Security News > 2021 > April > Their 'next job could be in cyber': UK Cyber Security Council launches itself by pointing world+dog to domain it doesn't own

The UK Cyber Security Council announced itself to the public realm last week by touting a domain it doesn't own.

A brainchild of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the UK Cyber Security Council is billed by government as "The regulatory body, and voice, for UK cyber security education, training and skills." As part of that it "Drives progress towards meeting the key challenges the profession faces."

Why? Because the UK Cyber Security Council didn't own ukcybersecurity[.

We have asked both DCMS and the UK Cyber Security Council to comment, the latter via what we hope is its actual email address.

Your next job could be in cyber.... The UKCSC was first mooted in 2018 before being formally announced in the government's Defence Industrial Strategy in March.

It's not clear exactly what the new body will do, though it boasts a variety of professional membership bodies as members including the British Computer Society, the Institution of Engineering and Technology and, inevitably, TechUK. In its marketing fluff UKCSC declared it will deliver "Thought leadership, career tools and education resources to the cyber security sector and those seeking a career in the industry, alongside helping influence government, industry and academia with the aim of developing and promoting UK cyber security excellence globally and growing the skills base."

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