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Colombia Cybersecurity - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts (2026 - 2031)

Publisher Mordor Intelligence Inc
Published Feb 09, 2026
Length 100 Pages
SKU # MOI20851734

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Colombia Cybersecurity Market Analysis

Colombia cybersecurity market size in 2026 is estimated at USD 1.24 billion, growing from 2025 value of USD 1.12 billion with 2031 projections showing USD 2.07 billion, growing at 10.73% CAGR over 2026-2031. Rising digitization in banking, healthcare, and public services, 5G roll-outs, and near-shoring demand for ISO 27001 and SOC 2 compliant facilities amplify spending across threat detection, identity management, and managed security offerings. Accelerating fintech adoption, stricter breach-notification decrees, and mounting ransomware incidents continue to reshape corporate risk perceptions, driving wider uptake of zero-trust frameworks. Cloud migrations outpace on-premises legacy expansion as enterprises seek scalable defences, while small and medium enterprises (SMEs) adopt outsourced security to offset talent shortages. Competitive rivalry intensifies as global vendors enter alongside home-grown providers, prompting consolidation and innovation in AI-native extended detection and response (xMDR/EDR) platforms.

Colombia Cybersecurity Market Trends and Insights

Accelerating Fintech Adoption and Real-Time Payments Ecosystem

Colombia processes more than USD 25 billion in cryptocurrency transactions annually, placing it among the five most active nations globally . Decree 1297 of 2022 mandates open-finance APIs, compelling banks to invest in real-time fraud analytics that secure millions of micro-payments each day. Bancolombia’s integrations with Nequi and Daviplata depend on machine-learning models that maintain sub-second response times while blocking anomalous behavior. New cross-border stablecoin corridors have tightened KYC and AML requirements overseen by the financial regulator, shifting audit cycles to continuous monitoring. The ecosystem’s scale and speed raise cyber-risk exposure, intensifying demand across the Colombia cybersecurity market.

5G Roll-Out in Bogotá and Medellín Intensifying Network-Layer Threats

Claro deployed 1,200 5G antennas covering 14 cities by late 2024, bringing over 1 million users onto low-latency networks. Spectrum allocations spanning 700 MHz to 3.6 GHz create complex interference that attackers exploit for jamming and man-in-the-middle exploits. Rapid timelines force operators to bolt on, rather than design-in, advanced security, enlarging the addressable spend within the Colombia cybersecurity market. Government procurement guidelines now impose strict verification of software bills of materials, yet skill gaps constrain implementation.

Acute Shortage of Certified Cyber-Talent

A 30,000-person cyber-skills gap inflates wages and slows project delivery, particularly outside Bogotá. Universities now offer 800-hour security diplomas, yet annual output trails enterprise demand by a wide margin. Average salaries of COP 112 million (USD 28,000) encourage talent flight abroad, burdening employers and tempering Colombia cybersecurity market expansion.

Other drivers and restraints analyzed in the detailed report include:

  1. Near-Shoring of IT/BPO Driving ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Compliance Demand
  2. NIS-2-Style Breach-Notification Decree Boosting Cyber Budgets
  3. High Total Cost of Next-Gen Security Stacks for SMEs

For complete list of drivers and restraints, kindly check the Table Of Contents.

Segment Analysis

Solutions retained 67.74% share of the Colombia cybersecurity market in 2025 as enterprises prioritized tailored platforms aligning with local compliance rules. High-growth sub-segments include application security and cloud security, propelled by utility digitalization such as Enel Américas allocating USD 1.7 billion to grid modernization through 2027 . Identity and access management gains momentum after nationwide Cédula Digital rollout, compelling multi-factor authentication adoption.

Managed security services, expanding at 18.12% CAGR, attract firms lacking in-house talent. Providers like KPMG Colombia integrate Microsoft Sentinel for 24/7 monitoring, raising subscription-based revenues within the Colombia cybersecurity market. Professional services flourish in compliance consulting as organizations ready themselves for updated breach-notification rules. Infrastructure protection sales rise with 5G backhaul upgrades, underscoring the intertwined nature of telecom modernization and security procurement.

On-premise environments held 54.73% of Colombia cybersecurity market share in 2025, reflecting conservative data-sovereignty norms across banks and ministries. Legacy core systems necessitate bespoke hardening and perimeter devices. However, cloud and hybrid models are scaling quickly at 17.44% CAGR as remote-work policies demand anywhere-access safeguards. The Colombian National Army’s adoption of Darktrace’s SaaS platform cut investigation times from hours to nine minutes, illustrating efficiency gains that spur further cloud uptake.

National Digital Strategy (2023-2026) advocates secure cloud infrastructure, stimulating hyperscaler investment and new regional data centres. Hybrid deployments allow financial institutions to balance latency-sensitive core banking hosted on-premise with elastic fraud analytics in the cloud. Together, such patterns sustain robust momentum inside the Colombia cybersecurity market.

