Going it alone? UK cybersecurity regulation post-Brexit

This article looks at how Brexit will impact the cybersecurity regulatory framework in the United Kingdom (UK). The authors argue that substantive divergence is likely to differ per area. On the one hand, the approach to data protection law is likely to remain fairly uniform, given the UK’s need to maintain adequacy. On the other hand, approaches to regulation of the telecoms sector may diverge, as the UK has already started to take unilateral initiatives. Brexit will also impact the institutional framework, including by subjecting UK businesses to the jurisdiction of multiple national regulators and by placing the UK outside of European Union cybersecurity bodies.