The British government has issued a civil nuclear cybersecurity strategy to protect the industry against cyber attacks. The civil nuclear industry provides around 18 percent of Britain’s power, and the government is on the verge of constructing a new fleet of nuclear reactors. The strategy intends to place cybersecurity at the forefront of these new builds as well as at legacy facilities.
There is a credible cyber threat to British critical national infrastructure, including the civil nuclear sector, and without mitigation or prevention such threats could lead to potentially serious consequences. The UK Government Cyber Security Breach Survey found that 65 percent of large organizations reported detecting a cybersecurity breach in the last 12 months, with 25 percent reporting that they were detecting a breach at least once a month.