80 Annex 3 HEADLINE IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMME Strategic outcomes Indicative success measures (to 2021) Contributes to 7. All organisations in the UK, large and small, are effectively managing their cyber risk, are supported by high quality advice designed by the NCSC, underpinned by the right mix of regulation and incentives. • We understand the level of cyber security across the CNI, and have measures in place to intervene, where necessary, to drive improvements in the national interest. • Our most important companies and organisations understand the level of threat and implement proportionate cyber security practices. • The UK economy’s level of cyber security is as high as, or higher than, comparative advanced economies. • The number, severity and impact of successful cyber attacks against businesses in the UK has reduced, because cyber hygiene standards have been applied. • The UK has an improving cyber security culture, because organisations and the public understand their cyber risk levels, and understand the cyber hygiene steps they need to take to manage those risks. DEFEND 8. There is the right ecosystem in the UK to develop and sustain a cyber security sector that can meet our national security demands. • Greater than average global growth in the size of the UK cyber sector year on year. • A significant increase in investment in early stage companies. DEVELOP 9. The UK has a sustainable supply of home grown cyber skilled professionals to meet the growing demands of an increasingly digital economy, in both the public and private sectors, and defence. • There are effective and clear entry routes into the cybersecurity profession, which are attractive to a diverse range of people. • By 2021 cyber security is taught effectively as an integral part of relevant courses within the education system, from primary to post-graduate level. • Cyber security is widely acknowledged as an established profession with clear career pathways, and has achieved Royal Chartered Status. • Appropriate cyber security knowledge is an integral part of the continual professional development for relevant non-cyber security professionals, across the economy. • Government and the armed forces have access to cyber specialists able to maintain the security and resilience of the UK. DEVELOP National Cyber Security Strategy 2016