The Alliance for Cybersecurity is making a final call for individuals to apply for the role of Project Board Co-Chair for the formation of the UK Cyber Security Council, ahead of the deadline for applications on Friday 15 November 2019.
In September 2019, The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) commissioned the establishment of the UK Cyber Security Council through a consortium of cybersecurity professional bodies (The Alliance) to be finalised by the end of March 2021. The UK Cyber Security Council will aim to coordinate the existing professional landscape to make the industry a well-structured and easy-to-navigate profession which represents, supports and drives excellence going forward.
What: The UK Cyber Security Council Formation Project aims to establish a broad-reaching non-profit body dedicated to delivering public benefit by developing the stature and impact and assuring the stewardship of relevant standards, of cybersecurity practice. A leading individual from the cybersecurity profession is being sought to co-chair the Project Board.
Where: For more details on the role and the requirements for making an application, potential applicants should visit https://www.theiet.org/impact-society/uk-cyber-security-council-formation-project/uk-cyber-security-council-ukcsc-formation-project-board-co-chair/
When: The deadline for applications is Friday 15 November 2019. Who: The Alliance is a consortium of cyber security organisations that represent a substantial part of the cyber security community in the UK. Its members include:
(ISC)²
Information Assurance Advisory Council (IAAC)
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
The Institution of Analysts and Programmers (IAP)
Chartered Institute of Information Security Professional (CIIS)
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
CIPD
Institute of Measurement and Control (InstMC)
CompTIA
ISACA
Council of Professors and Heads of Computing (CPHC)
Royal Academy of Engineering
CREST
Security Institute
The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (CSFS)
techUK
Engineering Council
The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists (WCIT)
About The Alliance for Cybersecurity The Alliance for Cybersecurity brings stakeholders together in the interest of advancing a healthy cybersecurity workforce for the UK, from the development of professional recognition to the collaboration around acknowledged priorities to move this workforce forward. The Alliance was formally established in July 2018 by independent, non-profit organisations, several of whom operate under a Royal Charter granted through the Privy Council, and some of whom are able to grant chartered status within their discipline. The Alliance harnesses a broad perspective on professional priorities drawn from its members involvement in academia, advocacy, certification, and professional development.
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