"Q I have a quick question. You mentioned vulnerabilities earlier, and you mentioned, Jen, the complexities of implementing cyber-security plans. As well as technological factors, human factors, not the least of which is the lack of skills, play a key role in cyber-resilience. How would or could the Bill …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"Q It is interesting that you mentioned the complexity and skilled teams. Sanjana, you talked about the need for more skill and responsibility, and how distributed responsibility across supply chains is a big deal. That comes down to a duty of care on people who are procuring these things. …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"Q But do you think there should be a statutory duty to have a board member responsible?
Jill Broom: Some of our members have pointed out that the number of organisations under cyber-regulations is very small, and it is only going to increase a small amount with the advent …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"Q I have so many questions, some of which have been touched on; I will limit myself. I was interested in the CyberUp campaign that you mentioned. What other measures, both legislative and non-legislative, could the UK Government take to enhance the cyber-resilience of the UK’s critical national infrastructure? …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
Ben Lyons: That is something we think very deeply about. We see AI as helping to mitigate some of the risks from cyber-security by making it possible to detect attacks more quickly, understand what might be causing them, and to respond at …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"Q I should point out that I once worked for the NHS AI and Digital Regulations Service and have also worked for a number of different regulators, including the ICO, so I have experience of the joys and frustrations of cross-regulatory working. We have heard evidence of the challenges …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"Q I have a couple of unconnected questions. We have asked a couple of times whether senior board members should have legal, statutory responsibility for cyber. The pros are that it is not seen as a priority, and culture change has to be top-down. However, there are issues with …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"Q Thank you—that was quite detailed. I have a very quick question: what measures would you want the Government to take to enhance the cyber-resilience of the UK’s critical national infrastructure? I am interested in your thoughts on requirements for failsafes and risk management, and indeed on the non-technical …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"I think you are touching on the old problem of where liability lies when you have this long supply chain of diffused responsibility, but thank you...." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"Q You have answered the question I was about to ask. I may ask an addendum to that, but first I want to clarify something. If you put liability on an individual board member, that is going to cause problems. Do you think that there should be a statutory …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech