According to a report by Global Industry Analysts, the worldwide cyber security market will reach $80 billion by 2017.

"The report, Cyber Security: A Global Strategic Business Report, finds that the United States and Europe account for the 'major share' of the global cybersecurity market," Infosecurity reports.

"Global Industry Analysts predicts that network security, the largest cybersecurity segment, will continue to drive market revenues," the article states. "Endpoint security, which is predicted to generate $5 billion in global revenues, is evolving from anti-virus software to software suites combining network access control, configuration control, anti-malware, patch management, and systems management."

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