Cybersecurity Dive September 19, 2025
David Jones

The increasing use of AI will drive a demand for technology that can anticipate and neutralize threats, Gartner said in a report.

Preemptive cybersecurity solutions will account for about half of all IT security spending by the year 2030, a significant increase from its 5% share in 2024, Gartner said in a report published Thursday.

Preemptive cybersecurity will effectively replace standard detection and response technologies as the preferred defense against malicious hacking, Gartner predicted.

The technology uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to anticipate threats and then neutralize them before they can compromise their targets, according to researchers.

Gartner projected that the fast growth of the global attack surface would drive...

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