The Government Cyber Security Strategy (GCSS) was released in January 2022, with the goal of strengthening the UK as a sovereign nation and solidifying its authority as a democratic and responsible cyber power by ensuring that vital government services are resilient to cyber attack.
Please note that Expressions of Interest (EoI) for membership on the Government Cyber Security Advisory Board are no longer being accepted (GCSAB). The success of the External Challenge Panel, which brought together business and academic views to support the creation of the GCSS, will be built upon by the GCSAB.
The GCSAB will be a group made up of independent outside specialists who will work to strengthen ties between the government, the private sector, and academia. Through rigorous challenge and advancing best practices across government, it will provide independent perspectives and feedback from professionals across business and academia in giving solutions to the challenges of government cyber security.
The objectives of the GCSAB will be to:
support the government to keep on track to achieve the GCSS aim of ensuring all government organisations across the whole public sector being resilient to known vulnerabilities and attack methods no later than 2030
aid the long-term improvement of government cyber security by providing advice, expertise and guidance, and where required additional programme resource
bring depth and experience across multiple fields with a diversity of viewpoints to improve policy making by providing solutions to particular problems and challenges
identify solutions and proposals on how to achieve the 24 GCSS outcomes
ensure government is leveraging industry expertise to deliver on the goals of the strategy
Membership Requirements
Eligibility
The Government Cyber Security Advisory Board will gather individual expertise in cyber security from industry and academia. We are not seeking expressions of interest from organisations, although we welcome candidates who can leverage the knowledge and experience that comes from their organisations themselves.
Candidates must have specific cyber security professional expertise, competence or knowledge with regard to areas covered in the GCSS, including:
cyber security strategy, standards and assurance
governance, risk and management
programme delivery
cyber detection and response
technology
cyber skills and culture
The GCSAB will convene virtually every two months, with the exception of August, but there may be a requirement to attend in person in London.
Diversity
HMG values and embraces all sorts of diversity. We value and celebrate the beneficial influence that diversity has on our work, and we strive for equality of opportunity across the board. As a result, we encourage applications from as many qualified organizations as possible.
Applications for the selection process are now closed.
Candidates should explain why they are applying for the Government Cyber Security Advisory Board, their appropriateness for membership, and how they meet the Eligibility requirements in their cover letter.
The application period has ended. The deadline for applications was June 6, 2022, at 11:59 p.m.
gsgcyber@cabinetoffice.gov.uk should be contacted with any questions concerning this procedure.