Guidance and regulation

The UK’s consumer connectable product security regime comes into effect on 29 April 2024. Businesses in the supply chains of these products need to be compliant with the legislation from that date.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Updated: 26 January 2024

Cyber Essentials is a government-backed, industry-supported scheme to help organisations protect themselves against common online threats.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 3 March 2023

The Open Call is looking for innovative ideas to improve the defence and security of the UK. Your idea could be a concept, product or service, at various levels of maturity.

• From: Defence and Security Accelerator
• Updated: 23 April 2024

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A list of Industry Security Notices (ISNs) for defence personnel to highlight security changes or information.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Updated: 17 April 2024

Guidance on how digital identity providers can become certified to complete digital identity checks for the 'Right to Work', 'Right to Rent' and DBS schemes.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 19 April 2024

Find out where to report a cyber incident in the UK, Isle of Man or Channel Islands.

• From: National Cyber Security Centre
• Updated: 13 May 2022

Information about fraud and cyber crime, how to spot it and what you can do to protect against it.

• From: The Charity Commission
• Updated: 20 January 2023

The Government's Code of Practice for Consumer Internet of Things (IoT) Security for manufacturers, with guidance for consumers on smart devices at home.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 14 October 2018

Document outlining action expected from health and care organisations in 2017 to 2018, to implement recommendations by the National Data Guardian.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 22 January 2018

UK financial sanctions are in place for persons, entities or bodies involved in certain cyber activity.This page contains the current list of designated targets.

• From: HM Treasury and 1 others
• Updated: 25 March 2024

Guidance for small businesses on how to put simple cyber security measures in place.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 7 May 2021

Find out the benefits of getting and using a .gov.uk domain

• From: Cabinet Office and 1 others
• Updated: 20 January 2023

Register your interest in future Government-funded cyber security apprenticeships in critical national infrastructure (CNI) sectors.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 26 January 2017

This publication explores the fundamentals, threats, operations and functions of cyber.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Updated: 17 March 2023

A framework for deeper UK-Japan collaboration across digital infrastructure and technologies, data, digital regulation and digital transformation.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Updated: 18 January 2024

Cyber Security Model information about the proportionate security controls to be implemented and evidence to be submitted as part of all MOD contracts.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Updated: 24 July 2020

Translated versions of the Code of Practice for consumer Internet of Things (IoT) security.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 14 October 2018

Detail on the first globally-applicable industry standard on internet-connected consumer devices.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 16 July 2020

Cyber Explorers is a new online learning platform to teach cyber skills to thousands of school pupils across the UK.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 23 February 2022

Follow this guidance to understand how to become a .gov.uk Approved Registrar

• From: Central Digital and Data Office
• Updated: 6 July 2023