Skills shortage stories
Businesses are seeking more advisers as AI and tighter rules make cybersecurity compliance the most in-demand skillset on Malt’s platform.
Most organisations are still seeing AI deliver productivity gains rather than revenue, as legacy systems and poor data hinder wider returns.
Nearly two-thirds of companies using AI in response workflows reported a positive return within a year, the survey found.
US audit firms are now scrutinising AI outputs more closely as adoption spreads and concerns over judgment and compliance persist.
Rising breach costs and AI-driven threats are pushing 71% of large organisations to treat the cyber talent shortage as a direct business risk.
Skills shortages and retention pressures are driving the UK nuclear sector to widen its talent pipeline beyond engineers and scientists.
Poor data, ageing systems and tight regulation are leaving most bank AI projects stuck in pilots, despite heavy investment in the technology.
Nearly half of firms cannot win approval for more cyber staff, even as breach costs climb and AI adds new security risks.
Practical use, not price, is now the main hurdle for quantum AI adoption, as SAS readies a tool for Viya customers later this year.
The agreement should widen student pathways into cloud and cyber jobs as Australia’s demand for digital infrastructure and talent grows.
Only 21.1% of workers have had training, leaving many to rely on generative AI at work while still worrying about errors and poor output.
Defenders face faster, harder-to-stop attacks as SANS says AI is now built into phishing, malware and reconnaissance at scale.
The roll-out comes as firms face a mounting accountant shortage, with Black Ore claiming Tax Autopilot can slash return prep time by up to 98%.
More firms are turning identity security budgets to attack path tools as hybrid and AI-heavy environments expose gaps in remediation.
Yet most Australian mid-sized firms still lack the training and governance needed to turn AI use into broader revenue gains.
Technology leaders say the country risks falling further behind as AI adoption, cyber threats and rising costs outpace progress.
Employers are tightening recruitment as 88% struggle to find workers with AI skills, while 37% say AI-written CVs cloud judgement.
The bank is formalising its AI push with specialist in-house skills to build and test systems safely for customer use.
Most firms may be overlooking internal talent, as only 12% of employees and managers said their workplace had no skills visibility problem.
The Toronto fundraiser will channel proceeds into bursaries and community grants for young Canadians facing financial and mental health pressures.