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Slnce Lhe unvelllng of Lhe Comprehenslve naLlonal CybersecurlLy lnlLlaLlve (CnCl) several years ago, cyber
securlLy has been a hoL Loplc wlLhln lederal governmenL and conLracLlng communlLles. WlLh lncreased
aLLenLlon from Lhe medla, Congress, Lhe prlvaLe secLor, and consumers, cyber securlLy wlll only reLaln or
lncrease lLs promlnence.
Many publlcaLlons - from lnvesLor presenLaLlons Lo arLlcles ln Lhe medla - have sensaLlonallzed abouL Lhe
flood of new cyber securlLy money, boLh unclasslfled and classlfled, lnLo Lhe markeL and Lhe unceaslng
growLh LhaL ls sure Lo conLlnue. Cver-opLlmlsLlc markeL growLh flgures can mlslead execuLlves and
exaggeraLed markeL slzes can resulL ln unaLLalnable sales LargeLs. Powever, Lhese mlsconcepLlons have noL
necessarlly been due Lo an over-enLhuslasLlc reporLer or markeL analysL.
ln facL, Lhe lederal governmenL sLlll sLruggles wlLh how Lo properly deflne and caLegorlze cyber securlLy
versus non-cyber securlLy acLlvlLles and spendlng. When Lhe CnCl was released ln l?08, unclasslfled lederal
cyber securlLy spendlng was $6.2 bllllon. 1hls ballooned 134 Lo $14.6 bllllon ln l?12 - wlLh over 99 of LhaL
growLh aLLrlbuLable Lo Lhe ueparLmenL of uefense (uou). 1he laLesL reporLed spendlng flgures LoLaled $10.3
bllllon across Lhe lederal governmenL ln l?13 - dld unclasslfled spendlng really drop 29? uld uou really cuL
lLs cyber securlLy budgeL by $3.0 bllllon ln Lhe course of one year?
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I13 v. I12,

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Cyber Secur|ty Spend|ng
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ulLlmaLely, Lhe cyber securlLy markeL ls noL comprlsed of a slngle commodlLy producL or servlce. no
vendor does cyber securlLy." Sure, Lhere are vendors who have lnLruslon prevenLlon sysLems and
experLlse, oLhers who have peneLraLlon LesLlng Lools and servlces, and oLhers wlLh large conLlngenLs of
cyber securlLy englneers and analysLs, for example. no one does everyLhlng.
8aLher Lhan focus on Lhe uber markeL numbers LhaL may be confuslng and poorly-deflned, lL ls cruclal Lo
(a) Lruly undersLand your porLfollo of cyber securlLy-relaLed producLs and servlces, (b) ldenLlfy and
prlorlLlze Lhe dlsLlncL, granular cyber securlLy sub-segmenLs and markeLs LhaL are acLually relevanL Lo
Lhose capablllLles, and (c) regularly conducL markeL research Lo malnLaln an up-Lo-daLe perspecLlve on
your LargeL lederal cusLomers.

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cllenLs seeklng Lo enLer or grow ln Lhe lederal governmenL securlLy markeL. !usLln 1afL, resldenL & CLC, and
eLer Wong, ulrecLor of MarkeL 8esearch, auLhored Lhese perspecLlves. 1he SoLer Croup welcomes Lhe
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