Emerging Tech Disruptors: Top 5 Early Disruptive Trends in Cybersecurity for 2025
This report from the Gartner® Emerging Tech Disruptors research series reveals five key technologies set to disrupt the cybersecurity market. Learn how these innovations are reshaping security strategies and actionable steps product leaders can take to seize early opportunities.
“By 2030, preemptive cybersecurity (PCS) solutions will account for 50% of IT security spending, up from less than 5% in 2024, and replace traditional “stand-alone” detection and response solutions as the preferred approach to defend against cyberthreats.”
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Key takeaways from the report:
Proactive Prevention: Gartner predicts that IT security spending for integrated, preemptive cybersecurity solutions will grow from 5% to 50% by 2030. According to Gartner, solutions incorporating automated exposure management and predictive threat intelligence are well positioned for the future.
AI-Driven Capabilities: Cybersecurity tools will continue to integrate AI. According to Gartner, 75% of security solutions will move to domain-specific language models by 2028. These models will be proficient at domain-specific tasks, demonstrating accuracy, relevance, and knowledge specialized to an organization.
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Gartner, Emerging Tech Disruptors: Top 5 Early Disruptive Trends in Cybersecurity 2025. By Matt Milone, Luis Castillo, Isy Bangurah, Alfredo Ramirez IV, 5 February 2025
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