Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 126635

Cybersecurity: Certification

Tabled: 13 April 2026

Answered: 21 April 2026

Question

Sir Oliver Dowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to align the National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Essentials certification with the insurance industry’s standards to protect organisations against cyber risk,

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

The government is engaging insurers and brokers to encourage clear, proportionate conversations about cyber risk and good cyber hygiene. Insurers typically take risk‑based approaches to underwriting and the government is encouraging the inclusion of funda...

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