Only 14 percent of organisations feel fully equipped with enough staff to deal with current cyber threats.
Cybersecurity threats are intensifying amid rising geopolitical tensions, AI-powered attacks, and increasingly complex tactics from threat actors like Salt Typhoon and Lazarus.
According to the World Economic Forum, 60 percent of organisations have adjusted their cybersecurity strategies in response to global conflict.
Also many national approaches lack focus on small businesses, vulnerable populations, and non-technical roles and most strategies fail to establish clear enforcement mechanisms and measurable outcomes.
Despite policy efforts, cyber talent shortages are worsening, and only 14 percent of organisations feel fully equipped.
Experts warn that governments must shift from reactive policymaking toward adaptive, accountable strategies that treat cybersecurity as a trust-building and innovation-enabling business asset.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
