---
title: "The cybersecurity industry will be fiercely competitive in 2017 - CSO Online"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/the-cybersecurity-industry-will-be-fiercely-competitive-in-2017-cso-online/"
date: "2016-12-09T02:24:23+00:00"
section: "Industry Insights"
tags:
  - "Cyber Crime"
  - "Cyber Security Report"
  - "Data Breach"
source: "csoonline.com"
source_url: "http://www.csoonline.com/article/3148195/security/the-cybersecurity-industry-will-be-fiercely-competitive-in-2017.html"
---

# The cybersecurity industry will be fiercely competitive in 2017 - CSO Online

December 9, 2016 · Reported by csoonline.com

![](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/portadas/2016/the-cybersecurity-industry-will-be-fiercely-competitive-in-2017-cso-online.jpg)

> We recently reported on the cybereconomy fundamentals including cybercrime damage costs , job openings , the unemployment rate , and cybersecurity spending which is predicted to exceed $1 trillion over the next five years from 2017 to 2021.

[Read the full article at csoonline.com](http://www.csoonline.com/article/3148195/security/the-cybersecurity-industry-will-be-fiercely-competitive-in-2017.html)

**Tags:** [Cyber Crime](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-crime/) · [Cyber Security Report](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-security-report/) · [Data Breach](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/data-breach/)