Highlights include:

• M&A: 2019 set another M&A record in the Cybersecurity space with 188 transactions accounting for $27.6 billion in aggregate disclosed value. The year witnessed 5 $1B+ plus deals, 4 of which involved public company targets. Security Consulting & MSSP categories co-led M&A activity with 31 deals each, surpassing the Identity & Access Management sector from last year.
• PE & VC: Private Equity cemented its position as a serious player in Cybersecurity with 51 completed deals accounting for over 20% of M&A deal volume. Venture Capital invested $8.9 billion across 419 deals, a $2.5 billion increase on last year’s record setting figure.
• IPOs & Public Company Analysis: The Cybersecurity IPO market remained active with 4 Cybersecurity companies going public in 2019 – Ping Identity, Crowdstrike, Tufin, & CloudFlare. Public markets exited 2019 at all-time market highs, with high-growth Cybersecurity companies leading major indices.
• Sector Focus: Detailed perspectives across all 46 Cybersecurity sectors including Application Security Testing, Web Security, Authentication, and Risk Assessment & Visibility, among others.
• Trends & Predictions: Expert analysis reflects on key events and drivers impacting the space in 2019 and what to expect in 2020, including increased demand for comprehensive risk management solutions and the security impact of digital transformation, the disappearing perimeter, and increased cloud adoption.