The new director will be responsible for building a team of cyber professionals and managing cyber strategy and engagement. Credit: Thinkstock The UK Cabinet Office is recruiting a new director of cybersecurity to support the government in delivering its National Cyber Strategy. In the newly created functional leadership position, the director of cybersecurity will play a critical role in how the UK defends itself from current threats and how it develops resilience in the coming years, according to a LinkedIn job posting. The full-time position is open to applications and offers a competitive salary of between £150,000 and £160,000 per year.UK government seeks best-in-class protection and resilienceThe UK government’s approach to cybersecurity is changing to ensure it provides best-in-class protection and resilience in an ever-evolving threat environment, the posting stated. “As an increasingly critical function within the Cabinet Office, The Government Security Group (GSG) aims to improve and transform the security profession, standards, and practices across government. We are tasked with the oversight, coordination, and delivery of protective security within government organisations and set the strategy and standards for government security.” As such, a new director of cybersecurity is required to guide the profession across the country, it continued.New cybersecurity director to lead threat mitigation, penetration testing, cyber strategyThe successful applicant will demonstrate significant experience in a relevant cyber related career and will be responsible for building a motivated and skilled team of cyber professionals to deliver across a range of disciplines, the Cabinet Office said. These include threat mitigation, penetration testing, assurance, policy, cyber strategy, engagement, and programme management.The individual will also be required to interpret the new Government Cyber Strategy and apply a portfolio mindset to delivering its objectives whilst demonstrate credibility when engaging with Ministers at the highest level on complex and critical cyber matters. Further responsibilities include understanding departmental risks and priorities, working to establish the funding and capability to deliver relevant mitigation measures, exhibiting thought leadership and influence across the cyber profession and Government (including public speaking), supporting the development of national cyber policy in line with NCSC and CPNI guidance to the wider public sector, and operating as part of and contributing to a wider national and international system of security professionals. “This is a critical role which offers a passionate candidate the opportunity to focus on the protection of critical national infrastructure and UK PLC,” the job posting read. “Your work and legacy will affect millions of people and raise your profile across government to the highest levels as a director level expert in cybersecurity.” Related content news FBI probes into Pennsylvanian water utility hack by pro-Iran group Federal and state investigations are underway for the recent pro-Iran hack into a Pennsylvania-based water utility targeting Israel-made equipment. By Shweta Sharma Nov 29, 2023 4 mins Cyberattacks Utilities Industry feature 3 ways to fix old, unsafe code that lingers from open-source and legacy programs Code vulnerability is not only a risk of open-source code, with many legacy systems still in use — whether out of necessity or lack of visibility — the truth is that cybersecurity teams will inevitably need to address the problem. By Maria Korolov Nov 29, 2023 9 mins Security Practices Vulnerabilities Security news Amazon’s AWS Control Tower aims to help secure your data’s borders As digital compliance tasks and data sovereignty rules get ever more complicated, Amazon wants automation to help. By Jon Gold Nov 28, 2023 3 mins Regulation Cloud Security news North Korean hackers mix code from proven malware campaigns to avoid detection Threat actors are combining RustBucket loader with KandyKorn payload to effect an evasive and persistent RAT attack. By Shweta Sharma Nov 28, 2023 3 mins Malware Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe