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Threat72.6% –
attack62.9% –
Agentic53.9% ▲
cybersecurity49.2% ▼
vulnerabilities47.6% ▼
security teams46.7% ▲
AI agents44.9% ▲
Cyber44.7% –
Defense40.2% ▲
CISO38.9% –
Incident37.3% ▲
posture36.6% –
Exposure36.4% ▲
remediation35.3% –
AI-powered34.6% ▲
endpoint34.6% –
attackers33.0% ▲
attack surface31.2% –
AI Security29.7% ▲
Security Platform29.7% –
fix29.2% ▲
coverage28.8% ▲
Assessment28.8% ▼
Trust Center27.9% ▲
prevent27.6% –
Agentic AI27.0% ▲
security posture25.4% –
noise24.0% ▲
Securing23.8% ▲
threat intelligence23.6% –
runtime23.1% ▲
enforce23.1% ▲
evidence22.9% ▲
credentials22.0% ▲
protecting22.0% ▲
SIEM21.6% ▲
breach21.3% –
Security Operations20.7% –
threat detection20.7% ▼
exploit20.4% ▲
reducing20.0% ▲
remediate20.0% –
guardrails19.8% ▲
MCP19.6% ▲
investigate19.3% ▲
false positives18.2% ▲
validation18.0% ▲
LLM17.8% ▲
landscape17.3% –
breaches17.3% ▼
security leaders17.1% ▲
Incident Response17.1% –
phishing16.9% ▲
reduce risk16.9% –
Information Security16.9% ▼
Secure AI16.9% ▲
exposed16.9% ▲
security tools16.4% ▲
Risk Management16.2% ▼
blind spots16.2% ▲
security solutions16.2% ▼
Detection and Response16.0% ▼
ransomware16.0% ▼
malicious16.0% –
prompt15.7% ▲
cyber threats15.5% ▼
scanning15.5% ▲
AI-native15.3% ▲
scanners14.8% ▲
adversary14.6% ▲
Zero Trust14.2% –
validated13.9% ▲
EDR13.9% –
machine speed13.7% ▲
privilege13.7% ▼
Application Security13.5% –
Shadow AI13.5% ▲
exploitable13.5% ▲
Vulnerability Management13.5% ▼
CVE13.5% ▲
AI-generated13.0% ▲
Threat Hunting12.8% –
AI era12.6% ▲
disruption12.6% ▲
security stack12.4% ▲
cyber risk12.1% ▼
Claude12.1% ▲
Detection Response11.9% –
AI tools11.7% ▲
feeds11.7% ▲
injection11.7% ▲
Exposure Management11.5% ▲
AI Governance11.5% ▲
defenders11.0% ▲
cyber resilience11.0% ▲
threat actors10.8% ▲
MCP servers10.8% ▲
cutting10.6% –
attack paths10.6% ▲
Copilot9.9% –
reasoning9.4% ▲
Red Teaming9.4% ▲
AI adoption9.0% ▲
AI systems9.0% ▲
offensive8.5% ▲
AI risk8.1% ▲
game changer7.9% ▲
GenAI7.9% ▼
Mythos7.6% ▲
bypass7.6% ▲
Agentic Security7.4% ▲
AI Threat7.4% ▲
deterministic7.4% ▲
blast radius7.2% ▲
AI SOC7.0% ▲
pentesting7.0% ▲
prompt injection6.7% ▲
offensive security6.7% ▲
