UK Allocates £90m to Enhance SME Cybersecurity Resilience (infosecurity-magazine.com)

• £90m funding package targeting SME cyber vulnerability.
• Promotion of Cyber Essentials as a baseline security standard.
• Introduction of a government-backed Cyber Resilience Pledge.

"The UK government has announced a £90 million funding package at the CYBERUK summit to improve cybersecurity across small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The initiative centers on scaling the 'Cyber Essentials' certification scheme and introducing a new 'Cyber Resilience Pledge' designed to standardize protective measures. Critics and industry leaders are weighing the compliance burden against the potential gains in national infrastructure security, marking a significant step in formalizing private-sector defensive standards."