The Investment in cybersecurity in Europe will rise this year by 11.8%according to the forecasts of the IDC consultant, due to various factors. Among them to geopolitical tensions, the intensification of the activity of cybercriminals and a more demanding regulatory environment.
All this is leading European organizations and companies to adopt more sophisticated defensive measures to protect themselves, a trend that will lead to cybersecurity for about 97,000 million dollars until 2028.
European countries that will register faster safety in Europe in 2025 will be the Czech Republic and Hungary, with an interannual increase in cybersecurity spending of 15.4% and 14.1% respectively. Ireland will follow them, with an increase in the investment in security of 13.3%.
The cybersecurity area that will grow the most in investment in Europe this year will be the security software. It will register more than half of the expense in this section, with an year -on -year growth of 14.8%. Its impulse will be partially due to the adoption of the Native Applications Protection platforms, the identity and access management software and the safety analytical software.
By sectors, in which the investment in cybersecurity will rise are those of aerospace and defense, and banking. Each of them will invest in 2025 in security by 13.5% more than in 2024. In third place are the capital markets, which will improve their cybersecurity expense in Europe by 13.3%.
The big companies, of more than a thousand employees, will be the most investing in cybersecurity in Europe. Your investment will take about half of the total. But companies of between 10 and 499 workers, that is, the medium ones, will be the highest increase in spending in this regard, due to the highest incidence of cybercrime they are registering. But also for the increase in pressures on regulation, as well as for a greater awareness of the role of security as a business engine.
Romain Fouchereau, head of senior research of IDC Securityhe pointed out that «Cybersecurity investment in Europe reflects the change for the conversion of security into a critical business activator. It is no longer just a technical need. Geopolitical tensions, regulations, and the frequency of cyber -cyber«.
Fouchereau has also pointed out that «To implement new technologies safely, companies are creating resilient security frameworks to resist both cyber attacks and market disruptions. They also seek to protect complex TI environments, while facilitating a safe and scalable digital transformation. This promotes investment in more sophisticated security measures, in line with business objectives and long -term digital strategieso».
