英国政府宣布，成千上万家英国微型、小型和中型企业将受益于政府支持的“网络基础认证”75%折扣，以帮助它们抵御网络威胁。
Thousands of micro-, small- and medium-sized businesses across the UK will benefit from a 75% discount on government-backed Cyber Essentials certification to help protect them against cyber threats, the government announced.
根据该计划，符合条件的企业将支付最低80英镑（约合108美元）且不超过125英镑，外加增值税，即可获得该认证。该认证旨在帮助组织防御最常见的在线威胁。
Under the scheme, eligible businesses will pay as little as £80 ($108) and no more than £125, plus value-added tax, to obtain certification designed to help organizations defend against the most common online threats.
政府在一份声明中表示，该举措旨在让网络安全支持更易获得，因为据估计，一次重大网络攻击给英国企业或组织造成的平均损失为19.5万英镑（约合26.1539万美元）。
The government said in a statement that the initiative aims to make cybersecurity support more accessible, as a significant cyberattack on a UK business or organization is estimated to cost an average of £195,000 ($261,539).
网络安全大臣利兹·劳埃德表示，中小企业不应被置于日益增长的网络威胁的脆弱境地。
Cybersecurity Minister Liz Lloyd said small and medium-sized businesses should not be left vulnerable to increasing cyber threats.
她说：“我们不会坐视不管，任由恶意行为者趁虚而入——我们将支持我们的中小企业，帮助它们得到保护并确保安全。”
"We are not going to sit back and let malicious actors take advantage -- we will back our SMEs and help them be protected and secure," she said.
政府还在与签署了“网络韧性承诺”的230多家公司合作，以加强其供应链的安全性。
The government is also working with more than 230 companies that have signed the Cyber Resilience Pledge to strengthen security across their supply chains.
根据该倡议，参与组织可以推荐一批中小企业免费获得“网络基础认证”。入选企业还将获得免费网络安全顾问的指导，协助其完成认证流程。
Under the initiative, participating organizations can refer groups of small and medium-sized businesses to receive free Cyber Essentials certification. Selected businesses will also have access to free cybersecurity advisers to guide them through the process.
此外，14家组织加入了英国第二批“软件安全大使”行列，汇聚了包括Fortinet（飞塔）、Thales（塔勒斯）、Capgemini（凯捷）、SANS、Zscaler和QinetiQ（基奈蒂克）在内的公司。
Separately, 14 organizations have joined the UK's second cohort of Software Security Ambassadors, bringing together companies including Fortinet, Thales, Capgemini, SANS, Zscaler and QinetiQ.
这些组织将与政府合作，推广安全软件开发，并鼓励在其供应链中采用《软件安全实践守则》。
The organizations will work with the government to promote secure software development and encourage adoption of the Software Security Code of Practice across their supply chains.
此前，疑似针对制冷系统的网络攻击波及八个欧洲国家的食品企业，造成食品损失，并促使比利时展开刑事调查。这一宣布正是在此背景下发布的。
The announcement comes after suspected cyberattacks targeting refrigeration systems affected food businesses across eight European countries, causing food losses and prompting a criminal investigation in Belgium.
周一，瑞典、比利时、爱沙尼亚、卢森堡、荷兰、爱尔兰和丹麦均报告了事故，而芬兰零售商正在调查夜间温度异常是否有关联。
On Monday, incidents were reported in Sweden, Belgium, Estonia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Ireland and Denmark, while Finnish retailers were investigating whether overnight temperature irregularities were linked.
政府表示，这些措施是更广泛努力的一部分，旨在随着人工智能重塑网络威胁形势，提升整个英国经济的网络韧性。
The government said the measures form part of a wider effort to improve cyber resilience across the UK economy as artificial intelligence reshapes the cyber threat landscape.