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Budget Constraints Stall Cybersecurity Efforts in DACH

🔒 A Sophos survey of 300 C-level executives across the DACH region finds that budget shortfalls are the primary barrier to implementing planned cybersecurity measures, with roughly one in ten organisations abandoning initiatives due to cost. Manufacturing and retail report the highest incidence of cancelled projects, while service firms are least affected. The study also notes that technical complexity is rarely cited as a blocker and that some firms, notably in manufacturing, consciously accept cyber risk, with younger executives in Germany and Switzerland tending to be more risk tolerant.

Ransomware Demands and Payments Fall Sharply in Education

📉 A new Sophos study finds that ransomware demands and payments in the education sector have dropped dramatically year‑on‑year, with average demands falling 74% for lower education and 80% for higher education. Median payments also plunged, moving education from among the highest to among the lowest payers. Improved detection, faster recovery and more effective negotiation are cited as key drivers behind the reductions.