Hybrid working, heightened security measures, AI acceleration, growing compliance, and increased data sovereignty requirements are all priorities in the year ahead.

Hackers are quickly taking advantage of every vulnerability in an organisation's armoury, particularly exploiting poorly managed identities. An organisation might have the strongest firewalls, encryption, anti-malware, vulnerability scanners, and risk management tools in the world, but if identities are not managed securely, this still leaves one critical gap in its cybersecurity arsenal.

JumpCloud Inc. has opened registration for JumpCloudLand, its first-ever user conference taking place on 28th January 2025. JumpCloudLand is a free virtual event for IT professionals. It offers everything IT teams need to build skills, stay ahead of industry trends, and unlock opportunities for professional and organisational growth. Attendees will have the chance to meet industry leaders, exchange ideas with peers, and discover innovative ways to drive success for their teams and businesses.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is perhaps one of the fastest evolving technologies in business today. For SMEs, it can be hard to keep up with these developments and sift through what's simply noise, and what will deliver tangible business benefits. As the UK data from our recent SME IT Trends report shows, embracing AI can help UK SMEs streamline operations, improve the admin and user experience, and stand out in a crowded marketplace. Without a doubt, choosing to ignore AI would be choosing to fall behind.

In the last few years, we have witnessed some of the most seismic changes to the IT security landscape; from global pandemics and geo-political issues to a global energy crisis, to growing cybersecurity threats, to multiple country elections and subdued economic conditions. But, regardless of stretched IT and cybersecurity budgets, and a significant IT skills shortage, threat actors continue to innovate as cyber threats evolve at breakneck speed; organisations have no choice but to defend themselves.