Privacy Pains: Europe’s Data Protection Pros Brace for Budget Cuts and Stress Surge
More than half of European data protection professionals predict shrinking budgets in 2025, with many teams already understaffed, reports ISACA. As privacy roles become more stressful and vital, organizations face challenges in safeguarding data and understanding obligations, while relying on underfunded, overworked staff to save the day.
Hot Take:
Well, folks, it looks like the European data protection professionals are feeling about as optimistic as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs. With shrinking budgets and staff shortages, it seems like they’re stuck in a privacy paradox—where the demand for data protection is soaring, but the resources are plummeting faster than my self-control at a dessert buffet.
Key Points:
- 54% of European data protection pros expect budgets to decrease by 2025; 45% already feel underfunded.
- Technical privacy teams are understaffed, with little change from last year (52% vs 53%).
- Only 38% of professionals are confident in their organization’s data protection abilities.
- 66% of privacy professionals report increased job stress, thanks to compliance and resource issues.
- Expert-level privacy professionals are tough to hire, with 73% finding it most challenging.
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