Despite a 25% increase of the cost of major cyber incidents in 2022 compared to 2021, the new report on cybersecurity investment from ENISA reveals a slight increase of 0,4% of IT budget dedicated to cybersecurity by EU operators in scope of the NIS Directive. Organizations face information security recruitment challenges However, if organizations are inclined to allocate more budget to cybersecurity, 47% of the total of organizations surveyed do not plan to hire information security Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) in the next two years.

Source: Help Net Security