The National Cyber Advisory Board
The National Cyber Advisory Board (NCAB) is a forum for a more inclusive and engaged national dialogue on cyber.
Role of the Board
The National Cyber Advisory Board (NCAB) is a forum for an inclusive and engaged national dialogue on cyber.
The Board brings together leaders from academia, industry and the third sector nationwide to support a whole of society approach to cyber. It allows the government to hear alternative viewpoints and harness networks from across the cyber ecosystem and beyond to support our cyber objectives.
The NCAB takes the widest view of cyber challenges and opportunities. It works closely with the Cyber Growth Partnership (which drives business growth in the UK cyber sector), the UK Cyber Security Council (which develops and promotes the profession), the Government Cyber Advisory Board which brings independent perspectives and input from experts across industry and academia into providing solutions to the challenges of Government cyber security, through rigorous challenge and driving best practices. NCAB also works with other relevant boards and organisations working to deliver our cyber commitments in government and the public sector.
The Board is co-chaired by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, Darren Jones MP, and Sharon Barber, former Chief Information Officer at Lloyds Banking Group.
At the most recent meeting on 22 April 2026, the Board discussed implementation of the forthcoming National Cyber Action Plan. The Board also reviewed the three areas that its members have focused their effort on over the past year:
- Quantum: organising an industry-government group to build engagement and momentum on post-quantum cryptography.
- AI: Developing work to understand the impact of AI on Enterprise Security to support organisations and Boards of Directors on the use of AI in cyber defence, securing AI usage in the enterprise, and assessing the risk of black box AI within procured technology.
- Collective Resilience: establishing a cross-sector information sharing forum to enhance national cyber resilience by facilitating the exchange of threat intelligence and best practices, addressing common barriers to collaboration, and jointly tackling shared challenges related to cyber resilience.
Full membership of the Board:
- Darren Jones MP, The Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, Co-Chair of the National Cyber Advisory Board
- Sharon Barber, Co-Chair of the National Cyber Advisory Board
- Nick Godfrey, Senior Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud
- Saj Huq, Chief Executive Officer, Plexal
- Emma Smith, Global CISO and Technology Director, Vodafone
- Don Smith, Vice President, Threat Research, Sophos
- Yasmin Brooks, Senior Director Corporate Communications EMEA, NVIDIA
- Alison Dyer, Group CISO, Associated British Foods
- Paul Stein, Chief Executive Officer, Floral Energy Limited
- Siân John, Chief Technology Officer, NCC Group
- Ben Aung, Chief of Staff, Sage Group
- Christine Maxwell, CISO, Rolls Royce
- Dr Colin Williams, Business Chief Technology Officer, Computacenter
- Josh Burch, Co-Founder, GALLOS
- Nick Seaver, Partner, Technology and Transformation, Deloitte
- Robert Ackland, Chief Technology Officer, JLA
News
- New National Cyber Advisory Board meets to protect UK’s interests
- National Cyber Advisory Board meets at CyberUK 2023
- UK Government strengthens UK-Japan partnership on cyber
How can I get involved?
We are looking for a strong and diverse array of voices that can support the Government’s cyber ambitions, from industry experts to cyber students. If you are interested and would like to learn more, please email: ncab@cabinetoffice.gov.uk