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Cybersecurity Landscape of the United States

8,278 Cybersecurity companies in the United States, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.

Who leads Cybersecurity in the United States

Shows the top cybersecurity firms by hiring activity, funding and overall coverage, noting 8,278 tracked companies, 537 currently hiring, and 2,301 with disclosed funding rounds.

How the Cybersecurity ecosystem in the United States grew, 2016–2025

Displays the annual count of new cybersecurity companies, highlighting a peak of 594 founded in 2020 and 65 founded in 2025.

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Hub 01

San Francisco

677 Cybersecurity companies

31% of the Cybersecurity companies across these hubs

677companies

$14Bdisclosed funding

60hiring now

The Cybersecurity companies in San Francisco →

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Hub 02

New York City

532 Cybersecurity companies

24% of the Cybersecurity companies across these hubs

532companies

$13.3Bdisclosed funding

32hiring now

The Cybersecurity companies in New York City →

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Hub 03

Austin

222 Cybersecurity companies

10% of the Cybersecurity companies across these hubs

222companies

$3.1Bdisclosed funding

15hiring now

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Hub 04

San Jose

166 Cybersecurity companies

8% of the Cybersecurity companies across these hubs

166companies

$9Bdisclosed funding

22hiring now

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Hub 05

Boston

163 Cybersecurity companies

7% of the Cybersecurity companies across these hubs

163companies

$5.9Bdisclosed funding

19hiring now

The Cybersecurity companies in Boston →

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Hub 06

Los Angeles

148 Cybersecurity companies

7% of the Cybersecurity companies across these hubs

148companies

$710.4Mdisclosed funding

4hiring now

The Cybersecurity companies in Los Angeles →

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Hub 07

Palo Alto

140 Cybersecurity companies

6% of the Cybersecurity companies across these hubs

140companies

$8.3Bdisclosed funding

14hiring now

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Hub 08

Seattle

128 Cybersecurity companies

6% of the Cybersecurity companies across these hubs

128companies

$1.3Bdisclosed funding

12hiring now

The Cybersecurity companies in Seattle →

Photo Wikipedia · Seattle · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Cybersecurity market map of the United States: what these companies actually do

Breaks down product sub‑categories and revenue models, showing enterprise tech (6,354) and enterprise software (5,118) as largest segments, with subscription (7,069) the most common revenue model.

Funding, M&A and the deals moving Cybersecurity in the United States

Counts corporate events over the past two years, totaling 5,281, with key‑person announcements (1,586) and earnings releases (1,084) as the most frequent types.

Mergers and acquisitions

Deals from the last 24 months where a Cybersecurity company in the United States was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.

Acquirer	Target	Deal value	Status	Date
Cisco	galileo technologies	undisclosed	Announced	2026-07-25
Extreme Networks	Avaya’s networking business	$100M	Completed	2026-07-18
Cisco	coreoptics	$99M	Announced	2026-07-16
Zip	quadpay	undisclosed	Announced	2026-06-04
Palo Alto Networks	portkey	undisclosed	Announced	2026-05-04
Datavault AI	CyberCatch	undisclosed	Announced	2026-05-01

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Details specific corporate milestones such as IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches and contract wins for the sector.

Who is building Cybersecurity in the United States

Profiles founders and CEOs of 3,329 companies, noting 4,743 individuals; Stanford (141) and MIT (76) are the most common alma maters, and Google (64) the top prior employer.

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Chairman & CEO

Michael Dell

Dell Technologies

Ex-SecureWorks, VMware, Dell Boomi · The University of Texas at Austin 1984

Co-Founder & CEO

Ilya Sutskever

SSI

Ex-Co-Founder OpenAI, Google. University of Toronto BS 2005, PhD 2012

Founder

Gary Hendrix

Symantec

University of Texas

Co-Founder & CEO

Michael Baum

Splunk

Simone Awards, ex-Volumental, ex-Eko Devices, Wine & Spirit Education Trust, 2019

Co-Founder & CEO

Matthew Prince

CloudFlare

repeat founder

Ex-Co-Founder-Unspam Technologies · Trinity College-Hartford BA 1996, University of Chicago Law School JD 2000, Harvard Business School MBA 2009

Co-Founder

Yuming Mao

Palo Alto Networks

Ex-Juniper Networks, NetScreen Technologies. Stanford University MS 1995

Co-Founder & CEO

Assaf Rappaport

Wiz

Ex-Microsoft, Co-Founder Adallom, McKinsey · The Hebrew University of Jerusalem BSc 2005, Technion Israel Institute of Technology MSc 2012

Co-Founder, CTO

Vikram Kapoor

Lacework

Lacework, ex-Sutter Hill Ventures, ex-Bromium, University of Minnesota, 2000

Co-Founder & CEO

Yotam Segev

Cyera

Ex-Israeli Military Intelligence - Unit 8200, Talpiot Program. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem BS 2013

Managing Director India & VP of Engineering

Prasad Mandava

Akamai

MD India & VP of Engineering - Akamai Technologies

Co-Founder & CEO

Sanjay Beri

Netskope

Ex-Juniper Networks, McAfee, Ingrian Networks, Microsoft. University of Waterloo BS, Stanford University MS, UC Berkeley MBA

CEO

Sumit Dhawan

Proofpoint

Ex- VMware, Instart. University of Florida MBA 2003, Stanford University Stanford Executive Program 2015.

