Government working to attract highly skilled IT staff for cyber defence

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http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2117100/government-attract-highly-skilled-staff-cyber-defence

By Dan Worth
V3.co.uk
13 Oct 2011

In a document submitted to parliament by the government in response to 
concerns raised by the Intelligence and Security Committee's 2010-2011 
report, the coalition said it understands the need to make sure it has 
enough highly skilled IT professionals.

"The government shares the committee's concerns regarding maintaining a 
highly skilled cadre of internet security specialists and is taking a 
number of proactive steps to address the issue," it said.

"Under the National Cyber Security Programme, the government will 
support individual departments and agencies in developing cyber security 
training and skills programmes for their staff."

The government also said it is regularly reviewing its pay structures as 
part of its efforts to ensure it retains highly trained staff. This is 
done to make sure staff are not tempted to join the private sector or 
even other governments.

"Experienced internet specialists are highly prized by both government 
and industry and GCHQ recognises that it therefore needs to maintain its 
competitiveness in the marketplace," it said.

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