79% of APAC Enterprises Plan to Boost Threat Intelligence Budgets in 2026

Nearly eight in ten Asia-Pacific enterprises plan to increase their investment in threat intelligence next year, according to a press release from DataYuan. The report, based on research by Forrester, found that 79% of senior security decision-makers in the region intend to raise their threat intelligence budgets in 2026, a higher proportion than in Europe or North America.

The study attributes this rise to the growing use of AI in cyberattacks, the need for localized intelligence, and the integration of automation tools to offset cybersecurity talent shortages. Organizations across sectors such as government, finance, and retail are focusing on proactive threat detection and compliance with regional cybersecurity regulations.

Within China, the threat intelligence market reached RMB 1.61 billion in 2024, with ThreatBook leading at a 17.4% market share, followed by Tencent Security and QAX. Chinese vendors are increasingly integrating large AI models and big data technologies into their platforms to enhance intelligence capabilities across network and endpoint security.

DataYuan’s report also highlights that large language models are beginning to transform threat intelligence operations. Their natural language processing and data synthesis abilities are expected to improve analysis efficiency and broaden the applicability of threat intelligence across industries.