{"id":39846,"date":"2021-03-04T13:20:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T13:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\/"},"modified":"2021-03-04T13:20:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T13:20:36","slug":"like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Like a challenge in a high profile &#8216;face-of-IT&#8217; role? Welcome to the Home Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the brave \u2013 or perhaps foolhardy \u2013 senior IT jobs hunters there is an opening at the UK Home Office for a Deputy Director of IT Operations in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.croydonist.co.uk\/architecture\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lovely &#8217;70s era highrise in Croydon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For a salary of between \u00a371,000 and \u00a385,000, the lucky candidate will be furnished with the opportunity of deciding which fire to try to put out first.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",button,mpu,\" data-sm=\",button,mpu,\" data-md=\",button,banner_plus,mpu\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YEFDh6gxFpzCYgLN3o8XTwAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YEFDh6gxFpzCYgLN3o8XTwAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>Excuse the pun, because high on the list might be the Emergency Services Network, that much-troubled upgrade to the fire, police and ambulance service\u2019s mobile data and communications network, which dates back to 2011 and is yet to carry a message or call.<\/p>\n<p>In September, as chief digital, data and technology officer at the Home Office, Joanna Davinson <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/01\/13\/esn_boss_promotion\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told Parliamentary spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee<\/a> that delays to the troubled Emergency Services Network would create additional annual costs &#8220;in the ballpark&#8221; of \u00a3550m &#8220;across the whole of the legacy estate&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",button,mpu_plusplus,\" data-sm=\",button,mpu_plusplus,\" data-md=\",button,mpu_plusplus,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YEFDh6gxFpzCYgLN3o8XTwAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YEFDh6gxFpzCYgLN3o8XTwAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"promo_article\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2021\/01\/13\/shutterstock_ctrl_alt_delete.jpg?x=174&amp;y=115&amp;crop=1\" width=\"174\" height=\"115\" alt=\"reset refresh (fingers on keyboard CTRL ALT DELETE)\"><\/p>\n<h2 title=\"Three years at ESN would have been three years too many for most\">Boss behind &#8216;reset&#8217; of delayed, overbudget Emergency Services Network shifts to new &#8216;digital&#8217; Cabinet Office role<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/01\/13\/esn_boss_promotion\/\"><span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>All that was before she was rewarded for the three years\u2019 work on the project with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/01\/13\/esn_boss_promotion\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a role as executive director of the UK government&#8217;s new Central Digital and Data Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk\/csr\/jobs.cgi?jcode=1710271&amp;csource=csalerts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the job blurb<\/a>, the Home Office Deputy Director of IT Operations will play a \u201ccritical role in providing digital, data and technology services at the Home Office, supporting vital national infrastructure and Home Office services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The person in the role, the ad said, is supposed to support a user-base of more than 35,000 Home Office staff, as well as more than 400 public-facing services used by millions, and diverse critical business areas including UK Visa &amp; Immigration, Border Force, HMPO and policing.<\/p>\n<p>So what other fires might need dampening? (*Sticks a pin in a long list*) How about border management IT systems, which <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2020\/12\/09\/delays_to_home_office_border\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">have seen \u00a3336m added to their costs due to delays and uncertainty that continue to dog the programme<\/a>, according to the National Audit Office?<\/p>\n<p>Getting that unruly legacy borders IT estate \u2013 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2020\/11\/24\/no_end_in_sight_for_chief_customs_system\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">which includes the Customs Declaration System (CDS) that goes back to 1994 and still has no turn-off date<\/a> \u2013 under control should be no problem as the Home Office is seeking a candidate who is \u201cstrategic and forward-thinking in terms of how we engage the business and use new and existing technologies to build capability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough embedding a culture of continuous improvement,\u201d the successful candidate would \u201cstrive to deliver better outcomes and value for money&#8221;, the gushing job ad continued. In doing so, they will &#8220;ensure that the Home Office delivers to cost and quality standards, managing risks and dependencies across multiple teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Phew, we\u2019re glad because there is another issue banging on the emergency button: the Police National Computer and the small matter of 413,000 deleted records of evidence, which Kit Malthouse, Minister of State for Crime and Policing, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/02\/09\/deleted_police_records_12_weeks\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">promised<\/a> back in February to restore in 12 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>About eight weeks to go then: time to get the feet under the desk.