Suppliers to U.K. critical infrastructure organizations are to be regulated to ensure they are adequately protected from cyberattacks. The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, introduced to Parliament on November 12, also increases penalties for digital breaches in critical infrastructure organisations and extends the powers of regulators to designate which suppliers should be deemed “critical.”

Ruth Prickett graduated from Cambridge University with a BA hons in History and has specialized in business and finance journalism for the past 20 years. She was editor of Financial Management, the magazine...