UK Cyber Security Council officially becomes independent body as Formation Project is completed

March 31, 2021

The UK Cyber Security Council – the self-regulatory body for the cyber security education and skills sector – has recently announced that the Formation Project to create the Council has completed, allowing the Government-mandated Council to officially become an independent entity, fully and only accountable to its Trustees.

The Council will champion the cybersecurity profession across the UK, providing broad representation for the industry, accelerating awareness and promoting excellence in the profession. It will do this by delivering thought leadership, career tools and education resources to the cybersecurity sector and those seeking a career in the industry, alongside helping influence government, industry and academia with the aim of developing and promoting UK cybersecurity excellence globally and growing the skills base.

Dr Claudia Natanson, Chair of the Council’s Board of Trustees, remarked: “The Formation Project has put down solid foundations on which the Council can build, and that is what the Council is able to, and will do. The next few months will be especially busy; we are now able to hire and start work on gaining traction and momentum across and beyond the profession.

“We’ll also be engaging with the Government to ensure the delivery of the standards and governance needed to ensure a strong cyber security profession now and in the future. The trustees assure all those involved in the Council to date of our maximum efforts to take their work forward.”

Near-term tasks for the Council include: the appointment of a permanent leadership team; the recruitment of personnel to take forward the work of the Formation Project on elements of the Council’s remit.

Dr Natanson also thanked the Cyber Security Alliance and the member organisations that supported the Formation Project. “For 20 months, scores of volunteers from the 16 forward-thinking organisations of the Cyber Security Alliance have devoted countless hours to getting the Council to this date. We cannot thank them enough, because without them there would be no Council. In the teeth of a pandemic, to reach this date with the Council on schedule is remarkable.”

Dr Budgie Dhanda, Managing Director of 3BDA and Co-Chair of UK Cyber Security Council Formation Project, added: “The volunteers from the members of the Cyber Security Alliance have put heart and soul into the Formation Project, and the members of the Alliance itself have supported their staff all the way.

“We’re all very proud of what we’re handing over today and look forward to its evolution into a fully functioning, effective Council to represent our profession through the changes ahead.”

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