Tuesday, 10 March 2026

London:  Despite cybersecurity budget cuts easing to 36% this year, an overwhelming 95% of organisations still report at least one critical skills gap, according to a new ISC2 survey, highlighted how staffing risk remains entrenched even as financial pressure begins to stabilise.

While 2024 was marked by widespread layoffs, budget reductions, and hiring freezes, the latest data now points to early signs of economic levelling across cybersecurity teams, with layoffs falling slightly to 24%.

However, ISC2 warns that easing budget pressure does not mean organisations are out of the danger zone. Ongoing funding constraints continue to hold back security leaders and deepen long-standing staffing challenges. One-third (33%) of organisations say they still lack the resources to adequately staff their cybersecurity teams, while 29% report they cannot afford to hire professionals with the specialist skills needed to properly secure their businesses.

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Genuine customers benefit from 26% faster claim settlements as partnership delivers millions in fraud savings

LONDON, UK and SAN DIEGO, USA: Clearspeed has announced a partnership with Acorn Group, one of the UK's leading non-standard providers of car, van, taxi and household insurance. The collaboration integrates Clearspeed's proprietary voice technology into Acorn's processes to give policyholders a path to fast-track their cases, allowing legitimate claimants to receive payments faster, prioritizing them over fraudsters.

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Skills for Security is proud to announce Toby Moulder from APM Fire and Security Ltd, trained by SGS College has won the Electronic Fire & Security competition at the WorldSkills UK National Finals.

WorldSkills UK brings together the most talented apprentices and learners from across the country to compete in industry-standard technical challenges.

The Electronic Fire & Security competition, judged by NSI and SSAIB, is designed in partnership with Skills for Security to benchmark the skills, knowledge and professional behaviours required within today’s fire and security industry.

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Many organizations in the U.S. and around the globe still rely on mainframe systems built decades ago. Such systems are responsible for running the core operations of leading banks, government offices, retailers, and other big organizations. However, with evolving business needs and rising customer expectations, companies seek ways to renew these older systems without disrupting their daily work. This movement has raised demand for the modernization of mainframes, an approach that helps an organization retain the reliability of existing systems while adding new capabilities, improved performance, and flexibility for future growth.

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