Cyber Defense6.5% –
leaks6.5% ▼
Software Supply Chain6.5% ▼
exploitability6.5% ▲
Agent Security6.3% ▲
Supply Chain Security6.3% ▲
Runtime Protection6.1% ▲
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TERM% SPONSORS 2026PROFILES 24→25→262021 VENDORSMAINSTREAM B2BEXAMPLES
Threat72.6%32.3 → 40.9 → 32%74%2%Qualys, ReliaQuest, Safe Security, SentinelOne
attack62.9%18.4 → 23 → 24.6%67%0%ReliaQuest, Safe Security, SentinelOne, ThreatLocker
Agentic53.9%0 → 5 → 19.1%0%38%Qualys, ReliaQuest, SentinelOne, 7AI
cybersecurity49.2%23.2 → 22.6 → 15.9%70%4%Qualys, ReliaQuest, Safe Security, SentinelOne
vulnerabilities47.6%16.1 → 13.5 → 10.7%51%2%ReliaQuest, Safe Security, SentinelOne, Cymulate
security teams46.7%11.3 → 14.8 → 16.4%28%0%Qualys, ReliaQuest, Safe Security, 7AI
AI agents44.9%0 → 4.1 → 19.4%0%45%ReliaQuest, Safe Security, ServiceNow, 7AI
Cyber44.7%20.3 → 15.7 → 15.6%44%2%Qualys, ReliaQuest, Safe Security, SentinelOne
Defense40.2%6.1 → 11 → 11.4%40%0%ReliaQuest, Safe Security, SentinelOne, ThreatLocker
CISO38.9%1.6 → 1.9 → 0.2%37%0%Safe Security, 7AI, Cymulate, Exaforce
Incident37.3%4.2 → 3.1 → 6.7%35%2%ReliaQuest, SentinelOne, ThreatLocker, 7AI
posture36.6%6.1 → 8.5 → 5.7%42%2%Safe Security, ThreatLocker, 7AI, Cymulate
Exposure36.4%5.5 → 8.2 → 13.6%14%2%Qualys, ReliaQuest, Safe Security, Cymulate
remediation35.3%8.1 → 8.2 → 10.4%30%2%Qualys, SentinelOne, 7AI, Cymulate
AI-powered34.6%5.8 → 13.8 → 10.7%0%40%Qualys, ReliaQuest, Safe Security, SentinelOne
endpoint34.6%7.1 → 7.9 → 9.7%40%4%SentinelOne, ThreatLocker, Cymulate, Exaforce
attackers33.0%1.9 → 5 → 7.9%21%0%Qualys, ReliaQuest, SentinelOne, ThreatLocker
attack surface31.2%7.4 → 8.5 → 8.9%14%0%ReliaQuest, Safe Security, SentinelOne, Cymulate
AI Security29.7%1.3 → 2.8 → 4.7%0%0%Qualys, ReliaQuest, Safe Security, SentinelOne
Security Platform29.7%8.4 → 11 → 9.7%16%0%Qualys, SentinelOne, 7AI, Cymulate
fix29.2%2.9 → 3.1 → 6%16%4%Qualys, 7AI, MIND, Oak
coverage28.8%2.3 → 2.8 → 4.7%35%4%ReliaQuest, 7AI, Cymulate, Exaforce
Assessment28.8%4.2 → 2.2 → 1.7%35%4%Safe Security, SentinelOne, Cymulate, KnowBe4
Trust Center27.9%0 → 0 → 0%2%26%MIND, TrendAI, Vectra AI, Amazon Web Services
prevent27.6%5.8 → 5.7 → 4.5%23%2%KnowBe4, MIND, Primary, TrendAI
