UK budget allocates £40m for a National Agentic Security Unit, £120m more for AISI
davidmanheim · x · 2026-10-29
The UK budget includes a major AI and cyber security package: £40m for a new National Agentic Security Unit to detect, investigate and respond to rogue agentic systems; £120m in additional funding for the AI Security Institute; a new AI Cyber Security Centre of Excellence in Manchester; a £70m NERV real-time vulnerability centre at the NCSC; £60m for a national Cyber Shield including a £25m AI and Cyber Security Challenge Fund; and £24m more to harden public sector tech, with a liability consultation planned for next year.
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