The Budget's one-line promise on software liability
Notas del episodio
Evening edition, Wednesday 28 October 2026
Today's Budget pledges to consult next year on where liability for cyber breaches should sit. A single bullet point, but it goes to the heart of Secure by Design. Plus the Everest claim against PwC, and Britain's new AI security money.
Sources
- The Record: UK to look at making software companies liable for cyber breaches
- Law Commission: Product liability review
- DeXpose: Everest ransomware strikes PwC in the UK
- Analytics Insight: PwC confirms cyber incident, says client data was not affected
- Reuters via The Star: UK government sets out AI security funding
- Radio X (Sky News): UK pledges to spend £600m to defend against AI health and security threats