Title page
Contents
FOREWORD BY THE MINISTER FOR DIGITAL AND THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES 4
INTRODUCTION 6
CONTEXT AND THE RATIONALE FOR INTERVENTION 9
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT 12
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY CYBER SECURITY? 12
WHY IS GOVERNMENT INVOLVED IN THIS? 14
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR EXISTING PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND DON'T SOME ORGANISATIONS ALREADY HAVE A ROYAL CHARTER? 15
PROPOSALS 16
OVERVIEW 16
OBJECTIVES 16
1. Professional Development 16
2. Professional Ethics 19
3. Thought Leadership and Influence 21
4. Outreach and Diversity - Developing The Next Generation 23
DELIVERING THOSE OBJECTIVES BETWEEN NOW AND 2021 - A NEW COUNCIL 25
SUMMARY AND NEXT STEPS 29
Figure 1. The Knowledge Areas that are the foundation of the discipline of cyber security 13