techUK recognised as one of the UK Cyber Security Council's Founding Members
As one of the 16 members of the Cyber Security Alliance group commissioned by DCMS to set up the UK Cyber Security Council, techUK will be known as a Founding Member of the Council and will support work on the first two initiatives to help develop the cyber secruity profession.
Further to its mandate from Government to provide a focal point through which industry and the professional landscape can advise, shape and inform policy on cyber security professional standards, the UK Cyber Security Council has launched its first two initiatives to support its objectives – the formation of a Professional Standards & Ethics Committee and a Qualification & Careers Committee.
As a Founding Member, techUK has been invited to apply for a role in helping to determine the terms of reference for these committees. The committees themselves will be populated by members of the Council who will play a key role in advancing the cyber security industry.
The Council’s immediate priority is to raise professional standards in the sector, helping to ensure a common set of professional standards are adopted through education and training initiatives. This work will be complemented by initial mapping of the Cyber Security Body of Knowledge (CyBOK)’s qualifications framework onto a public-facing Careers Pathways Framework.
You can read more about this here.
Membership of the Council will be open to organisations with an interest in promoting, supporting and developing the cyber security profession from September 2021. You can find our more and register your interest here.
Dan Patefield
Dan Patefield
Dan leads the techUK Cyber Security programme, having originally joined techUK in August 2017 as a Programme Manager working across the Cyber and Defence programmes. He is responsible for managing techUK's work across the cyber security eco-system, bringing industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors. Dan also provides the industry secretariat for the Cyber Growth Partnership, the industry and Governmnet conduit for supporting growth across the sector. A key focus of his work is to strengthen the public-private partnership across cyber security to support further development of UK cyber security policy.
Before joining techUK he worked as Forum Lead for the Westminster eForum. In this role he had a focus on the technology and telecoms space, on issues ranging from Broadband and Mobile Infrastructure, the Internet of Things, Cyber Security, Data and diversity in tech. Dan has a BA in History from the University of Liverpool.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2165
Jill Broom
Jill Broom
Jill is techUK’s Programme Manager for Cyber Security, working across the cyber eco-system to bring industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors.
Prior to focusing in on techUK's cyber security work, Jill was also part of techUK's Central Government programme team, representing the supplier community of technology products and services to Whitehall departments.
Before joining techUK, Jill worked as a Senior Caseworker for an MP, advocating for local communities, businesses and individuals, so she is particularly committed to techUK’s vision of harnessing the power of technology to improve people’s lives. Jill is also an experienced editorial professional and has delivered copyediting and writing services for public-body and SME clients as well as publishers.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Twitter:
- @honeybroom
- Website:
- www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-broom-19aa824
Annie Collings
Annie Collings
Annie joined techUK as the Programme Manager for Cyber Security and Central Government in September 2023.
Prior to joining techUK, Annie worked as an Account Manager at PLMR Healthcomms, a specialist healthcare agency providing public affairs support to a wide range of medical technology clients. Annie also spent time as an Intern in an MPs constituency office and as an Intern at the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed.
Annie graduated from Nottingham Trent University, where she was an active member of the lacrosse society.
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- [email protected]
- Twitter:
- anniecollings24
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-collings-270150158/