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Analysts Urge US to Follow UK's Lead on Undersea Cable Law
The United Kingdom has proposed legislation granting ministers crisis powers over submarine cable operators and imposing penalties of up to 14 years imprisonment for sabotage. Security analysts are calling on the United States to modernize its 1888 undersea cable law to include similar protections, though debate persists over whether enhanced penalties would effectively deter nation-state actors.
Why it matters: Cable operators, telecom providers, and critical infrastructure managers should track regulatory changes in both the UK and US that may impose new operational constraints and compliance requirements; policymakers must weigh deterrence versus effectiveness against sophisticated state-sponsored threats.
- First seen by Cybersecurity Tracker