<\/p>\n<p>It is a good job the Home Office bigwigs are looking to hire someone \u201chighly focused on delivering\u201d because the individual will also be expected to be the \u201cface and voice\u201d of IT Operations within the organisation, championing the function across the Digital Data and Technology group, the Home Office and wider government. Either that or sneak themselves into the asylum seekers deportation list.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",button,dbutton,mpu_plus,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",button,dbutton,mpu_plus,dmpu,\" data-md=\",button,dbutton,mpu_plus,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YEFDh6gxFpzCYgLN3o8XTwAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YEFDh6gxFpzCYgLN3o8XTwAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>The deadline for applications is 24 March. \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/03\/04\/home_office_it_job\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Talk about a hostile environment&#8230; It&#8217;s \u00a370k+ but you&#8217;ll really sweat for it For the brave \u2013 or perhaps foolhardy \u2013 senior IT jobs hunters there is an opening at the UK Home Office for a Deputy Director of IT Operations in a lovely &#8217;70s era highrise in Croydon.\u2026  READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-register"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Like a challenge in a high profile &#039;face-of-IT&#039; role? Welcome to the Home Office 2026 | ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News | ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security &amp; Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT Threat Intelligent and Cybersecurity News.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Like a challenge in a high profile &#039;face-of-IT&#039; role? Welcome to the Home Office 2026 | ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News | ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security &amp; Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT Threat Intelligent and Cybersecurity News.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-03-04T13:20:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YEFDh6gxFpzCYgLN3o8XTwAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"TH Author\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@threatshub\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@threatshub\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"TH Author\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"TH Author\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/12e0a8671ff89a863584f193e7062476\"},\"headline\":\"Like a challenge in a high profile &#8216;face-of-IT&#8217; role? Welcome to the Home Office\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-04T13:20:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":581,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\\\/gampad\\\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\\\/6978\\\/reg_security\\\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YEFDh6gxFpzCYgLN3o8XTwAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\",\"articleSection\":[\"The Register\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\\\/\",\"name\":\"Like a challenge in a high profile 'face-of-IT' role? Welcome to the Home Office 2026 | ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\\\/gampad\\\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\\\/6978\\\/reg_security\\\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YEFDh6gxFpzCYgLN3o8XTwAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-04T13:20:36+00:00\",\"description\":\"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News | ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security & Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT Threat Intelligent and Cybersecurity News.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\\\/gampad\\\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\\\/6978\\\/reg_security\\\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YEFDh6gxFpzCYgLN3o8XTwAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\\\/gampad\\\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\\\/6978\\\/reg_security\\\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YEFDh6gxFpzCYgLN3o8XTwAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Like a challenge in a high profile &#8216;face-of-IT&#8217; role? Welcome to the Home Office\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News\",\"description\":\"%%focuskw%% Threat Intel \u2013 Threat Intel Services \u2013 CyberIntelligence \u2013 Cyber Threat Intelligence - Threat Intelligence Feeds - Threat Intelligence Reports - CyberSecurity Report \u2013 Cyber Security PDF \u2013 Cybersecurity Trends - Cloud Sandbox \u2013- Threat IntelligencePortal \u2013 Incident Response \u2013 Threat Hunting \u2013 IOC - Yara - Security Operations Center \u2013 SecurityOperation Center \u2013 Security SOC \u2013 SOC Services - Advanced Threat - Threat Detection - TargetedAttack \u2013 APT \u2013 Anti-APT \u2013 Advanced Protection \u2013 Cyber Security Services \u2013 Cybersecurity Services -Threat Intelligence