Professional Registration – what level is right for you?

Our Strategy Director Andy Jones looks at what you should take into consideration when applying for professional registration. Embarking on Professional Registration is a key milestone in your career and it is important to prepare your evidence and ensure it meets the required standards being sought.  Our advice is don’t aim higher than the level […]

The ethos behind our pilot studies

About The Cyber Scheme

Running a pilot study prior to the full-scale roll out of a new assessment, training course, or any measure of competency is an essential component in the development of The Cyber Scheme’s services. As a Licensed Body, we are trusted by the UK Cyber Security Council to run pilots which reflect verifiable outcomes and provide […]

Why did we develop a Red Team Manager assessment?

By Charles White, FCIIS, CEO of The Cyber Scheme An awful long time ago (thirty odd years) when I started out in the cyber security profession, I was fortunate enough to work alongside Professor Neil Barrett, a leading figure in the world of cyber and an expert witness to boot. At the time security testing […]

Learning Lessons: Sir Roly Keating, CEO, The British Library talks incident response

In October last year, the British Library became the victim of a major ransomware cyber-attack, the impact of which was deep and extensive. While physical access to the library wasn’t affected, online systems and services were massively disrupted, the website went down, and staff initially lost access to basic communication tools including email. Immediate action […]

Cyber Essentials DOES work!

During the first plenary of CYBERUK24 in May, Felicity Oswald OBE, CEO of NCSC, spoke about how Cyber Essentials certification is a major step in making organisations more resilient: “It reminds us that all businesses must look at cyber security as an integral part of their organisational risk management. This can be done in a number […]

CyberUp Campaign and The Cyber Scheme react to Government Cyber Breaches Survey

Strategy Director Andy Jones has been asked by the Cyber Up Campaign to comment on the shocking findings of the Government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey, published today, with the report showing 50% of businesses and 32% of charities suffered a cyber breach or attack in the last year. Andy, who is Chair of the UK Cyber Security Council Professional Standards Working […]

The Cyber Skills Gap & How We Act For The Future

The Cyber Scheme brand image depicting a woman growing lightbulbs

Charles White, CEO of the Cyber Scheme, reflects on why the time to act is now.. There is a great Chinese proverb that says: “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, the second-best time is now.” I love this because beautifully sums up where we are today with the cyber skills […]

Seismic Shifts – the merging of IT and Engineering

CEO of The Cyber Scheme Charles White writes about the influence of Industry 4.0 and how we need to ensure smart technology doesn’t create life-threatening problems alongside the solutions it provides. “I’m fortunate to know a bit about OT / ICS / IoT or whatever label you want to use today. In 2017 the company […]

Chartership: Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy…Custodians of the profession, top dogs, unicorns. All phrases that were used to describe the applicants we encountered at The Cyber Scheme, as we undertook a pilot in the Security testing specialism for the UK Cyber Security Council looking to recommend Chartered status on individuals in August last year. The task: using […]

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