Cybersecurity buying researchSource publication dates are shown where established; undated product and job pages are observations at the cutoff. Vendor descriptions establish advertised scope, not independent performance.
- Gartner: Forecast Analysis — Information Security, Worldwide, 2026 (5 February 2026; public abstract)
- Gartner: Market for Securing AI Will Reach Almost $5 Billion in 2027 (26 August 2026)
- BLS: Information Security Analysts, Occupational Outlook Handbook (updated 27 August 2026)
- CyberSN: Cybersecurity Jobs Report 2026, January–September postings (data pulled 7 October 2026)
- Verizon: 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report — Executive Summary
- FBI: 2025 IC3 Annual Report (released April 2026)
- Microsoft Defender for Business — US plans and pricing (observed 20 October 2026)
- Truvantis: vCISO Services
- NetSPI: Proactive Security and Penetration Testing
- Kroll: Cyber and Data Resilience
- Huntress: Security Operations Analyst — West Coast Shift (US job posting)
- DoorDash: Manager, Third-Party Risk Management (US job posting)
- Google: Google Completes Acquisition of Wiz (11 March 2026)
- Alphabet SEC filing: Acquisitions and Divestitures, quarter ended 31 March 2026
- Palo Alto Networks Completes Acquisition of CyberArk (11 February 2026)
- Accenture: Majority Stake in Dragos and Acquisitions of runZero and NetRise (18 June 2026, updated with closing dates)
- Dragos and Accenture: A New Chapter for OT Security (18 June 2026)
- Dragos Acquires NetRise and runZero (21 September 2026)
- NetSPI & Synack Have Merged — transaction and customer FAQ (October 2026)
- SEC exhibit: Sophos Completes Secureworks Acquisition (3 February 2025)
- Google: Agreement to Acquire Wiz (18 March 2025)
Sources cited on this page
- Gartner: Forecast Analysis — Information Security, Worldwide, 2026 (5 February 2026; public abstract) ↗gartner.com
- Gartner: Market for Securing AI Will Reach Almost $5 Billion in 2027 (26 August 2026) ↗gartner.com
- BLS: Information Security Analysts, Occupational Outlook Handbook (updated 27 August 2026) ↗bls.gov
- CyberSN: Cybersecurity Jobs Report 2026, January–September postings (data pulled 7 October 2026) ↗cybersn.com
- Verizon: 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report — Executive Summary ↗verizon.com
- FBI: 2025 IC3 Annual Report (released April 2026) ↗ic3.gov
- Microsoft Defender for Business — US plans and pricing (observed 20 October 2026) ↗microsoft.com
- Truvantis: vCISO Services ↗truvantis.com
- NetSPI: Proactive Security and Penetration Testing ↗netspi.com
- Kroll: Cyber and Data Resilience ↗kroll.com
- Huntress: Security Operations Analyst — West Coast Shift (US job posting) ↗job-boards.greenhouse.io
- DoorDash: Manager, Third-Party Risk Management (US job posting) ↗job-boards.greenhouse.io
- Google: Google Completes Acquisition of Wiz (11 March 2026) ↗cloud.google.com
- Alphabet SEC filing: Acquisitions and Divestitures, quarter ended 31 March 2026 ↗sec.gov
- Palo Alto Networks Completes Acquisition of CyberArk (11 February 2026) ↗paloaltonetworks.com
- Accenture: Majority Stake in Dragos and Acquisitions of runZero and NetRise (18 June 2026, updated with closing dates) ↗newsroom.accenture.com
- Dragos and Accenture: A New Chapter for OT Security (18 June 2026) ↗dragos.com
- Dragos Acquires NetRise and runZero (21 September 2026) ↗dragos.com
- NetSPI & Synack Have Merged — transaction and customer FAQ (October 2026) ↗netspi.com
- SEC exhibit: Sophos Completes Secureworks Acquisition (3 February 2025) ↗sec.gov
- Google: Agreement to Acquire Wiz (18 March 2025) ↗blog.google