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Threat Intelligence & APT The Record 1 month ago

UK government seeks powers to secretly block risky tech suppliers

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• Original Reporting: The Record
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Assessed Severity: CRITICAL
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Analyst Takeaway

"Image: Jabez Cutamora / Pexels UK government seeks powers to secretly block risky tech suppliers The British government is seeking new powers that would allow it to ban technology vendors on national security grounds from supplying companies working in the country’s critical sectors — and to potentially do so in secret without publicly identifying the supplier concerned and barring the company..."

Recommended Defense & Mitigation

  • Emergency Patching: Prioritize vendor patches and CVE mitigation across internet-facing assets immediately.
  • Perimeter Audit: Inspect perimeter firewall logs and hunt for unauthorized RCE indicators.
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Image: Jabez Cutamora / Pexels

UK government seeks powers to secretly block risky tech suppliers

The British government is seeking new powers that would allow it to ban technology vendors on national security grounds from supplying companies working in the country’s critical sectors — and to potentially do so in secret without publicly identifying the supplier concerned and barring the company from discussing the instruction.

The proposals, published Monday in amendments to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, adapt powers previously used to restrict Huawei equipment in Britain’s 5G networks, while removing some of the transparency safeguards built into that regime. 

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