Event round-up: techUK member briefing on New U.S. Cyber Security Regulations and Impact on UK Companies
On Thursday 7 March techUK was delighted to welcome members for a special briefing on new U.S. cyber security regulations and their impaction on UK companies with Eric Crusius, Partner at Holland & Knight LLP.
Over the last three years, the United States (U.S.) government has been issuing new cyber security regulations aimed at companies around world that are in the U.S. supply chain or do business with U.S.-based companies. This session delved into the new and forthcoming requirements including the U.S. Department of Defense’s (U.S. DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) which will require a third-party cybersecurity certification and other cybersecurity initiatives launched by U.S. federal agencies.
Members were also provided information about:
- the regulations, who they impact, and strategies for compliance;
- the background and progress of the CMMC programme;
- other cyber security regulations from various US Federal agencies;
- status on FedRAMP and how it is connected with these requirements;
- supply chain security initiatives including nation-based;
- how the UK Tech and Defence industries will be impacted by these requirements; and
- what UK companies should do to prepare for CMMC and other cybersecurity requirements.
There was also the opportunity to ask questions during and after the briefing.
You can watch the recording of the briefing here:
If you would like a copy of the slides presented during this briefing, please contact a member of the cyber programme team:
Dan Patefield
Dan Patefield
Dan leads the techUK Cyber Security programme, having originally joined techUK in August 2017 as a Programme Manager working across the Cyber and Defence programmes. He is responsible for managing techUK's work across the cyber security eco-system, bringing industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors. Dan also provides the industry secretariat for the Cyber Growth Partnership, the industry and Governmnet conduit for supporting growth across the sector. A key focus of his work is to strengthen the public-private partnership across cyber security to support further development of UK cyber security policy.
Before joining techUK he worked as Forum Lead for the Westminster eForum. In this role he had a focus on the technology and telecoms space, on issues ranging from Broadband and Mobile Infrastructure, the Internet of Things, Cyber Security, Data and diversity in tech. Dan has a BA in History from the University of Liverpool.
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- 020 7331 2165
Jill Broom
Jill Broom
Jill is techUK’s Programme Manager for Cyber Security, working across the cyber eco-system to bring industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors.
Prior to focusing in on techUK's cyber security work, Jill was also part of techUK's Central Government programme team, representing the supplier community of technology products and services to Whitehall departments.
Before joining techUK, Jill worked as a Senior Caseworker for an MP, advocating for local communities, businesses and individuals, so she is particularly committed to techUK’s vision of harnessing the power of technology to improve people’s lives. Jill is also an experienced editorial professional and has delivered copyediting and writing services for public-body and SME clients as well as publishers.
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- @honeybroom
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- www.techuk.org
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- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-broom-19aa824
