February 2026
The UK Government’s Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill marks a significant shift in how the nation safeguards critical infrastructure. The Bill moves beyond voluntary measures and fragmented self-regulation and introduces a mandated framework for resilience, signalling that cyber protection is now a strategic obligation for many sectors including healthcare, critical national infrastructure (CNI) transport and digital infrastructure.
At its core, the Bill introduces a mandated framework for resilience. For critical infrastructure providers operating in an increasingly volatile geopolitical environment, this framework provides clarity around responsibility, accountability, and expectations, not only internally but across complex and interdependent supply chains.
Aligning Governance with the Reality of Cyber Risk
Critical sectors are increasingly digitised and interconnected, making them high-profile targets for cyberattacks. The NHS’s experience with ransomware attacks and the persistent targeting of energy infrastructure demonstrates that these risks are not merely theoretical but ongoing and real.