Rackspace Technology and Rubrik have launched a UK Sovereign Cyber Recovery Cloud aimed at protecting and restoring UK public sector and regulated workloads within hours of a ransomware attack

The service combines Rubrik’s Security Cloud with Rackspace Technology’s UK Sovereign Services to provide a dedicated, automated clean room recovery environment. Sensitive data, critical metadata and support are all kept within UK jurisdiction, with the isolated cyber recovery environment brought online only for a specific ransomware recovery event.

The launch comes as the Government prepares to strengthen the UK’s cyber resilience through the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, reintroduced in the King’s Speech in May 2026. The bill is intended to “improve the country’s defences against cyber-security threats” in the face of an ever increasing volume of attacks and to better protect essential digital services from cyber criminals and state actors.

For public sector organisations, the connection is clear. The bill is expected to expand existing cyber regulations to cover the public sector supply chain -including more SaaS, managed IT companies and data centres, recognising their role in supporting services such as NHS systems, patient records, online payments, email and AI development.

It also points to stronger duties around incident reporting, with organisations in scope expected to report a wider range of harmful cyber incidents to their regulator and the National Cyber Security Centre within 24 hours, followed by a full report within 72 hours.

Rubrik and Rackspace said the new service is designed to support alignment with the National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Assessment Framework and mandatory 24-hour breach reporting requirements. It uses prebuilt runbooks and automation to reduce recovery times from days or weeks to hours, while maintaining hardware, data and administrative access in the UK.

The public sector relevance extends beyond storage location. The bill highlights the need for essential services to remain operational in the face of escalating cyber threats and says ministers could be given powers to require organisations such as NHS trusts to take proportionate steps, including stronger monitoring or isolating high risk systems, where there is a national security threat.

Rackspace said the new service is intended to give organisations more control over where data is accessed and located. Rick Martire, general manager, Sovereign Services at Rackspace UK, said: “2026 is the year where control becomes the new foundation of trust and truly having control over where our data is accessed and located.”

Rubrik said the issue is also about operational authority during a recovery. David Kosman, vice president, Global Managed Service Providers at Rubrik, said: “Our joint solution isn’t just about where data is stored – it’s about who has the authority to protect and restore it.”

The King’s Speech briefing said the UK is subject to daily cyber attacks, with cyber criminals and state linked actors targeting organisations, stealing data and threatening services. It also warned that a new generation of AI models is becoming more capable at cyber offence, finding and exploiting software weaknesses at speed and scale.

For councils, NHS bodies, police forces and central government departments, the launch reflects a wider shift from cyber security as prevention alone towards assured recovery, sovereignty and evidence based resilience planning.

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