Why there is a need to be more professional in our current journeys, and prepare better career pathways for the future.
The cybersecurity industry is relatively young compared to fields such as engineering, law, and medicine, but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be taken seriously. Sitting with Dr Claudia Natanson MBE, CEO of the UK Cyber Security Council, one message she is clear to emphasise is the need for professionalisation.
You may read that and think, “It feels pretty professional to me!” Let me explain. Natanson was keen to stress two key elements on the road to professionalisation. Firstly, it’s about creating clear pathways into cybersecurity careers, and secondly, it’s about how the UK is formally recognising cybersecurity as a profession.
She points out that the impact of ransomware on businesses can be measured in the trillions, making a serious, collective defence essential—“just as we did with engineering, medicine, and accounting.”
Natanson praises the UK for leading the…
