Security has stopped being a line item that gets defended and become one that gets protected. AI agents are moving into production, sovereignty rules are hardening into procurement gates, and boards are asking for evidence rather than assurance.

For technology vendors, the addressable conversation has never been bigger:

  • Security spending keeps compounding — worldwide security spending reaches $361.9 billion in 2027, up 12.4% year on year, and stays on a 12.5% five-year path to $512.9 billion by 2030.1
  • Securing AI is the fastest-growing line in the budget — AI security spending reaches $58.3 billion in 2027 (up 39% in a single year) and $105.6 billion by 2029, a 37.8% compound rate that outpaces every other security segment.2
  • Budget is safe, but the problem isn’t solved — security, risk, and compliance is the number one area organizations name as most immune to budget cuts,3 yet 37% say their current cyber-resilience investment still can’t prevent or mitigate loss.4

Growth that broad doesn’t reward the loudest vendor. It rewards the one enterprise buyers already trust when the shortlist gets written.
 
That’s where the IDC IT Security Series comes in. Partnering with us gives you an analyst-led platform to:
  • Shortlist your priority markets amongst 17 summits worldwide | 15 countries | 1,880+ senior attendees
  • Connect directly with the CISOs, heads of cyber, and SOC leaders writing 2027 security budgets
  • Showcase your expertise against the eight priorities already on every enterprise security agenda — from audit-ready AI to post-quantum readiness
  • Build trust where shortlists actually form: invitation-only rooms, analyst-set agendas, and IDC-facilitated 1:1 meetings

Sources:
  1. IDC, Worldwide Security Spending Guide, 2026.
  2. IDC, Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Security Spending Forecast, 2025–2029, 2026.
  3. IDC, AI, Data Resiliency, and Business Outcomes Drive Digital Infrastructure Spending in 2026, 2026, drawing on IDC’s Future Enterprise Resiliency and Spending Survey, Wave 10.
  4. IDC, What Is Driving Cyber-Resilience Spending?, 2026, drawing on IDC’s Future Enterprise Resiliency and Spending Survey, Waves 8 and 9.

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