Debi McCormack
My role at The Cyber Scheme involves raising awareness of our core NCSC-Assured training and assessment services, and Professional Registration of cyber security professionals, through relationship building, networking, public speaking, and communications. As early careers lead, I am also committed to supporting people into roles in offensive security by working on recruitment pathways, discussing the technical skills gap and helping our assessment candidates find employment. I am a regular public speaker on topics including neurodiversity in cyber, how to navigate a career in cyber and on topics such as managing CPD and maximising your professional journey.
Session
You will have heard (I hope) about the UK Cyber Security Council and its remit to professionalise the cyber security industry, improving access to careers, standardising definitions and roles and helping align cyber security careers with those in established fields such as law and medicine. But do you care? What does it mean for those whose career path will be directly affected by the changes, and what does it mean for the organisations they work for, whether in support of Government, or in purely commercial settings?