The artificial intelligence (AI) security market is expected to post an annual growth rate of more than 60% over the next two years.
Market research firm Gartner predicted that next year the AI security market will reach about $4.783 billion (about 6.6 trillion won), up roughly 69% from this year. By 2028, it expected the market to grow to about $7.7 billion (about 10.6 trillion won).
Shailendra Upadhyay, a senior analyst at Gartner, said, "As protecting AI systems, responding to new vulnerabilities, and strengthening defenses against sophisticated cyber threats emerge as urgent tasks for corporations, the AI security market is growing rapidly."
Gartner projected that by 2029, attacks exploiting access control vulnerabilities and prompt injection (entering manipulated instructions to distort a model's algorithm) will account for more than half of successful cyberattacks targeting AI agents. It said that, to counter these AI-specific threats, the need for corporations to identify, assess, and protect AI models is growing, driving the adoption of more advanced AI security solutions.
Gartner argued that to build a robust defense posture, corporations should use existing security systems alongside specialized AI security tools.
The AI security market is broadly divided into four main areas: AI application security, AI usage control, AI governance platforms, and AI gateways. These include a variety of software and platforms that help corporations use AI safely and responsibly and comply with related regulations.
On an expenditure basis next year, AI application security is forecast to account for $851 million (about 1.2 trillion won), AI usage control $749 million (about 1.032 trillion won), AI governance platforms $462 million, and AI gateways $429 million.
Analyst Upadhyay said, "As the AI security market grows, large cybersecurity corporations will actively pursue mergers and acquisitions of startups to expand their product portfolios," adding, "Competition among vendors seeking to secure market share will become even more intense."