Platform\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Threatshub.org\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"ThreatsHub.org\",\"alternateName\":\"Threatshub.org\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/Threatshub_Favicon1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/Threatshub_Favicon1.jpg\",\"width\":432,\"height\":435,\"caption\":\"ThreatsHub.org\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/threatshub\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/12e0a8671ff89a863584f193e7062476\",\"name\":\"TH Author\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/066276f086d5155df79c850206a779ad368418a844da0182ce43f9cd5b506c3d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/066276f086d5155df79c850206a779ad368418a844da0182ce43f9cd5b506c3d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/066276f086d5155df79c850206a779ad368418a844da0182ce43f9cd5b506c3d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"TH Author\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Like a challenge in a high profile 'face-of-IT' role? Welcome to the Home Office 2026 | ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News","description":"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News | ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security & Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT Threat Intelligent and Cybersecurity News.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Like a challenge in a high profile 'face-of-IT' role? Welcome to the Home Office 2026 | ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News","og_description":"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News | ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security & Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT Threat Intelligent and Cybersecurity News.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\/","og_site_name":"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News","article_published_time":"2021-03-04T13:20:36+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YEFDh6gxFpzCYgLN3o8XTwAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"TH Author","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@threatshub","twitter_site":"@threatshub","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"TH Author","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\/"},"author":{"name":"TH Author","@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/12e0a8671ff89a863584f193e7062476"},"headline":"Like a challenge in a high profile &#8216;face-of-IT&#8217; role? Welcome to the Home Office","datePublished":"2021-03-04T13:20:36+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\/"},"wordCount":581,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YEFDh6gxFpzCYgLN3o8XTwAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0","articleSection":["The Register"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\/","url":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\/","name":"Like a challenge in a high profile 'face-of-IT' role? Welcome to the Home Office 2026 | ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YEFDh6gxFpzCYgLN3o8XTwAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0","datePublished":"2021-03-04T13:20:36+00:00","description":"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News | ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security & Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT Threat Intelligent and Cybersecurity News.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YEFDh6gxFpzCYgLN3o8XTwAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YEFDh6gxFpzCYgLN3o8XTwAAAAQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/like-a-challenge-in-a-high-profile-face-of-it-role-welcome-to-the-home-office\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Like a challenge in a high profile &#8216;face-of-IT&#8217; role? Welcome to the Home Office"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/","name":"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News","description":"%%focuskw%% Threat Intel \u2013 Threat Intel Services \u2013 CyberIntelligence \u2013 Cyber Threat Intelligence - Threat Intelligence Feeds - Threat Intelligence Reports - CyberSecurity Report \u2013 Cyber Security PDF \u2013 Cybersecurity Trends - Cloud Sandbox \u2013- Threat IntelligencePortal \u2013 Incident Response \u2013 Threat Hunting \u2013 IOC - Yara - Security Operations Center \u2013 SecurityOperation Center \u2013 Security SOC \u2013 SOC Services - Advanced Threat - Threat Detection - TargetedAttack \u2013 APT \u2013 Anti-APT \u2013 Advanced Protection \u2013 Cyber Security Services \u2013 Cybersecurity Services -Threat Intelligence Platform","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Threatshub.org","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/#organization","name":"ThreatsHub.org","alternateName":"Threatshub.org","url":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/coredata\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Threatshub_Favicon1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/coredata\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Threatshub_Favicon1.jpg","width":432,"height":435,"caption":"ThreatsHub.org"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/threatshub"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/12e0a8671ff89a863584f193e7062476","name":"TH Author","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/066276f086d5155df79c850206a779ad368418a844da0182ce43f9cd5b506c3d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/066276f086d5155df79c850206a779ad368418a844da0182ce43f9cd5b506c3d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/066276f086d5155df79c850206a779ad368418a844da0182ce43f9cd5b506c3d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"TH Author"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39846\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}