Agentic AI27.0%0 → 3.1 → 6.5%0%17%Qualys, ReliaQuest, Cymulate, Exaforce
security posture25.4%4.2 → 6.9 → 3.5%33%2%Safe Security, 7AI, Cymulate, Exaforce
noise24.0%1.9 → 1.6 → 4.2%14%2%SentinelOne, 7AI, Exaforce, Prophet Security
Securing23.8%1.9 → 4.1 → 4.7%35%2%ReliaQuest, SentinelOne, KnowBe4, TrendAI
threat intelligence23.6%5.8 → 5 → 7.2%40%0%ReliaQuest, Safe Security, SentinelOne, Cymulate
runtime23.1%2.9 → 5 → 8.2%2%4%Exaforce, Primary, Fortinet, Varonis
enforce23.1%1 → 2.2 → 4.5%9%2%Primary, Blink Ops, Reco, Varonis
evidence22.9%1.3 → 2.2 → 6.2%5%2%Qualys, ThreatLocker, Exaforce, Oak
credentials22.0%0.6 → 2.5 → 3.5%14%2%SentinelOne, ThreatLocker, Exaforce, Primary
protecting22.0%2.9 → 5.3 → 5.5%28%0%MIND, Tenable, Microsoft, Pentera
SIEM21.6%3.2 → 3.1 → 6%23%0%ReliaQuest, SentinelOne, 7AI, Cymulate
breach21.3%2.6 → 2.5 → 2.2%26%0%Safe Security, SentinelOne, ThreatLocker, Exaforce
Security Operations20.7%5.5 → 6.6 → 6%26%0%ReliaQuest, SentinelOne, 7AI, Cymulate
threat detection20.7%4.5 → 4.4 → 2.7%28%0%ReliaQuest, SentinelOne, ThreatLocker, Cymulate
exploit20.4%0.6 → 3.5 → 4%12%0%Qualys, SentinelOne, ThreatLocker, Cymulate
reducing20.0%2.3 → 6 → 4.7%12%0%Safe Security, Exaforce, TrendAI, Vectra AI
remediate20.0%3.2 → 5.3 → 2.5%9%0%Exaforce, MIND, Oak, Tenable
guardrails19.8%0.3 → 0.6 → 5.2%0%4%ReliaQuest, TrendAI, Blink Ops, Wiz
MCP19.6%0 → 0 → 3.5%0%26%Elastic, Vega Security, Wiz, Cloudflare
investigate19.3%1.6 → 2.2 → 3.5%19%2%ReliaQuest, Safe Security, 7AI, Exaforce
false positives18.2%1.6 → 2.5 → 3.5%9%0%7AI, Exaforce, MIND, ManageEngine
validation18.0%1.6 → 1.9 → 3.7%9%2%Qualys, ReliaQuest, Cymulate, Pentera
LLM17.8%1 → 2.8 → 2.5%0%9%Exaforce, Tenable, TrendAI, Dropzone AI
landscape17.3%1.9 → 3.5 → 2%16%2%Safe Security, SentinelOne, ThreatLocker, 7AI
breaches17.3%4.2 → 3.5 → 1.2%23%0%ThreatLocker, Exaforce, KnowBe4, Tenable
security leaders17.1%1 → 1.6 → 1.5%9%0%7AI, Cymulate, MIND, TrendAI
Incident Response17.1%2.3 → 2.2 → 2.7%23%0%7AI, Exaforce, KnowBe4, TrendAI
phishing16.9%1.9 → 4.1 → 4.2%19%0%ReliaQuest, ThreatLocker, Exaforce, KnowBe4
reduce risk16.9%3.5 → 1.6 → 4.5%21%2%SentinelOne, KnowBe4, Prophet Security, Sophos Inc.
