The new rules should increase carriers' protection against cyberattacks
The modern world is very dependent on mobile carriers, and a ton of telecom equipment is basically intertwined in our lives. We rely on those companies to keep their networks up and running and secure, as connectivity is used for leisure, lifestyle, and even business. Having an outage is bad, having any type of data leak — worse.it will be enforcing new"tough rules" for providers in an attempt to protect UK networks from cyberattacks and prevent such things from happening.
The new rules will take effect in October, and from there on, Ofcom will become judge, jury, and executioner and monitor if providers comply with them. If they don't, then Ofcom could fine them up to 10% of their turnover, and if a company continues to violate the new regulations, it could be fined £100,000 per day.
Of course, before all that, telecoms will need to take appropriate measures to meet the new requirements. Some of the things they have to do are identify and assess which of their equipment is exposed to potential attacks, and tighten the control over their systems even further.
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