U.S. Estimated Total Cumulative Cybersecurity Spending for Selected Devices

U.S. Estimated Total Cumulative Cybersecurity Spending for Selected Devices

Proof Point

Business Insider estimates cumulative U.S. cybersecurity spending for PCs, mobile and IoT devices between 2015 and 2020 to reach $671 billion

U.S. Estimated Total Cumulative Cybersecurity Spending for Selected Devices

2015 – 2020F (US$ billion and percentage)

Proof Point Findings

  • Cybersecurity – Technologies, processes, and practices designed to prevent cyber attacks, including damage or unauthorized access to networks, computers, programs, and data
  • Cybersecurity Expenditures – Forecasted to accumulate to $671 billion between 2015 and 2020
  • Device Share – More than half (57.5%) or $386 billion expected to be invested on securing PCs, with Internet-of-things (IoT) device security estimated to reach $172 billion (25.6%) and mobile at $113 billion (16.8%)
  • Key Growth Drivers – Include increasing number and sophistication of global cyberattacks, rising consumer concern for privacy and security, and heightening regulatory requirements for increased security

Accelerator

Sector

Information Technology

Source

Date Last Updated

August 11, 2017

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