Gartner also expects a big rise in the bundling of security services and broader IT outsourcing Global IT security spending will increase by 7 % year on year to $ 86.4bn in 2017 , according to analysts at Gartner , indicating a fertile environment for security start - ups that offer specialised B2B services . Gartner has predicted swift expansion for security services for infrastructure protection , given that data breaches and demand for app security are likely to increase . In the period to 2021 , the company sees security services and emerging application security testing tools as two areas for growth , but added that demand for hardware support services is likely to decline as virtual appliances , cloud technology and SaaS security solutions become the norm .
Global IT security spending will increase by 7 % year on year to $ 86.4bn in 2017 , according to analysts at Gartner , indicating a fertile environment for security start - ups that offer specialised B2B services . Gartner has predicted swift expansion for security services for infrastructure protection , given that data breaches and demand for app security are likely to increase . In the period to 2021 , the company sees security services and emerging application security testing tools as two areas for growth , but added that demand for hardware support services is likely to decline as virtual appliances , cloud technology and SaaS security solutions become the norm .