Resilience Plenary - Secure By Law: How Regulation Shapes The Nation's Cyber Future
Jonathon Ellison OBE
CYBERUK 2026 · Day 2 · Main Plenary
This plenary session delves into the intricate and increasingly vital role of regulation in shaping national cyber resilience in an era of rapidly evolving technology and interconnected global supply chains. Moderated by Jonathon Ellison OBE from the NCSC, a distinguished panel of cybersecurity leaders from the UK, Germany, and Australia explored the delicate balance between fostering security and managing economic impact, the challenges of foreign ownership in critical infrastructure, and the imperative for regulatory agility in the face of emergent threats like artificial intelligence. The discussion underscores that cybersecurity is no longer merely an IT problem but a fundamental component of national resilience, economic stability, and public trust.
AI review
A competent policy plenary from credible speakers with genuine institutional authority — the people here actually hold the levers they're describing. The session delivers a reasonable survey of active regulatory activity across the UK, EU, and Australia, names real legislation (CSRB, NIS2, CRA, SOCI), and occasionally surfaces useful signal: the £14.7B UK cost figure, the 2027 Huawei removal deadline, SOCI's direction power, and the CRA's SBOM mandate. The moderator kept things reasonably focused. But the conversation never escapes the altitude of a well-produced government press release…