04th August 2026

The UK Cyber Security Council has announced that IASME has been appointed a Licensed Body, supporting the Council’s work to strengthen and professionalise the UK’s cyber security sector.

Licensed Bodies are organisations authorised by the UK Cyber Security Council to assess applicants for its professional cyber security titles. They assess cyber security professionals against the UK Cyber Security Standard of Professional Competence and Commitment and make recommendations to the Council as to whether an individual should be awarded a professional title.

The UK Cyber Security Council is the professional body for the UK’s cyber security sector. Established by Royal Charter, the Council sets a unified framework of professional and ethical standards for the sector and maintains the UK’s Cyber Security Professional Register. Its Licensed Bodies play a vital role in delivering the Council’s professionalisation framework, providing rigorous, consistent assessment across a breadth of cyber security roles and specialisms.

IASME is a UK-based cyber security company that helps organisations and individuals build and demonstrate their cyber resilience. Working with a network of more than 1,000 cyber security consultants across the UK and Crown Dependencies, it partners with the UK Government to run assurance schemes, assessments and certifications that clearly and reliably demonstrate strong cyber security capability.

Giles Grant, CEO of the UK Cyber Security Council, said: “We are delighted to welcome IASME as a Licensed Body. Their established expertise in cyber security assurance and assessment will bring valuable support to our professionalisation framework. This partnership ensures a continued level of high quality and rigorous assessment for our cyber security professional titles.

As the global threat landscape continues to evolve at pace, it is vital that the UK develops a trusted, professionalised and empowered cyber workforce, operating to clear, unified standards of competence, commitment and ethics. We look forward to working with IASME to further this mission and to champion and develop professional registration across the sector.”

Emma Philpott MBE, CEO of IASME, said: "We are really excited to become a UKCSC licenced body. The sector needs many more assured professionals and having a choice of several licenced bodies will allow individuals to choose the route that best suits them, while maintaining the high level of assurance quality."

IASME will initially assess applicants for Principal Cyber Security Professional (PriCSP) and Chartered Cyber Security Professional (ChCSP) titles in the Cyber Security Governance & Risk Management specialism and the Secure System Architecture & Design specialism, with a view to expanding the routes it offers over time.

More information for prospective applicants on how to apply for a professional title via IASME will be shared in September.

IASME joins the UK Cyber Security Council’s existing Licensed Bodies: The Chartered Institute of Information Security, The Cyber Scheme and CREST.

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About the UK Cyber Security Council

The UK Cyber Security Council is the professional body for the UK’s cyber security sector. Established by Royal Charter, the Council sets a unified framework of professional and ethical standards, awards professional cyber security titles and holds the UK’s Cyber Security Professional Register.

The Council offers four professional titles; Associate (ACSP), Practitioner (PraCSP), Principal (PriCSP) and Chartered (ChCSP). This provides a structured pathway for professional development, from the start of an individual's career through to the highest levels of professional recognition.

When being assessed for a Professional Title in cyber security, professionals must demonstrate they meet the competency requirements set out in the UK Cyber Security Standard for Competence and Commitment for the level, and for the specialism, in which they are applying. In addition, they must align themselves with the Council’s code of professional ethics, committing to uphold stringent ethical standards in all areas of their work.

The Council also runs the Cyber Access Network, a free-to-join community which provides networking opportunities, webinars, insights and curated resources to support those looking to start or develop a career in cyber security.

About IASME

IASME is a UK cyber security organisation that helps organisations and individuals build and demonstrate cyber resilience. They work with a network of over 1000 cyber security consultants across the UK and Crown Dependencies and partner with UK Government to run assurance schemes, assessments and certifications that clearly and reliably show an organisation has strong cyber security capability.

A large part of the success of their rapidly growing company is due to the diversity of their team. For example, just over 50% of the company is female and almost 50% of staff are neurodivergent. This diversity allows them to see things differently, approach old problems in a fresh way and offer new solutions. Fairness and inclusion are central to their business and they bring these values to everything they do.