Growing Cyber attacks, worldwide security spending is expected to see sustained growth throughout the 2023–2028 period, reaching $377 billion in 2028, according to a new report.
According to latest forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC), global security spending is expected to grow by 12.2 per cent (year on year) in 2025.
The increasing complexity and frequency of cyberthreats — accelerated by generative AI (GenAI) and AI in general — are driving organizations worldwide to adopt more advanced defensive measures.
Geographic Distribution of Cybersecurity Spending
The United States and Western Europe are poised to lead the global cybersecurity market, accounting for more than 70 percent of the total spending in 2025.
However, emerging markets such as Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, and the Middle East & Africa (MEA) are witnessing rapid growth in security investments.
In the MEA region, digital transformation efforts and the adoption of emerging technologies, particularly in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, are driving cybersecurity demand.
Both governments and enterprises are prioritizing security solutions to combat evolving threats, while also investing in cybersecurity education and training programs to enhance resilience.
- Technology Segments in Cybersecurity Spending
Cybersecurity investments are categorized into three primary technology groups: security software and hardware.
- Security software will be the largest technology group in 2025, representing more than half of the worldwide security market this year, as well as the fastest growing one, with a 14.4 % year-on-year growth rate.
The security software market growth will be driven especially by cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP), identity and access management software, and security analytics software growth.
This will reflect and focus companies that will put on integrated cyberthreats detection and response around their whole organizational perimeter.
- Growth is primarily fueled by cloud-native application protection platforms (CNAPP), identity and access management (IAM) software, and security analytics solutions.
Stefano Perini, research manager with IDC Data and Analytics, has revealed the size of the cyber security spending in 2028 and growth in 2025.
Finally, security hardware will rank third, achieving single-digit but steady growth in 2025, said the report.
“The protection from cyber threats — now enhanced by AI and GenAI — is becoming an increasingly strategic issue for organizations in all industries, especially for those managing critical infrastructures (e.g., oil & gas, telecommunications), developing critical assets (e.g., aerospace & defense, life sciences), or providing key services to clients (e.g., banking, capital markets) and citizens (e.g., federal/central government, healthcare provider),” says Stefano Perini, research manager with IDC Data and Analytics.
“Although national and international regulations still play an important role in guiding organizations’ security strategies — especially in regulated industries — more of them are realizing that having a proactive approach to security is crucial, not only as a short-term operational protection measure but also as a competitive advantage in the long term.”
(reference IDC: https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prEUR253264525)
