UK government releases new AI code of practice to help protect companies

Date:
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:18:25 +0000

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New protections are coming to British businesses.

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The UK government has introduced a new world-leading AI cybersecurity
standard which hopes to help protect its increasingly-important digital economy.

The new Code of Practice is aimed at giving public services and businesses
the "confidence they need to harness AIs transformative potential safely". It is a voluntary structure, and includes principles such as securing your
supply chain, monitoring systems behaviour, and evaluating and managing
threats and risks to AI systems.

This promises to form the basis of a new global standard for secure AI, and represents a major step to cement the UKs position as a world leader in safe innovation, and comes alongside the UK governments recent master plan to unleash AI with a 50 point plan to push AI into all corners of British industry.

Growth and productivity

Cyberattacks are hitting British businesses more than ever before , and
almost half of all organizations experienced an attack or breach in the last
12 months. By adopting these principles, businesses can bolster their cyber defences and are given guidance on best practices.

The UKs AI sector is attracting millions per hour , the government claims,
and the Government has estimated that supporting cyber skills could boost the 11.9 billion cyber security industry which will help drive growth and boost productivity for the British economy.

It is vital that we harness the transformative potential of AI securely so
that our society can reap the benefits of new technologies without
introducing avoidable vulnerabilities and cyber risks said NCSC Chief Technology Officer Ollie Whitehouse.

The UK is leading the way by establishing this security standard, fortifying our digital technologies, benefiting the global community and reinforcing our position as the safest place to live and work online.

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