Who funds Cybersecurity in the United States

Summarizes funding activity since 2016, with 4,475 rounds from 3,992 investors and a typical round size of $6 million.

The biggest Cybersecurity funding rounds in the United States

Highlights the largest disclosed funding round—SSI’s $2 billion Series A—and lists ten other large recent rounds.

Company	Round	Size	When	Backers
SSI	Series Amega-round	$2B	Apr 2025	Greenoaks, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners +3 more
Lacework	Series Dmega-round	$1.3B	Nov 2021	Sutter Hill Ventures, Altimeter Capital, Tiger Global Management +10 more
Securonix	Series Cmega-round	$1B	Feb 2022	Vista Equity Partners, Volition Capital, Eight Roads Ventures +4 more
Wiz	Series Emega-round	$1B	May 2024	Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Thrive Capital +8 more
SSI	Seedmega-round	$1B	Sep 2024	NFDG, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital +2 more
Saviynt	Series Bmega-round	$700M	Dec 2025	KKR, Sixth Street, Ten Eleven Ventures +1 more
Invicti	Series Bmega-round	$625M	Oct 2021	Summit Partners, Turn/River
Transmit Security	Series Amega-round	$543M	Jun 2021	Insight Partners, General Atlantic, Cyberstarts +6 more
Cyera	Series Emega-round	$540M	Jun 2025	Georgian, Greenoaks, Lightspeed Venture Partners +7 more
Lacework	Series Dmega-round	$525M	Jan 2021	Sutter Hill Ventures, Altimeter Capital, Coatue +4 more

Venture round sizes · 2023–2025

<$1M105

$1–10M342

$10–50M270

$50–250M87

>$250M19

823 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.

Fresh cheques · last 6 months

• ExaforceSeries B$125MMay 2026
• FunSeries A$72MMay 2026
• SocketSeries C$60MMay 2026
• Frame SecuritySeries C$50MMay 2026
• XBOWSeries C$35MMay 2026
• TurnkeySeries B$12.5MMay 2026
• Spring LabsSeries C$5MMay 2026
• ProvisionIAMSeed$1.2MMay 2026

What the news says about Cybersecurity in the United States

Counts 515,314 news articles in the last year, most often covering public safety, crime reporting and legal reforms, while terms like responsible AI and cloud infrastructure appear frequently.

The pressures the press keeps returning to

Three recurring angles in United States Cybersecurity coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).

Cybersecurity jobs in the United States: who is hiring and what they ask for

Reports 25,906 job postings from 846 employers in the past year, with median advertised salary $100 k and top skills including Python, Salesforce and AWS.

What Cybersecurity research in the United States is working on

Shows 3,240 academic papers from India‑affiliated institutions, of which 2,298 identify opportunities, 441 note common problems, and 113 issue cautions.

Common problems researchers identify396 papers · 7 recurring themes

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Problems · theme 01

Network Security Policy Gaps

132 papers · 33.3% of this block

▼ -42% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject

Researchers highlight weaknesses in network access control and policy enforcement across enterprise environments.

Computer security · Network security · Network Access Control · Network security policy

“ANALYSIS OF NETWORK SECURITY THREATS AND VULNERABILITIES BY DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION OF A SECURITY NETWORK MONITORING SOLUTION”

132 of these papers raise it as a problem

Problems · theme 02

Exploit and DoS Vulnerabilities

103 papers · 26.0% of this block

▼ -42% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject

Studies expose persistent exploit techniques and denial‑of‑service weaknesses in critical infrastructure.

Computer security · Exploit · Denial-of-service attack · Vulnerability

“A Stochastic Model for Quantitative Security Analyses of Networked Systems”

103 of these papers raise it as a problem

Problems · theme 03

Scalable Traffic Visualization

47 papers · 11.9% of this block

▲ +70% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject

Works focus on visual analytics for large‑scale traffic monitoring and edge‑device data handling.

Visualization · Scalability · Traffic analysis · Edge device

“Fast monitoring of traffic subpopulations”

47 of these papers raise it as a problem

Problems · theme 04

Intrusion Detection Limitations

37 papers · 9.3% of this block

▲ +103% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject

Papers discuss challenges in anomaly detection accuracy and real‑time intrusion prevention.

Intrusion detection system · Anomaly detection · Intrusion prevention system · Network security

“A Deep Learning Approach for Network Intrusion Detection System”

37 of these papers raise it as a problem

Problems · theme 05

Firewall Configuration Issues

27 papers · 6.8% of this block

▲ +5% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject

Research points to misconfigurations and context‑aware access control problems in firewalls.

