A recent Bloomberg commentary by Allison Schrager raised an important question that deserves the attention of the entire financial services community. "Financial illiteracy, she observed, cuts...
Trends in Closing the Skill Gap Articles
Cyber Security’s Future Depends on People, Not Technology
A recent article published by Cyber Security Intelligence carried a headline that immediately caught my attention: "Cyber Security: Rising Threats Demand a Cyber-First Culture." Meaning People -...
Cyber Security: Rising Threats Demand a Cyber-First Culture
Cybersecurity isn’t just IT’s Problem - It is People - Every Employee Counts Closing the Skill Gap - Create Cyber Security Culture The cyber landscape is becoming increasingly complex thanks to AI –...
Cyber Security: Practical Patterns for Security Culture
Security failures are rarely a technology problem alone They’re socio-technical failures - mismatches between how controls are designed and how people actually work under pressure If you want...
Agent Skills Are Becoming the Next Enterprise Supply Chain Risk
AI agents are crossing a threshold: they’re no longer confined to experiments or copilots in a single tool; they’re increasingly embedded in everyday engineering work, from writing and reviewing...
The Skills Gap Economy: Why Workforce Mismatch Could Become a Corporate Risk Factor
If you ask me, the latest U.S. employment figures reveal a striking economic paradox. The United States currently has roughly 7.2 million unemployed workers and nearly 6.9 million open jobs. On the...
The Cyber Threat Landscape In China Is Evolving Fast
A new threat intelligence assessment from cybersecurity firm Cyfirma paints a detailed picture of the challenges facing Chinese organisations amid a rapidly changing digital risk environment. The...
Cybersecurity Faces A Big Staff Retention Challenge
A new report published has exposed significant challenges in retaining cybersecurity talent. Produced jointly by IANS and Artico Search and based on responses from more than 500 security...
From Skill Gap to Credit Risk: The Next Fault Line in Corporate Assessment
This article concludes a short Intrepid Explorers three part series examining how structural skill gaps are migrating from labor markets into operational risk—and now into credit assessment and...








