regarding network, storage, and cloud security standards.
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#13 - Require providers to adopt network, storage, and cloud security standards for connected tech.
Improving cybersecurity of consumer connected devices is an important and positive step, but the proliferation of connected tech in enterprise settings and the gap in the regime regarding network, storage and cloud security still present likely attack vectors that will continue to allow devices to be compromised. The Government should close the gaps for both consumer and enterprise...
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#14 - Recommend successor Committee examine 5G Supply Chain Diversification, international standards, and technology rollout.
Should our successor Committee wish to examine the UK’s telecommunications infrastructure and domestic capability, we recommend it considers: • The implementation of the 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy, and relevant policy and technical developments since the then Committee’s report; • Examining the Government’s participation in international standards bodies for critical and emerging technologies; or • The rollout and...
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#23 - Second Report - The Security of 5G
Global standards are key to 5G and future telecommunications networks. China has been very active in the standard setting bodies whilst the UK and allies have stood back. This is not satisfactory. The UK should take a leadership role in shaping global standards to ensure that the future of mobile networks, and global technology more widely, matches with...
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#2 - Second Report - The Security of 5G
We share the Government’s objective that the UK remains at the forefront of the 5G rollout as we move into the next technological era. It is imperative that the UK is amongst the first countries to benefit from the technological advances that 5G will bring. The Government’s ambitions for the rollout of 5G are laudable and cybersecurity policy...
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terms: cybersecurity, tech
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#42 - 11th Report - Toward a new doctrine for economic security
The Government’s Software Security Code of Practice is a useful first step in encouraging the take up of “secure by design” principles amongst software providers. Compliance with these principles, however, should be the minimum standard rather than a voluntary extra. More needs to be done to ensure that companies are not able to sell software that does not...
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terms: cybersecurity, standard
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#10 - First Report - A hostage to fortune: ransomware and UK national security
Cyber insurance can provide a vital lifeline for ransomware victims, offering the sort of support and technical advice not offered by state agencies, as well as driving up cyber security standards through conditions of coverage. Unfortunately, there remains a woeful lack of UK coverage: premiums are unaffordable for many organisations, and have increased drastically in recent years. There...
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#26 - Balance digital trade and AI growth with strong protections for UK standards and industries.
Looking ahead, future commitments in the potential Economic Prosperity Deal must balance opportunities for growth in digital trade, AI, and services with strong protections for UK standards, tax sovereignty, and critical domestic industries. (Recommendation, Paragraph 141) 56
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PFD report
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Bobby Lee
The coroner noted a significant rise in fires from e-bikes/e-scooters, particularly due to inferior quality lithium-ion batteries and unsuitable chargers in conversion kits. Concerns were raised about the lack of specific safety standards for these products, leading to risks like mixing batteries with incorrect voltage chargers.
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PFD report
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Abdul Oryakhel
The coroner notes a lack of public understanding regarding the dangers of lithium-ion batteries in e-bikes and e-scooters. There are also no British or European standards to control the sale of these batteries and chargers in the UK.
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#20 - 1st Report – Raising the standard: licensing of taxis and private hire vehicles
We recommend that the government consult within the next 12 months on introducing mandatory in-vehicle CCTV, with a view to including this requirement within national standards if it is sufficiently supported by evidence. The consultation should also seek views on how data protection, privacy and storage concerns could be suitably addressed. (Recommendation, Paragraph 82)
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#16 - Second Report - The Security of 5G
In the end, the Government decision was taken because of the technical considerations resulting from sanctions; however the Government should have considered the potential damage to key alliances enough of a risk to begin to remove Huawei from the UK’s 5G network before the US sanctions were imposed.
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#15 - Second Report - The Security of 5G
The framing of the issue by the United States as a technical concern about the presence of Huawei in our networks has generated disagreement between the two Governments, given the contrasting conclusions of technical experts on either side of the Atlantic.
