CyberUK Keynote speech from Saqib Bhatti MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
“Having more skilled people in the industry – and across the wider economy – is a fundamental part of our strategy. The UK must have a sustained supply of diverse and high-quality individuals in the cyber workforce. So we’ve been working with the UK Cyber Security Council to improve career pathways and professionalisation.
At the moment it can be difficult to define what ‘good’ looks like in the cyber security profession. The UK Cyber Security Council has now developed professional titles so cyber security practitioners can demonstrate the skills that they have, and prove their capability to employers. By having a common standard across the workforce, we will ensure that employers get the skilled staff they need and that quality cyber professionals are in the jobs that are protecting our businesses and national security.”
The government has committed to embedding professional titles across the public sector cyber workforce by 2025. Regulators of critical national infrastructure and members of techUK have also signalled their support for professional titles.
The Cyber Scheme have been working closely with the Council on the development of professional titles for security testing and incident response specialists and we’re fully committed to this direction of travel. While progress has been slower than some may have hoped (not unexpected given the amount of work going on behind the scenes), we’re very happy to see the paper released by HM Government yesterday announcing the adoption of UK Cyber Security Council Standards.
Read the full paper here – and if you have any questions about becoming a Chartered professional with The Cyber Scheme, please get in touch.
