If you think you have a handle on cybersecurity today, the next wave of legislation will test that confidence. The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will reshape how your business protects itself and what you must expect from your service providers.
Ask yourself this. How confident are you that your current security measures are genuinely up to date? Not “seems fine,” but ready for the threats businesses face today and the ones they will face tomorrow.
This is not background noise. This bill will affect every organisation.
What The New Law Will Mean for Your Business
The proposed Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill is set to raise the UK’s baseline for cyber protection.
For many organisations, it will mean new expectations, new responsibilities, and a much stronger focus on leadership accountability.
Stricter security obligations
The Bill widens the scope of organisations that fall under regulated cyber requirements. Even businesses that have never previously been covered by NIS rules may be reclassified as important to the UK’s digital infrastructure, bringing new compliance duties and higher security standards.
Mandatory incident reporting
Organisations will be required to report significant cyber incidents quickly and consistently. This shift encourages stronger internal monitoring, better detection capabilities, and clear escalation processes, helping businesses respond faster and limit damage.
Tougher enforcement and penalties
Regulators will gain expanded powers to audit, investigate and enforce compliance. Penalties are expected to increase for organisations that fail to meet their obligations or take cyber risk seriously, making proactive preparation essential.
How the new proposals affect MSPs like Carden IT Services:
The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill not only place expectations on businesses. It introduces significant changes for managed service providers like us, making the role of an MSP more regulated, more accountable, and more central to a client’s overall security posture.
Under the proposals, we will need to:
- Implement robust cyber security practices
- Ensure resilience against disruption
- Report cyber incidents
- Adhere to sector specific regulations
- Manage risks in supply chains
- Work with regulators
- Adopt a proactive approach to security
- Join a designated critical suppliers list
- Ensure effective incident management and recovery
How We Are Preparing Ourselves and Our Clients For The New Requirements
Although the bill is still evolving, the direction is unmistakable. The UK is raising the standard, and MSPs and their clients will need to keep pace.
Our US office operates in New York, a city constantly targeted by cyber criminals due to its concentration of high-profile organisations.
Working in that environment has given us firsthand experience with emerging cyber threats and the most up-to-date solutions used to counter them.
We are now bringing that expertise back to the UK. As part of this, every one of our UK clients needs a thorough cybersecurity audit. This is why we will need to meet with each client individually.
Every organisation has different risks, different systems, and different requirements, and the upcoming regulations will only amplify those differences.
We are tracking the legislation closely. We are already preparing internally. And we want every business we support to be ahead of these changes, not scrambling to catch up once compliance becomes mandatory.
If you want to see the Government’s proposals, you can read the full bill here. If you would prefer a clearer explanation tailored to your organisation, we can walk you through how it will affect your business and the cybersecurity support we provide.
Next Steps – Book a Free Cyber Security Consultation
We will be contacting clients to arrange meetings about the upcoming requirements. If you want to get ahead now rather than later, you can speak with us and book in your cybersecurity audit ASAP.
The regulations are changing. Threats are evolving. Let us help you ensure your organisation is ready for both. Speak to our team today.