Information Security16.9%0.6 → 0.6 → 0.5%37%0%Cymulate, MIND, TrendAI, Vectra AI
Secure AI16.9%0.3 → 1.9 → 3.2%0%0%Tenable, TrendAI, Fortinet, Google Cloud
exposed16.9%1 → 1.3 → 3%9%0%Vectra AI, Pentera, Wiz, ZeroFox
security tools16.4%0.6 → 1.6 → 2%14%0%ThreatLocker, Cymulate, Prophet Security, Tenable
Risk Management16.2%3.5 → 3.5 → 2%19%0%Safe Security, ThreatLocker, Cymulate, Exaforce
blind spots16.2%0 → 1.6 → 1%5%0%ThreatLocker, Exaforce, KnowBe4, MIND
security solutions16.2%7.1 → 6.3 → 2.5%19%0%Cymulate, Tenable, TrendAI, Blink Ops
Detection and Response16.0%5.5 → 6.9 → 3.7%21%0%SentinelOne, ThreatLocker, Exaforce, MIND
ransomware16.0%4.5 → 3.1 → 2.7%37%0%SentinelOne, ThreatLocker, Cymulate, KnowBe4
malicious16.0%2.3 → 2.8 → 2.2%16%0%ThreatLocker, Prophet Security, Varonis, Wiz
prompt15.7%0.3 → 2.2 → 2.2%0%13%SentinelOne, KnowBe4, Primary, Blink Ops
cyber threats15.5%7.1 → 3.5 → 3%9%0%Qualys, Cymulate, Sophos Inc., Elastic
scanning15.5%1.3 → 0.6 → 2.2%7%0%Tenable, Pentera, Wiz, Claroty
AI-native15.3%0.3 → 2.2 → 5.7%0%15%SentinelOne, Exaforce, MIND, Oak
scanners14.8%1 → 0.9 → 3.2%12%0%Tenable, Wiz, A Security, Nullify
adversary14.6%2.3 → 3.1 → 4.2%19%0%Prophet Security, Google Cloud, Pentera, ZeroFox
Zero Trust14.2%5.5 → 4.7 → 4.7%26%0%Safe Security, ThreatLocker, Primary, Tenable
validated13.9%1.3 → 0.9 → 3.5%0%2%ThreatLocker, Cymulate, Prophet Security, Fortinet
EDR13.9%1.6 → 1.9 → 1.7%9%0%ThreatLocker, Cymulate, Vectra AI, Blink Ops
machine speed13.7%0 → 0.3 → 4.5%2%0%Safe Security, SentinelOne, 7AI, Primary
privilege13.7%2.6 → 1.9 → 1.7%7%0%ThreatLocker, Exaforce, Pentera, Reco
Application Security13.5%4.2 → 4.4 → 3.7%21%0%Qualys, Fortinet, Optiv, Rapid7
Shadow AI13.5%0 → 0.6 → 1.2%0%0%ThreatLocker, KnowBe4, Primary, Tenable
exploitable13.5%1.6 → 1.6 → 2.7%0%0%Cymulate, Pentera, Wiz, A Security
Vulnerability Management13.5%3.5 → 2.2 → 1.5%14%0%Cymulate, Tenable, Blink Ops, Pentera
CVE13.5%0.6 → 0.9 → 1.2%0%0%Cymulate, Dropzone AI, Fortinet, Pentera
AI-generated13.0%0.3 → 1.6 → 2.7%0%17%MIND, Blink Ops, Google Cloud, Clover Security
Threat Hunting12.8%1.3 → 1.9 → 1.7%23%0%SentinelOne, Exaforce, Prophet Security, Blink Ops
AI era12.6%0.3 → 2.5 → 3.5%0%13%Cisco, SentinelOne, Exaforce, MIND
disruption12.6%0.6 → 1.3 → 1.7%9%0%Tenable, Pentera, Zero Networks, ZeroFox
security stack12.4%0.6 → 1.6 → 1.7%9%0%Cymulate, Exaforce, Oak, Prophet Security
cyber risk12.1%3.9 → 3.5 → 2.7%7%0%Qualys, Safe Security, Cymulate, Tenable
Claude12.1%0 → 0 → 1.7%0%17%Exaforce, Tenable, Pentera, Reco
Detection Response11.9%0 → 0.3 → 0.5%12%0%7AI, MIND, Vectra AI, Fortinet
AI tools11.7%0 → 0 → 1.5%0%25%ReliaQuest, SentinelOne, Tenable, Elastic
