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Cyber Essentials Plus now demands firmer proof of cyber hygiene. Jon Abott, CEO and Co-Founder of ThreatAware, explains how v3.3 tightens scope, MFA, and patching requirements as organisations face stricter evidence standards.
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AI use is rising faster than workforce readiness levels. Skillsoft says 86% of employees use AI, but only 24% feel fully equipped.
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Global trade disruption is becoming a permanent operating condition. DMCC says tariffs, AI, supply-chain stress, and clean-energy competition are rebuilding commercial flows.
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Most UK businesses are missing from AI-generated commercial recommendations online. LLM Listed says 87% of analysed UK businesses failed to appear for primary commercial AI search terms, despite many continuing to invest in traditional SEO.
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Executives still rely on instinct when data arrives too late. Confluent research finds 82% of UK leaders feel forced to choose between fast and informed decisions as data access, timeliness, and confidence remain persistent barriers.
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HMRC has set the agent MFA rollout timetable now. Accountancy practices must prepare access controls before final activation between late September and mid-October.
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PwC says London frontier sectors could lift UK output. Its Grow London report estimates up to £76bn in additional annual GVA across the country by 2030.
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AI pilots are being funded from existing marketing budgets. New research suggests teams are reallocating spend to AI experiments before funding models, governance, and returns are settled.
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Marketers are adopting AI faster than skills strategies emerge. CIM research shows only 5% expect AI to create new roles, while many teams lack defined capability plans.
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A new UK payments scheme has entered the market. UKPI’s launch gives commercial variable recurring payments a framework to challenge cards and direct debit in recurring transactions.