Annex A: Key activities for the delivery of the strategy
2. Continuously mitigate identified issues and vulnerabilities
What is happening now?
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The civil nuclear sector have identified assets that are critical for nuclear safety and have
processes in place for managing any risks identified in there systems. Successfully
mitigating cyber risks is a process of continuous improvement, and the flexible approach
afforded by outcome-focused regulation used in the UK offers real benefits to making this
possible. It enables the industry to own and develop security solutions which most
appropriately meet their unique situations as well as any risks not associated directly to
nuclear regulations for safety and security (for example their own intellectual property, or
issues of commercial sensitivity).
Aim
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For amendments to nuclear plants and the new generation of nuclear plants to be
cyber secure by design and implementation. The nuclear new build programme offers
an opportunity to mitigate the cyber security risk in the design phase by a combination of
both physical and cyber controls so that nuclear new build will be cyber secure by design.
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For duty holders to work with the civil nuclear supply chain to ensure that the
supply chain to have the appropriate level of cyber security in their risk profile. It is
important that as the civil nuclear sector improves their civil nuclear capability they also
work to improve the capability of their supply chain. Duty holders are best placed to work
with their supply chain to support this change. This will allow duty holders to better
understand the cyber risk that they are carrying in their supply chain whilst simultaneously
ensuring that the appropriate standard is being met.
Our approach
Implementing and refreshing appropriate good practice, controls, and mitigations
Ensuring that systems and digital assets (including data) are proportionately and
appropriately protected
Supporting industry with access to technical assistance and tools
Developing nuclear new build and other new facilities so that they are cyber secure
by design
Enhancing cyber security throughout the civil nuclear supply chain
Identifying processes to provide appropriate assurance for (critical) digital assets
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