Cybersecurity in the age of AI and data proliferation
With vast amounts of personal and corporate data being collected, stored, and shared across digital platforms, the risk of cyberattacks is increasing. Malicious actors are exploiting sophisticated AI-driven tools to target sensitive information, putting individuals, enterprises, and governments at risk. Global cybercrime is expected to cost $10.5 trillion annually by 2025, a sharp increase from $3 trillion in 2015, according to the World Economic Forum.
AI: Both a threat and a shield
The dual role of AI in cybersecurity is critical. On one hand, attackers use AI for advanced phishing, malware and ransomware campaigns. On the other, defenders leverage AI to detect threats faster, automate responses and secure complex digital infrastructures. As economies become more digital, the scale of risk grows, making robust cybersecurity solutions essential.
About the Euronext Cybersecurity Leaders Index
The Euronext Cybersecurity Leaders Index tracks companies from world developed markets at the forefront of securing digital economies. These firms specialise in next-generation firewalls, zero-trust architectures, cloud-native protection and threat intelligence, building the backbone of global digital resilience.
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Why cybersecurity is a key investment theme
Cybersecurity is set to become a key investment theme over the coming decade. The surge in ransomware, supply chain attacks and critical infrastructure breaches highlights vulnerabilities across energy, healthcare, defence and financial systems. As enterprises adopt generative AI and embed machine learning into business processes, sensitive data is increasingly exposed to new attack vectors. At the same time, AI-driven security tools enable real-time anomaly detection, autonomous incident response and predictive analytics helping to prevent attacks before they occur.
The tension between malicious use of AI by attackers and protective deployment by defenders will shape the ethical and sustainable future of cybersecurity.
What makes the Euronext Cybersecurity Leaders Index relevant
- Pure-play exposure: This index focuses on companies with revenues from core cybersecurity activities, leveraging Factset RBICS data ensuring direct exposure to the sector’s structural growth drivers.
- Liquidity screened: Only firms with a three-month average daily traded value above €10 million are included, minimising liquidity risk.
- AI-linked growth: This index captures the rising demand for AI-enhanced security solutions as enterprises and governments deploy next-generation defences.
- Strategic necessity: Positioned at the intersection of digitalisation, cloud adoption and national security, cybersecurity is a non-discretionary investment theme with long-term global relevance.
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