News from the Council

ISACA on diversity in the cyber workforce

"Neurodiversity is a competitive advantage that should be leveraged"

HM Government’s National Cyber Strategy 2022: the Council responds

The Council will deliver vital support within the first pillar of the Strategy.

ENISA’s view on cyber skills trends

Number of cyber graduates to double within three years.

Cyber remains at the top of the list of skills needs

Harvey Nash's full report is packed with statistics.

CEO's first 100 days

We're pleased with our progress but there's a lot more to do.

NCSC's "Decrypting Diversity" report: the UK Cyber Security Council responds

The Council is cited in two of the report’s six recommendations.

Attack skillsets are changing – but you still can’t trust the bad guys

Human-initiated attacks are down, but automated attacks are up.

NCSC's Annual Review 2021

Expect ongoing mutual support between the Council and NCSC.

OWASP's top 10 cyber risks for 2021 released

Some notable changes since previous edition in 2017.

NSA and quantum cryptography

Is the NSA worried about quantum computers?

Lack of training is a major reason behind council data breaches - report

Councils' average spend on security training per employee is £1.58.

UK Government promises new cyber strategy

Mentioned in the Government's new UK Innovation Strategy.