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UK government updates National Risk Register and announces resilience campaign

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The UK government expanded the National Risk Register with new cyber-related scenarios, strengthening national planning for disruptions that could affect critical infrastructure and household resilience. The update adds risks tied to digital infrastructure, water infrastructure, police systems, and a CrowdStrike-style outage. It also brings in scenarios for election infrastructure attacks and hack-and-leak activity. The government said it will launch a national resilience campaign later this year to push households toward basic preparedness steps.

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  1. 15.07.2026 11:48 1 articles · 1h ago

    Darren Jones tells parliament the National Risk Register needs cyber updates

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    Chief secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones tells parliament that updates to the National Risk Register are necessary because of the proliferation of AI and the growing dependence of critical infrastructure on IT and OT systems.

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  2. 15.07.2026 11:48 2 articles · 1h ago

    UK government publishes National Risk Register with new cyber scenarios

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    The UK government publishes the latest National Risk Register, adding scenarios for cyber-attacks on digital infrastructure, water infrastructure, and police systems, a mass CrowdStrike-style outage impacting IT systems, and interference in democratic processes. The government also announces a landmark national resilience campaign later this year to encourage households to take simple preparedness steps.

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