Shift in focus toward continuity of critical services
Posted: 12th Sep 2025
WASHINGTON – The head of the United Kingdom’s top cybersecurity agency called for an increased focus on ensuring the continuity of critical services during a speech Wednesday at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit.
Richard Horne, CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre, said the ability to maintain critical services has become an increasingly important issue, more so than basic data protection, as the impact of malicious attacks has evolved in recent years.
Horne cited a 2021 attack on Irish healthcare where the sole focus was on securing critical patient data; however, there was a lack of planning to protect life saving medical services.
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