Categories and Specializations

Cybersecurity breaks into a few dozen distinct problems, from application and cloud security to identity, network defense, security operations, and governance. Browsing by category is the fastest way to understand a space end to end: what the subcategories are, who the players are, and where a given tool fits. This is the map of the entire market, organized the way practitioners actually think about it.

Explore 14 categories and 138 specializations

Categories and Specializations

AI Security

Application Security

Attack Surface

Cloud Security

Cyber-Physical Security

Data Protection

Email & Messaging Security

Endpoint Security

GRC

Human Risk

IAM

Network Security

Security Operations

Threat & Vulnerability Management

Categories and Specializations

AI Security

Application Security

Attack Surface

Cloud Security

Cyber-Physical Security

Data Protection

Email & Messaging Security

Endpoint Security

GRC

Human Risk

IAM

Network Security

Security Operations

Threat & Vulnerability Management

Categories and Specializations

AI SecurityAI security tools and solutions for protecting artificial intelligence systems, machine learning models, LLMs, and AI-powered applications from cyber threats.8 specializations

AI Security

Application SecurityApplication security tools and solutions for securing web applications, mobile apps, and software throughout the development lifecycle.14 specializations

Application Security

Attack SurfaceAttack surface management tools for discovering, monitoring, and reducing external attack vectors to minimize cybersecurity risks.6 specializations

Attack Surface

Cloud SecurityCloud security tools and solutions for securing cloud infrastructure, containers, serverless applications, and multi-cloud environments.11 specializations

Cloud Security

Cyber-Physical SecurityCyber-physical security tools for protecting operational technology, industrial control systems, IoT, embedded devices, and critical infrastructure.9 specializations

Cyber-Physical Security

Data ProtectionData protection tools and solutions for data encryption, backup, classification, loss prevention, and privacy compliance.14 specializations

Data Protection

Email & Messaging SecurityEmail and messaging security solutions for protecting against phishing, business email compromise, and threats across email, collaboration, and communication channels.8 specializations

Email & Messaging Security

Endpoint SecurityEndpoint security tools for protecting desktops, laptops, mobile devices, and server workloads from malware and cyber threats.9 specializations

Endpoint Security

GRCGRC tools and platforms for managing cybersecurity governance, risk assessment, compliance monitoring, and regulatory reporting.9 specializations

GRC

Human RiskHuman risk management tools for security awareness training, phishing simulation, behavior analytics, and insider threat detection.5 specializations

Human Risk

IAMIdentity and Access Management solutions for identity governance, access control, authentication, privileged access, and machine identity.12 specializations

IAM

Network SecurityNetwork security tools and solutions for firewalls, intrusion detection, network monitoring, segmentation, and secure access.11 specializations

Network Security

Security OperationsSecurity operations tools for SIEM, detection and response, incident response, forensics, offensive testing, and SOC management.15 specializations

Security Operations

Threat & Vulnerability ManagementThreat and vulnerability management tools spanning threat intelligence, vulnerability assessment, exposure validation, advanced persistent threat detection, and media-authenticity defense.7 specializations

Threat & Vulnerability Management

Categories and Specializations

AI SecurityAI security tools and solutions for protecting artificial intelligence systems, machine learning models, LLMs, and AI-powered applications from cyber threats.8 specializations

AI Security

Application SecurityApplication security tools and solutions for securing web applications, mobile apps, and software throughout the development lifecycle.14 specializations

Application Security

Attack SurfaceAttack surface management tools for discovering, monitoring, and reducing external attack vectors to minimize cybersecurity risks.6 specializations

Attack Surface

Cloud SecurityCloud security tools and solutions for securing cloud infrastructure, containers, serverless applications, and multi-cloud environments.11 specializations

Cloud Security

Cyber-Physical SecurityCyber-physical security tools for protecting operational technology, industrial control systems, IoT, embedded devices, and critical infrastructure.9 specializations

Cyber-Physical Security

Data ProtectionData protection tools and solutions for data encryption, backup, classification, loss prevention, and privacy compliance.14 specializations

Data Protection

Email & Messaging SecurityEmail and messaging security solutions for protecting against phishing, business email compromise, and threats across email, collaboration, and communication channels.8 specializations

Email & Messaging Security

Endpoint SecurityEndpoint security tools for protecting desktops, laptops, mobile devices, and server workloads from malware and cyber threats.9 specializations

Endpoint Security

GRCGRC tools and platforms for managing cybersecurity governance, risk assessment, compliance monitoring, and regulatory reporting.9 specializations

GRC

Human RiskHuman risk management tools for security awareness training, phishing simulation, behavior analytics, and insider threat detection.5 specializations

Human Risk

IAMIdentity and Access Management solutions for identity governance, access control, authentication, privileged access, and machine identity.12 specializations

IAM

Network SecurityNetwork security tools and solutions for firewalls, intrusion detection, network monitoring, segmentation, and secure access.11 specializations

Network Security

Security OperationsSecurity operations tools for SIEM, detection and response, incident response, forensics, offensive testing, and SOC management.15 specializations

Security Operations

Threat & Vulnerability ManagementThreat and vulnerability management tools spanning threat intelligence, vulnerability assessment, exposure validation, advanced persistent threat detection, and media-authenticity defense.7 specializations

Threat & Vulnerability Management