Firewall · Application firewall · Stateful firewall · Context-based access control

“Web Application Firewall: Network Security Models and Configuration”

27 of these papers raise it as a problem

Problems · theme 06

Virtual Network Security Gaps

26 papers · 6.6% of this block

▲ +23% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject

Analyses reveal threats specific to network functions virtualization and virtualized infrastructures.

Virtualization · Network security · Virtual network · Network Functions Virtualization

“A survey on security in network functions virtualization”

26 of these papers raise it as a problem

Problems · theme 07

SDN Control‑Plane Risks

24 papers · 6.1% of this block

▼ -40% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject

Studies identify vulnerabilities in software‑defined networking routing and forwarding planes.

Software-defined networking · Routing control plane · Forwarding plane · Software

“A Survey of Security in Software Defined Networks”

24 of these papers raise it as a problem

Cautions102 papers · 4 recurring themes

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Cautions · theme 01

DoS and Firewall Interactions

35 papers · 34.3% of this block

▼ -43% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject

Authors caution about unintended consequences when combining firewalls with denial‑of‑service defenses.

Denial-of-service attack · Computer security · Firewall · Network security

“Configuration of and Interaction Between Information Security Technologies: The Case of Firewalls and Intrusion Detection Systems”

35 of these papers raise it as a problem

Cautions · theme 02

Adversarial Machine‑Learning Threats

24 papers · 23.5% of this block

▲ +77% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject

Works warn that adversarial attacks can undermine deep‑learning based intrusion detection systems.

Adversarial system · Intrusion detection system · Adversarial machine learning · Wireless

“Adversarial Examples Against the Deep Learning Based Network Intrusion Detection Systems”

24 of these papers raise it as a problem

Cautions · theme 03

Secure 5G Network Slicing

22 papers · 21.6% of this block

▼ -42% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject

Researchers advise careful design of intelligent slicing and acknowledgment mechanisms for future 5G networks.

Network security · Computer security · Computer network · Population

“Towards Secure and Intelligent Network Slicing for 5G Networks”

22 of these papers raise it as a problem

Cautions · theme 04

Botnet and Protocol Risks

21 papers · 20.6% of this block

▲ +3% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject

Papers highlight vulnerabilities introduced by botnets and custom protocol deployments.

Software deployment · Vulnerability · Botnet · Protocol

“Abnormally Malicious Autonomous Systems and Their Internet Connectivity”

21 of these papers raise it as a problem

Opportunities2,120 papers · 7 recurring themes

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Opportunities · theme 01

IoT Intrusion Detection Advances

488 papers · 23.0% of this block

→ +1% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject

Opportunities focus on deep‑learning models to protect Internet‑of‑Things environments.

Intrusion detection system · Intrusion · Internet of Things · Network security

“Network Intrusion Detection System using Deep Learning”

Opportunities · theme 02

Attack‑Graph Risk Modeling

416 papers · 19.6% of this block

▼ -10% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject

Research explores Bayesian and graph‑based methods for quantifying network security risk.

Malware · Exploit · Game theory · Graph

“Measuring Network Security Using Bayesian Network-Based Attack Graphs”

Opportunities · theme 03

Policy‑Driven Security Evaluation

383 papers · 18.1% of this block

▼ -42% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject

Studies propose neural‑network frameworks for assessing compliance with security policies.

Computer security · Network security · Computer network · Network security policy

“Network Security”

Opportunities · theme 04

Scalable Cloud and Blockchain Defenses

373 papers · 17.6% of this block

→ +0% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject

Works present architectures leveraging zero‑trust, edge computing, and blockchain for large‑scale protection.

Scalability · Cloud computing · Software deployment · Blockchain

“Zero Trust Architecture Empowered Attack Detection Framework to Secure 6G Edge Computing”

Opportunities · theme 05

Anomaly Detection for IoT Traffic

195 papers · 9.2% of this block

▲ +103% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject

Research develops clustering and deep‑learning techniques to spot abnormal IoT behavior.

Anomaly detection · Intrusion detection system · Anomaly-based intrusion detection system · Anomaly

“Efficient Approach for Anomaly Detection in Internet of Things Traffic Using Deep Learning”

Opportunities · theme 06

Application‑Layer DDoS Mitigation

164 papers · 7.7% of this block

▼ -43% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject

Papers propose novel detection and defense mechanisms targeting low‑traffic, high‑volume attacks.

Denial-of-service attack · Application layer DDoS attack · Computer security · Flooding

“A detection method for a novel DDoS attack against SDN controllers by vast new low-traffic flows”

Opportunities · theme 07

Next‑Generation Firewall Designs

101 papers · 4.8% of this block

▲ +5% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject

Studies investigate diverse and distributed firewall architectures for enhanced context‑aware access control.

Firewall · Application firewall · Stateful firewall · Context-based access control

“Diverse Firewall Design”

Which of these themes are growing fastest

Who files Cybersecurity patents in the United States

Records 237,304 patent filings between 2016 and 2025 from about 8,000 organizations, with IBM, Microsoft and Intel leading in filing volume.