Global Scans · Security · Weekly Summary

• Information-security analyst jobs are expected to grow about 33% through 2033, driven by the demand for stronger digital defences. Quartz
• Will mean lower duties, lower costs, supply chain security, and protection for thousands of UK jobs in key industrial sectors. Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce
• Economically, cabotage drives inefficiencies-U.S. shipping costs 2.5 times the global average-disrupting supply chains, though it ensures strategic fleets and jobs; liberalization could save billions but risks security. GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack
• Information security roles will see 32% growth in the decade between 2022 and 2032, a rate substantially faster than that across all jobs. Coursera
• With approximately 3.4 million open cybersecurity jobs, and fierce competition for the talent that is available, more small - to midsized - companies will turn to trusted managed service and security service providers, known as MSPs and MSSPs, to protect them in 2024. Help Net Security
• America relies heavily on Social Security - a pay-as-you-go program facing depletion of its main trust fund by 2033 or 2034 without congressional action - and on voluntary 401 (k) plans that many workers, especially in lower-wage jobs, lack. Yahoo Finance
• Large-scale nuclear power plants and Advanced Nuclear Technologies, including Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs), will play an important role in helping the UK achieve energy security and clean power while securing thousands of good, skilled jobs. GOV.UK
• Without urgent action, Europe risks losing investment, jobs and technology leadership and undermining its decarbonization and energy security goals. reNEWS - Renewable Energy News
• Brand Perception Risks: Being listed on a federal offshoring registry could deter customers who value American jobs or who distrust offshore operations for data security reasons. Talent Solutions International

Last updated: 22 December 2025