Government reveals tough new rules for telcos

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Ofcom will oversee, monitor and enforce the new legislative responsibilities
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Ofcom will oversee, monitor and enforce the new legislative responsibilities

Service providers currently decide on their own network standards, but lack the incentives to use the best security.

The UK Government has outlined new security regulations for broadband and mobile providers to follow to safeguard their networks against cyber attacks. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) ...

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