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First full version of the Cyber Security Body of

Knowledge published
Authoritative guide to the foundational knowledge underpinning cyber security.

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We are delighted to announce that version 1.0 of the Cyber Security Body of
Knowledge (CyBOK) has been published. This is a comprehensive Body of
Knowledge to inform and underpin education and professional training for the
cyber security sector, a culmination of international cyber security effort over the
last 3 years.

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Under NCSP funding, a team from UK academia – led by Professor Awais Rashid of
Bristol University – has been working with the international cyber security
community to develop a guide to the cyber security body of knowledge (CyBOK).

CyBOK is a major landmark and unique resource, providing for the first time a
description and characterisation of the breadth and depth of cyber security which
ranges from human factors through to hardware security.

Chris Ensor, Deputy Director for Growth at the NCSC, said:

This is the first time we have written down what you need to know to work in
the field and a real enabler for developing cyber security as a profession. It’s
been developed by the community, for the community and I believe it will
play a major role in education, training and professional practice.

The NCSC will now be using CyBOK as the basis for describing the course content

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