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Cybersecurity skills gap persists despite budget stabilisation
17 December 2025
Despite a reduction in cybersecurity budget cuts to 36% this year, an overwhelming 95% of organisations continue to face at least one critical skills gap, according to a recent ISC2 survey.
The findings highlight that staffing risks remain deeply entrenched, even as financial pressures begin to ease. Although 2024 saw widespread layoffs, hiring freezes, and budget reductions, there are early signs of stabilisation, with layoffs decreasing slightly to 24%. However, ISC2 warns that easing budget constraints do not mean organisations are out of danger, as ongoing funding limitations continue to hinder security teams and exacerbate staffing challenges.
Find out more Optos future-proofs with Vodafone Business SD-WAN partnership
16 December 2025
Vodafone Business has signed a three-year agreement to deliver a Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) for Optos, an innovative Scottish retinal imaging technology company that help to identify eye disease early and save thousands of people’s sight across the globe.
Vodafone Business SD-WAN will help Optos consolidate disparate systems into a single network solution, ensuring optimised and robust connectivity globally.
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UK public sector faces diverse cybersecurity challenges
15 December 2025
A new study by Cohesity highlights the varied cybersecurity concerns across the UK's public sector, emphasizing that a one-size-fits-all approach is insufficient to address the complex and distinct risks faced by different services.
The research, conducted in partnership with Positive, surveyed 300 IT decision-makers across national government, local authorities, emergency services, and educational institutions.
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12 December 2025
Matthew Thompson, Managing Director – Europe, Airsys
Which law would you most like to change?
I would ban the sale of chewing gum. A persistent source of annoyance and irritation of mine is chewing gum and people’s inability to discard it into a rubbish bin, and instead spit it onto the pavement. The discarded chewing gum then lies in wait ready for an unsuspecting pedestrian to step on it and in my experience usually when you are wearing your favourite shoes or trainers. Additionally, discarded chewing gum creates unsightly pavements and footpaths, and I have no doubt is difficult and expensive for local councils and businesses to remove. For the preservation of good footwear and pristine pavements, I advocate the ban of selling chewing gum.
