She will aim to continue her commitment to empowering young women, and continuing her advocacy for girls in STEM.
NCSC CEO Felicity Oswald is stepping down in September after serving for two years and nine years with the agency.
According to The Record, she will leave to become CEO of Girlguiding. "I am passionate about amplifying girls' voices and ensuring the world sits up and listens," she said.
Her leadership at the NCSC included support for programs like CyberFirst Girls, aimed at increasing female representation in cybersecurity, which is a mission she plans to carry into her new role.
Her work briefing new ministers on national cyber threats contributed to shaping the UK's updated national security strategy and the forthcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill. Girlguiding, which serves over 300,000 members, praised her commitment to empowering young women, while Oswald expressed enthusiasm for continuing her advocacy for girls in STEM.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
