Cybersecurity

As countries continue to digitize their economies cybersecurity increasingly becomes critical to secure data flows and boost consumer confidence. Organizations are spending more on security because of regulations, shifting buyer mindset, awareness of emerging threats and the evolution to a digital business strategy.i U.S. cybersecurity companies are global leaders in great position to capitalize on the expected global increases in cybersecurity spending. Based on 2016 annual revenue figures, six of the top ten global cybersecurity companies whose core business was cybersecurity were from the United States. 22 of the top 25 cybersecurity companies in 2017 were based in the United States.ii Exporting opportunities for U.S. cybersecurity companies remain concentrated in advanced-ICT markets with large volumes of data flows and digital transactions, as well as highly digitized manufacturing and services sectors. Generally speaking, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region present the largest opportunities for U.S. companies seeking to enter international markets.

Market Opportunity Heatmap for Cybersecurity

Key Global Events Not to Miss:

Date	Name	Location
December 3-6, 2018	Black Hat Europe 2018	London, UK
March 4-8, 2019	RSA Conference 2019	San Francisco, California
March 26-29, 2019	Black Hat Asia 2019	Singapore
June 04-06, 2019	InfoSecurity Europe CS EuroChat at Infosecurity	London, UK
July 16 – 18, 2019	RSA Conference 2019 Asia Pacific & Japan	Singapore
August 3-8, 2019	Black Hat USA 2019	Las Vegas, Nevada
September 23-27, 2019	Cyber Security Trade Mission to the Nordics	Denmark, Norway, & Sweden
October 8-10, 2019	IT Security Expo and Congress (ITSA)	Nuremburg, Germany
October 2019	Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW)	Singapore
November 20-21, 2019	InfoSecurity America	New York City, New York

Key ITA Contacts:

Pompeya Lambrecht, International Trade Specialist – Northern VA, VA
Jorge Pardo, International Trade Specialist – Cybersecurity Trade Policy – Washington, DC
Tatyana Aguirre, International Trade Specialist – Irvine, CA
Tony Pu, International Trade Specialist – Philadelphia, PA

i Gartner’s Newsroom, December 2017. https://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3836563

ii CIO Applications, Top 25 Cybersecurity Companies in 2017. https://www.cioapplications.com/vendors/top-25-cyber-security-companies-2017-rid-20.html