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#38 - 2nd Report - Developing AI capacity and expertise in UK defence
The Government should convene a programme of discussions with the UK’s AUKUS and NATO allies aimed at reaching a mutual understanding of each other’s AI objectives and strategies. These discussions should also explore reaching, where possible, common positions and standards on how AUKUS and NATO allies will develop and deploy AI in defence. These could include common approaches...
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PFD report
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Mizanur Rahman
The coroner highlighted the absence of British or European standards for lithium-ion e-bike batteries and chargers, which facilitates the sale of unsafe products and increases the risk of thermal runaway, fires, and deaths.
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#43 - 11th Report - Toward a new doctrine for economic security
We recommend that the Government introduce legislation that would mandate the standards set out in its Software Security Code of Practice. Enforcement agencies should be empowered to monitor compliance, and levy penalties against firms that do not adhere to these rules. (Recommendation, paragraph 150)
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#22 - 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI
We recommend that the Government explores the options for and feasibility of acquiring a sovereign LLM capability. No option is risk free, though commissioning external developers might work best. Any public sector capability would need to be designed to the highest ethical and security standards, in line with the recommendations made in this report.
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#21 - 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI
We do not recommend using an ‘off the shelf’ LLM or developing one from scratch: the former is too risky and the latter requires high-tech R&D efforts ill-suited to Government. But commissioning an LLM to high specifications and running it on internal secure facilities might strike the right balance. The Government might also make high-end facilities available to...
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#60 - 1st Report - Ukraine: a wake-up call
The Government should ensure that cyber, EW and emerging technologies are fully integrated into the next edition of the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy. In addition, it should give serious consideration to the creation of a warfare centre for the cyber and electromagnetic domain.
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#45 - 11th Report - Toward a new doctrine for economic security
The Government should amend the capital allowances regime to allow businesses to claim tax relief on subscription-based IT services that directly enhance operational resilience, such as cybersecurity software, legacy system upgrades, business continuity platforms and data protection solutions. A consultation on how this could best be achieved should be launched before the end of the year. (Recommendation, paragraph...
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terms: cybersecurity
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#62 - 1st Report - Ukraine: a wake-up call
The reliance of modern economies on space-based technologies makes them a prime target for hybrid attacks. Cyber and electronic tactics deployed in Ukraine by Russia have been used elsewhere, including against the UK and its allies. It is therefore essential that the new Government focuses on building greater resilience into the UK’s CNI.
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#101 - 2nd Report - Growing pains: clarity and culture change required - An examination of the secondary...
Witnesses also highlighted a range of ways through which the FCA and the PRA could facilitate innovation by creating a regulatory environment that is supportive of new technologies, and in which firms could safely develop new products and approaches.
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#95 - 2nd Report - Growing pains: clarity and culture change required - An examination of the secondary...
We received evidence on the importance of innovation as a facet of international competitiveness and a driver of growth in the financial services sector. In particular, innovation is central to the UK’s world-leading fintech sector. Janine Hirt, Chief Executive Officer of Innovate Finance, told us that: “We consistently receive more investment every year in FinTech than any other...
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#21 - Strike balance in digital trade to promote AI while safeguarding UK sovereign capabilities.
Any future digital trade provisions negotiated under the Economic Prosperity Deal should strike a careful balance: promoting AI adoption and cross-border collaboration to strengthen the Western technological 55 alliance, while safeguarding intellectual property, ensuring fair taxation, and enabling the development of sovereign UK AI capabilities. (Recommendation, Paragraph 116)
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#51 - 1st Report - Ukraine: a wake-up call
The UK should invest in research and development to maintain a strategic edge in drone technology (including amphibious drones), and support the rapid development of new technologies that can compete in contested environments. Given the pace of technological adaptations on and off the battlefield, UK Defence should place greater emphasis on spiral development and modularity to support continuous...
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#19 - Second Report - The Security of 5G
Pressure has been exerted by China on the UK Government to retain the presence of Huawei in its 5G infrastructure through both covert and overt threats. More recently, following the Government’s announcement for the long-term withdrawal of Huawei from its 5G network, China has threatened to withdraw from the UK’s economy, including in critical infrastructure such as nuclear.