feeds11.7%0 → 0.6 → 0.7%0%4%Exaforce, Vectra AI, Vega Security, Zero Networks
injection11.7%0 → 1.3 → 1.7%0%0%KnowBe4, Fortinet, Google Cloud, Cranium
Exposure Management11.5%2.3 → 3.8 → 6%0%0%Qualys, ReliaQuest, Safe Security, Cymulate
AI Governance11.5%0 → 0 → 2.2%0%2%Primary, Reco, Varonis, Cranium
defenders11.0%0.3 → 1.3 → 2.5%19%0%ReliaQuest, SentinelOne, 7AI, Dropzone AI
cyber resilience11.0%2.3 → 3.1 → 3.5%7%0%Cymulate, Vectra AI, Fortinet, Pentera
threat actors10.8%1 → 1.3 → 2.7%5%0%ReliaQuest, Vectra AI, Pentera, CISA
MCP servers10.8%0 → 0 → 1.2%0%13%Wiz, Semgrep, Black Kite, Checkmarx
cutting10.6%1.6 → 2.8 → 2.2%0%13%7AI, TrendAI, Dispel, Dropzone AI
attack paths10.6%1 → 1.9 → 2.5%5%0%Exaforce, Tenable, Pentera, Wiz
Copilot9.9%1 → 1.6 → 1.2%0%9%Microsoft, Reco, Varonis, Cranium
reasoning9.4%0.3 → 0.6 → 2.5%0%0%7AI, Exaforce, Blink Ops, Dropzone AI
Red Teaming9.4%1 → 1.9 → 1.5%0%0%Google Cloud, Pentera, Cranium, Kindo
AI adoption9.0%0 → 0.3 → 1.7%0%2%Fortinet, Varonis, Cloudflare, Cyera
AI systems9.0%0 → 0.9 → 1.7%0%0%Google Cloud, Mimecast, Onyx Security, Zscaler
offensive8.5%1.3 → 1.9 → 3.2%0%0%Cymulate, XBOW, A Security, Kindo
AI risk8.1%0.3 → 1.3 → 1.2%0%0%Fortra, MIND, Wiz, Cyera
game changer7.9%0 → 0 → 0%0%2%ThreatLocker, Prophet Security, Zero Networks, Corelight
GenAI7.9%2.3 → 1.9 → 0.7%0%0%MIND, Primary, Fortinet, Reco
Mythos7.6%0 → 0 → 0.7%0%0%Safe Security, Tenable, Reco, Vega Security
bypass7.6%0.3 → 0.3 → 0.5%0%0%TrendAI, Vectra AI, Zero Networks, Nullify
Agentic Security7.4%0 → 0.9 → 2.5%0%0%7AI, Blink Ops, Microsoft, Kindo
AI Threat7.4%0 → 0.9 → 0.5%0%0%Exaforce, Prophet Security, Vectra AI, Dropzone AI
deterministic7.4%1 → 0.3 → 2.2%0%2%Exaforce, Blink Ops, Google Cloud, XBOW
blast radius7.2%0 → 0.3 → 0.5%0%0%Varonis, Zero Networks, Cranium, Cyera
AI SOC7.0%0.3 → 1.6 → 2.2%0%0%7AI, Exaforce, Prophet Security, Blink Ops
pentesting7.0%1 → 1.3 → 2.2%0%0%Pentera, XBOW, A Security, Picus Security
prompt injection6.7%0 → 0.9 → 1.7%0%0%KnowBe4, Google Cloud, Cranium, Onyx Security
offensive security6.7%0.6 → 1.6 → 2.5%0%0%XBOW, A Security, Snyk, Novee
Cyber Defense6.5%1 → 0.3 → 1.2%0%0%SentinelOne, Cymulate, Tenable, Google Cloud
leaks6.5%1.6 → 0.6 → 0.7%0%0%MIND, Varonis, Cranium, Black Duck Software
Software Supply Chain6.5%3.2 → 2.5 → 1.5%0%0%Google Cloud, CISA, OPSWAT, Semgrep
exploitability6.5%0 → 0.3 → 1%0%0%Pentera, A Security, Nullify, Picus Security
Agent Security6.3%0 → 0.3 → 1%0%0%KnowBe4, Google Cloud, Reco, Air Security
Supply Chain Security6.3%1.3 → 1.3 → 0.7%0%0%Google Cloud, CISA, OPSWAT, Snyk
Runtime Protection6.1%0.3 → 0.6 → 1%0%0%Wiz, Cyera, Semperis, Zscaler