Security leaders are entering a pivotal planning cycle as two major technology shifts converge: agentic AI is moving from experimentation to enterprise-scale deployment, while the transition to post-quantum cryptography continues to accelerate.
A new Forrester report, Budget Planning Guide 2027: Security And Risk Leaders Must Confront The AI Cost Explosion, provides spending benchmarks, strategic recommendations, and planning guidance to help security leaders align investments with emerging risks, evolving business priorities, and the technologies expected to shape the next several years.
Evaluating Security Investments That Reduce Risk
We believe the insights in this Forrester report reinforce a critical priority for security leaders: investing in technologies that reduce risk, improving operational efficiency and supporting business resilience.
As organizations assess the financial and operational impact of AI adoption, they must also continue addressing fundamental security challenges. Endpoints remain one of the most frequently targeted attack vectors because they serve as the primary point of interaction between users, applications, and enterprise resources.
In environments where disruptions can impact operations, patient care, public services, or critical infrastructure, organizations are increasingly evaluating endpoint strategies that:
- Reduce the endpoint attack surface
- Strengthen control over applications and endpoint functionality
- Limit opportunities for unauthorized activity
- Improve operational consistency across endpoint environments
- Support broader cyber resilience objectives
Together, these approaches can help address key endpoint security challenges while supporting broader security and risk management goals.
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