Category: Cybersecurity

APAC cybersecurity leads global budget growth with 22% expecting double-digit increases versus 9% in North America. The market grows from $83.91B to $158.38B by 2031 at 13.55% CAGR. 84% increased budgets but 91% still experienced incidents. 45% overinvested in unused tools. China ($13.03B), Japan ($11.13B), and India ($8.92B) lead spending. BFSI captures 24.62%. Healthcare grows fastest. The 2.6M talent gap and 48-minute lateral movement demand machine-speed controls.

Infrastructure protection is the fastest-growing security segment with the CIP market reaching $197B by 2030. Global security spending hits $308B in 2026. OT security accounts for 60%+ of CIP revenue. 200+ energy attacks in 2023. NIS2 extends to 18 sectors. IT-OT convergence demands unified protection. Services grow fastest at 5.45% CAGR.

Cloud security posture management is growing from $5.25B to $10.63B by 2030 at 15.2% CAGR. Misconfiguration causes 31% of cloud breaches. 60% will prioritize prevention by 2026. CSPM converges into CNAPP as 98% want fewer tools. Context-aware CSPM correlating configuration with data sensitivity is the new standard. 42% report cloud skills gaps. CISOs must consolidate into CNAPP, implement compliance-as-code, and extend posture to SaaS.

An agentic AI breach will cause a publicly disclosed incident and lead to employee dismissals in 2026, Forrester predicts. 79% of enterprises deploy agents but lack governance. The breach will cascade across multi-agent workflows where one error amplifies through chains. AEGIS framework covers six security domains. Agents inherit user access and accumulate privileges. 17x more is spent on AI-for-security than security-for-AI. CISOs must establish governance before deployment, enforce least-agency, red team continuously, and build real-time observability.

Shadow AI is the fastest-growing security threat of 2026. 33% share enterprise research with unsanctioned tools. 27% reveal employee data. 23% input financials. 98% of organizations have shadow AI usage. 83% lack automated controls. Breaches cost $4.2M average, $670K more than standard breaches. Banning fails as 48% would continue. 69% of C-suite prioritize speed over privacy. Only 17% have DLP for AI. Governed adoption with approved tools, automated DLP, and data classification is the solution.