Sport companies which do not take adequate measures to prevent cyber attacks, leaving infrastructure services such as transport or health exposed, could face financial penalties in a draft proposal from the Network and Information Systems , and Sport . The consultation is on the Network and Information Systems directive to be implemented from May 2018, which is part of a £1.9bn national cyber-security strategy. Although dubbed a last resort, fines of $22m ( up to £17m ) or 4% of global turnover could be imposed. The proposal is part of a recently launched government consultation on the Department for Digital, Culture, Media directive, set to take effect from May 2018 .
Sport companies which do not take adequate measures to prevent cyber attacks, leaving infrastructure services such as transport or health exposed, could face financial penalties in a draft proposal from the Network and Information Systems , and Sport . Although dubbed a last resort, fines of $22m ( up to £17m ) or 4% of global turnover could be imposed. The proposal is part of a recently launched government consultation on the Department for Digital, Culture, Media directive, set to take effect from May 2018 .