Gartner forecasts the market for securing AI will reach almost $4.8 billion in 2027. That is a 68.7 percent jump from 2026. By 2028 the figure is expected to hit nearly $7.7 billion. The growth comes from the need to protect AI systems against new threats, supply-chain risks, and open-source vulnerabilities. Analysts warn that without better controls many enterprise AI projects will fail. Over half of successful attacks on AI agents by 2029 are expected to use access-control weaknesses and prompt injections. Traditional security tools treat AI like ordinary software and fall short. The market splits into four main areas: AI application security, AI usage control, AI governance platforms, and AI gateways. Application security stays the largest category at about $851 million in 2027. Usage control grows the fastest at 73 percent, followed by AI gateways at 70.9 percent.
Gartner forecasts the market for securing AI will reach almost $4.8 billion in 2027. That is a 68.7 percent jump from 2026. By 2028 the figure is expected to hit nearly $7.7 billion. The growth comes from the need to protect AI systems against new threats, supply-chain risks, and open-source vulnerabilities. Analysts warn that without better controls many enterprise AI projects will fail. Over half of successful attacks on AI agents by 2029 are expected to use access-control weaknesses and prompt injections. Traditional security tools treat AI like ordinary software and fall short. The market splits into four main areas: AI application security, AI usage control, AI governance platforms, and AI gateways. Application security stays the largest category at about $851 million in 2027. Usage control grows the fastest at 73 percent, followed by AI gateways at 70.9 percent.