The Colombia Cybersecurity Market Report Segments the Industry Into by Offering (Solutions, and Services), Deployment Mode (Cloud, and On-Premise), End-User Vertical (BFSI, Healthcare, IT and Telecom, Industrial and Defense, Manufacturing, Retail and E-Commerce, Energy and Utilities, and Others), and End-User Enterprise Size (Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and Large Enterprises).

List of Companies Covered in this Report:

  1. Cisco Systems, Inc.
  2. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
  3. Fortinet, Inc.
  4. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
  5. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
  6. Trend Micro Incorporated
  7. Sophos Limited
  8. AO Kaspersky Lab
  9. CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
  10. Darktrace plc
  11. Telefónica Cyber & Cloud Tech, S.A.
  12. América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V. (Claro Colombia)
  13. Entelgy Innotec Security Colombia S.A.S.
  14. Etek International Corporation
  15. Atento S.A. (CyberSOC Colombia)
  16. Buda Security S.A.S.
  17. Mnemo Colombia S.A.S.
  18. SensePost (Orange Cyberdefense)
  19. Securicom (Pty) Ltd.
  20. Deloitte Cyber Risk Services

Additional Benefits:

  • The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
  • 3 months of analyst support
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.

Table of Contents

100 Pages
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
1.2 Scope of the Study
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
4 MARKET LANDSCAPE
4.1 Market Overview
4.2 Market Drivers
4.2.1 Accelerating fintech adoption and real-time payments ecosystem
4.2.2 5G roll-out in Bogotá and Medellín intensifying network-layer threats
4.2.3 Near-shoring of IT/BPO to Colombia driving ISO 27001 and SOC 2 compliance demand
4.2.4 NIS-2-style breach-notification decree boosting cyber budgets
4.2.5 Rapid rise of AI-native xMDR/EDR platforms improving ROI for mid-market CISOs
4.2.6 Escalating ransomware attacks on public sector catalyzing zero-trust frameworks
4.3 Market Restraints
4.3.1 Acute shortage of certified cyber-talent
4.3.2 High total cost of next-gen security stacks for SMEs
4.3.3 Rural broadband gaps limiting full-stack security deployment
4.3.4 Under-reported OT-security liability risk deterring industrial cap-ex
4.4 Evaluation of Critical Regulatory Framework
4.5 Value Chain Analysis
4.6 Technological Outlook
4.7 Porter's Five Forces
4.7.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.7.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
4.7.3 Threat of New Entrants
4.7.4 Threat of Substitutes
4.7.5 Competitive Rivalry
4.8 Key Use Cases and Case Studies
4.9 Impact on Macroeconomic Factors of the Market
4.10 Investment Analysis
5 MARKET SEGMENTATION
5.1 By Offering
5.1.1 Solutions
5.1.1.1 Application Security
5.1.1.2 Cloud Security
5.1.1.3 Data Security
5.1.1.4 Identity and Access Management
5.1.1.5 Infrastructure Protection
5.1.1.6 Integrated Risk Management
5.1.1.7 Network Security Equipment
5.1.1.8 Endpoint Security
5.1.1.9 Other Services
5.1.2 Services
5.1.2.1 Professional Services
5.1.2.2 Managed Services
5.2 By Deployment Mode
5.2.1 On-Premise
5.2.2 Cloud
5.3 By End-User Vertical
5.3.1 BFSI
5.3.2 Healthcare
5.3.3 IT and Telecom
5.3.4 Industrial and Defense
5.3.5 Manufacturing
5.3.6 Retail and E-commerce
5.3.7 Energy and Utilities
5.3.8 Others
5.4 By End-User Enterprise Size
5.4.1 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
5.4.2 Large Enterprises
6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
6.1 Market Concentration
6.2 Strategic Moves
6.3 Market Share Analysis
6.4 Company Profiles {(includes Global level Overview, Market level overview, Core Segments, Financials as available, Strategic Information, Market Rank/Share for key companies, Products and Services, and Recent Developments)}
6.4.1 Cisco Systems, Inc.
6.4.2 International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
6.4.3 Fortinet, Inc.
6.4.4 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
6.4.5 Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
6.4.6 Trend Micro Incorporated
6.4.7 Sophos Limited
6.4.8 AO Kaspersky Lab
6.4.9 CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
6.4.10 Darktrace plc
6.4.11 Telefónica Cyber & Cloud Tech, S.A.
6.4.12 América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V. (Claro Colombia)
6.4.13 Entelgy Innotec Security Colombia S.A.S.
6.4.14 Etek International Corporation
6.4.15 Atento S.A. (CyberSOC Colombia)
6.4.16 Buda Security S.A.S.
6.4.17 Mnemo Colombia S.A.S.
6.4.18 SensePost (Orange Cyberdefense)
6.4.19 Securicom (Pty) Ltd.
6.4.20 Deloitte Cyber Risk Services
7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE OUTLOOK
7.1 White-space and Unmet-Need Assessment

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