Cybersecurity Budgets Reach All-Time Highs

In the wake of several devastating supply-chain hacks that crippled major infrastructure networks, corporate boards have finally stopped viewing cybersecurity as an IT expense and started viewing it as an existential business risk.

The Blank Check Era

Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are currently operating in a rare "blank check" environment. If a tool or a hire can demonstrably reduce the risk of a headline-making breach, it gets funded.

• Massive investments in Zero Trust architecture rollouts.

• Aggressive hiring for internal penetration testing and red-team units.

This flood of capital ensures that cybersecurity will remain the most stable and lucrative sub-sector of the technology industry for the foreseeable future.