Talent and training partner, mthree, has acquired cyber security education provider, CAPSLOCK. The move strengthens mthree’s ability to help leading finance, technology, and public sector employers build job-ready teams in cyber security, AI and digital resilience.
The acquisition comes as organisations face growing pressure to protect systems, govern AI adoption, and develop the workforce capability needed to keep pace with emerging business risks and opportunities. The latest UK Government Cyber Security Breaches Survey found that 43% of businesses reported a cyber breach or attack in the past 12 months. Separate UK Government research also indicated that 65% of cybersecurity businesses expect their need for AI skills to increase over the next 12 months.
The acquisition builds on mthree’s existing joint venture with CAPSLOCK, bringing the business fully into the mthree group at a time when employers need stronger cyber and AI capability across their workforces. It combines mthree’s global talent and reskilling expertise with CAPSLOCK’s specialist cyber security education, strengthening support across Upskill, Hire Train Deploy and Expert programmes.
Alex Headley, CEO of mthree, said: “Cyber security and AI are now workforce issues as much as they are technology issues. Employers in tech, banking, and the public sector cannot rely only on hiring experienced specialists from a limited pool - particularly when the skills they need are changing so quickly.
“CAPSLOCK brings deep cyber expertise, a proven training model and a clear focus on job outcomes. We already know the strength of that approach through our joint venture, and this acquisition allows us to scale it further for clients that need practical cyber and AI capability across their teams.”
Founded in 2019, CAPSLOCK has reskilled more than 1,200 adults into cyber careers and worked with organisations across financial services, telecommunications, aerospace and defence, consumer electronics, manufacturing, and media and broadcasting. Its learners have gone on to secure roles with leading organisations including Barclays, BT, BAE Systems, Dyson and the BBC.
Lorna Armitage MBE, CEO and co-founder of CAPSLOCK, said: “CAPSLOCK was founded to remove barriers to cyber security careers and help employers access talent with the skills to make an impact.
“Joining mthree gives us the platform to take that mission further, supporting more learners and more organisations as cyber and AI risks become more complex.”
Dr Andrea Cullen MBE, co-founder of CAPSLOCK, added: “Our focus has always been on delivering practical, industry-relevant training that leads to real career outcomes.
“Becoming part of mthree allows us to build on that work and help more employers develop the cyber capability they need, whether through new talent pipelines or reskilling existing teams.”