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#31 - HMRC acknowledges security concerns with third-party Making Tax Digital software, setting strict specifications.
We asked HMRC whether there were potential security concerns that could be posed by the third–party MTD software taxpayers use to submit their tax returns, including whether there were risks to HMRC’s own systems.63 In written evidence provided after our evidence session, HMRC told us it takes security very seriously. It said all data sent to HMRC systems...
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#92 - 1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic
The Tony Blair Institute told us that state collaboration with major tech companies would be key for internet resilience in the Arctic and beyond. They recommended that the UK should support investment in alternative Arctic infrastructure. The UK could also take the lead in developing agreement on norms and regulations governing subsea infrastructure in the Arctic. 112 Finland...
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CJINI report
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A review of how the criminal justice system deals with cyber crime in Northern Ireland- Follow-Up Review
Understanding cyber crime Cyber crime can be defined as the use of technology to cause harm or loss organisations, businesses, services, and individuals. The development and use of devices like mobile phones and computers to share information, shop, bank or…
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#77 - 1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic
In 2017, then-Chief of Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart (now Lord) Peach stated that Russia’s unconventional warfare capabilities were creating “a new risk to our prosperity and way of life” through the potential exploitation of “the vulnerability of the cables that criss-cross the seabed”. 90 In May 2023, David Cattler, NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence...
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#30 - 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI
There is a credible security risk from the rapid and uncontrollable proliferation of highly capable openly available models which may be misused or malfunction. Banning them entirely would be disproportionate and likely ineffective. But a concerted effort is needed to monitor and mitigate the cumulative impacts.
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#24 - 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI
The Government should work with industry at pace to scale existing mitigations in the areas of cyber security ( including systems vulnerable to voice cloning), child sexual abuse material, counter-terror, and counter-disinformation. It should set out progress and future plans in response to this report, with a particular focus on disinformation in the context of upcoming elections.
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#23 - 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI
The most immediate security concerns from LLMs come from making existing malicious activities easier, rather than qualitatively new risks.
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#20 - 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI
A sovereign UK LLM capability could deliver substantial value if challenges around reliability, ethics, security and interpretability can be resolved. LLMs could in future benefit central departments and public services for example, though it remains too early to consider using LLMs in high-stakes applications such as critical national infrastructure or the legal system.
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#23 - 5th Report - Data and digital trade
In the light of the mixed evidence that we received, we recommend that the Government undertake a comprehensive review of the use of source code provisions in trade agreements, particularly focusing on the exceptions to the ban on disclosures.
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#27 - Second Report - The Security of 5G
The UK market for vendors is far from satisfactory. Whilst this reflects a wider consolidated ecosystem of global 5G vendors action must now be taken to ensure that 5G is in a more secure position in the years to come.
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#24 - HMRC’s legacy IT systems pose security, reliability, and cost risks.
HMRC explained that there are three key risks that arise from operating legacy systems: lower levels of security; lower reliability and resilience; and higher costs of system changes. HMRC said that its executive team and its digital team track how up to date its systems are and how that is changing over time. HMRC told us that it...
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IMB recommendation
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Long Lartin (2023)
Security. The current unreliable and faulty security systems pose a serious safety risk. Is high priority to be given to enable repairs and improvements?
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PFD report
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Sohaib Ahmed and Manahal Ahmed
Date of report: 11/08/2026 Ref: 2026-0417 Deceased name: Sohaib Ahmed and Manahal Ahmed Coroner name: Martin Fleming Coroner Area: West Yorkshire Western This report is being sent to: Haier Smart Home UK & I Limited| Office fr Product Safety & Standards REGULATION 28: REPORT TO PREVENT FUTURE DEATHS 1 CORONERI am M D FLEMING, HM […]
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IMB annual report
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Kirkham (2022)
HMP Kirkham, a Category D open prison, maintained a population of 470 against a capacity of 699 during 2022. The Board reported low levels of violence and no deaths in custody, commending staff efforts to re-establish a workable regime post-Covid. Key concerns included the persistent transfer of unsuitable prisoners, the urgent need for CCTV and in-cell technology upgrades,...
