Cyber Market Insights: What SMEs Need to Know to Stay Competitive in 2025
10am – 11.30am26 March 2025
techUK, 10 St Bride Street, London, EC4A 4AD Online
On Wednesday 26 March, 10:00 – 11:30, techUK’s Cyber SME Forum will be joined by Megabuyte for an exclusive briefing on the key cyber trends SMEs should have on their radar for 2025.
To stay ahead in the coming year, it’s essential to understand the market you operate in—who the major players are, which companies are scaling the fastest, and the trends shaping the industry. This session will provide valuable insights into these dynamics, helping you identify key focus areas to stay competitive.
Beyond market insights, the session will outline practical steps to develop a standout growth strategy in this evolving landscape, equipping your organisation with the knowledge and tools to succeed.
About Megabuyte:
Megabuyte is a research business that supports UK scale-up and mid-market Software and ICT Services companies to develop robust growth strategies, understand their competitive landscape and customer sentiment, benchmark their financial performance and valuation, and identify and track M&A targets.
They do this in three main ways - with proprietary insights and data contained in our subscription research service, through a series of packaged consulting services, and with access to our network of some 500-tech sector CEOs through events and our expert network.
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Jill Broom
Head of Cyber Resilience, techUK
Jill Broom
Head of Cyber Resilience, techUK
Jill leads the techUK Cyber Security programme, having originally joined techUK in October 2020 as a Programme Manager for the Cyber and Central Government programmes. She is responsible for managing techUK's work across the cyber security ecosystem, bringing industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors. Jill also provides the industry secretariat for the Cyber Growth Partnership, the industry and government conduit for supporting the growth of the sector. A key focus of her work is to strengthen the public–private partnership across cyber to support further development of UK cyber security and resilience policy.
Before joining techUK, Jill worked as a Senior Caseworker for an MP, advocating for local communities, businesses and individuals, so she is particularly committed to techUK’s vision of harnessing the power of technology to improve people’s lives. Jill is also an experienced editorial professional and has delivered copyediting and writing services for public-body and SME clients as well as publishers.
Annie is the Programme Manager for Cyber Resilience at techUK. She first joined as the Programme Manager for Cyber Security and Central Government in September 2023.
In her role, Annie supports the Cyber Security SME Forum, engaging regularly with key government and industry stakeholders to advance the growth and development of SMEs in the cyber sector. Annie also coordinates events, engages with policy makers and represents techUK at a number of cyber security events.
Before joining techUK, Annie was an Account Manager at a specialist healthcare agency, where she provided public affairs support to a wide range of medical technology clients. She also gained experience as an intern in both an MP’s constituency office and with the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed. Annie holds a degree in International Relations from Nottingham Trent University.
Tracy supports several areas at techUK, including Cyber Exchange, Cyber Security, Defence, Health and Social Care, Local Public Services, Nations and Regions and National Security.
Tracy joined techUK in March 2022, having worked in the education sector for 19 years, covering administration, research project support, IT support and event/training support. My most outstanding achievement has been running three very successful international conferences and over 300 training courses booked all over the globe!
Tracy has a great interest in tech. Gaming and computing have been a big part of her life, and now electric cars are an exciting look at the future. She has warmed to Alexa, even though it can sometimes be sassy!