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Claudia Natanson on Building Professionalism, Adding Diversity, Attracting TalentSix years after it was founded, the UK Cyber Security Council is taking a multipronged approach to building professionalism in the industry. Board Chair Claudia Natanson discussed the council's journey, its role in shaping industry standards and efforts to foster diversity and narrow the skills gap.

Targeting recovery this week, officials still trying to 'dentify the nature of the incident' Leicester City Council says IT systems and a number of its critical service phone lines will remain down until later this week at the earliest following a "cyber incident".…

An influential parliamentary committee claims government short-termism is exposing the country to ransomware catastrophe

And does it count as consent? The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has opened a consultation on "consent or pay" business models. We're sure readers of The Register will have a fair few things to say.…

Committee Chairs Accuses UK of Favoring an 'Ostrich Strategy' For RansomwareThe Conservative government of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says it won't champion a reinsurance plan for cyber insurance similar to flood insurance, telling a parliamentary committee it doesn't want to "damage competition." Global ransomware payments surged to record levels during 2023.