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#19 - 2nd Report - Defence in the High North
Within a year the government should set out how it will robustly test and validate the Hybrid Navy’s principal uncrewed systems in High North conditions before they are relied upon for Atlantic Bastion or other operational tasks. This should include cold-weather performance, 47 endurance, communications resilience, resistance to jamming and spoofing, protection against capture or reverse engineering, and...
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#37 - 2nd Report - Developing AI capacity and expertise in UK defence
The UK’s AI-enabled defence systems will be most effective if they are interoperable with those of its allies. This will require dialogue between allies to ensure that systems are designed with compatibility in mind. Interoperability will be more easily achieved if the UK and its allies have a mutual understanding of their objectives in developing and deploying defence...
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#78 - 1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic
There have been several unattributed incidences of damage to subsea infrastructure in the Arctic. In November 2021, the Lofoten-Vesterålen Ocean observatory, an underwater facility in northern Norway, was put out of service after more than 4.3km of its specially designed fibre optic and electric cables were cut. 92 In January 2022, one of two subsea data cables connecting...
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#76 - 1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic
Russia has developed a range of capabilities to sabotage and disrupt critical infrastructure, including undersea data cables in the Arctic and further afield. The specialised capabilities for deep-sea maritime sabotage are based on the Kola Peninsula in the Arctic. 89
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#5 - 1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic
Close co-operation between the state and the private sector, which operates most subsea cables and pipelines, is key to deterring threats to critical infrastructure. The UK Government should establish partnerships for working with businesses to combat threats to critical infrastructure.
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#21 - 1st Report - Ukraine: a wake-up call
There are risks attached to increasing collaboration with commercial partners who, traditionally, have not been involved in defence. The new Government will need to be alert to these risks and work to mitigate them. In particular, the Government should conduct careful risk assessments when deciding whether to allow private companies access to certain systems, such as sensitive communication...
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#102 - 2nd Report - Growing pains: clarity and culture change required - An examination of the secondary...
Several witnesses highlighted the success of the FCA’s Regulatory Sandbox in allowing firms to develop new products in a closely supervised environment and recommended that the FCA build on this success. 164 TheCityUK told us that: “The FCA’s sandbox has been effective to date and they recognise the need to expand the scale of sandboxes”, 165 but added...
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#98 - 2nd Report - Growing pains: clarity and culture change required - An examination of the secondary...
A number of witnesses referenced the FCA’s approach to regulating digital assets. Charles McManus, Chief Executive Officer of ClearBank, highlighted that the opportunities offered by fund tokenisation and digitalisation are significant, citing the example of global stablecoin valuations which stood at $650 billion in summer 2024 and are projected to reach $2.2 trillion by 2028. 159 However, we...
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#96 - 2nd Report - Growing pains: clarity and culture change required - An examination of the secondary...
We received evidence that the regulators themselves cannot drive innovation but can facilitate it by providing the latitude and regulatory frameworks that firms need to innovate. Sandra Boss, Chair of BlackRock UK, told us: “It is important to understand that regulators cannot cause innovation. Regulators should be apprised of innovation and should encourage innovation, but need not impede...
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#36 - HMRC acknowledges legacy IT systems and poor data management hinder AI adoption and increase cyber risks.
We asked HMRC whether the age of some of its IT systems were going to make it more difficult to adopt AI. HMRC agreed and considers the “critical thing with AI is making sure you really have a handle on where your data is and that you are managing your data well.” 72 We also asked HMRC about...
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#26 - Prioritise introducing secure digital channels for customers to submit files and messages.
Last year HMRC acknowledged that is behind many other organisations in enabling customers to communicate securely through digital channels. In 2022–23, approximately 70% of the 22 million items of correspondence HMRC received came in through the post. In January 2025 we therefore recommended that as part of its digital roadmap HMRC should prioritise introducing systems for customers to...
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