In this episode of Reimagining Cyber, host Rob Aragao sits down with Eric McAlpine, Founder and CEO of Momentum Cyber, to break down what’s really happening inside today’s cybersecurity market.

Drawing from insights in the latest Momentum Cyber Almanac, Eric shares a behind-the-numbers look at:

• The rise of a two-tier cybersecurity market — the “haves” and the “have-nots”
• Why we may be in the middle of a cybersecurity supercycle
• How AI-native startups are reshaping funding, innovation, and deal activity
• The surge in M&A and what it signals for the future
• What vendor consolidation means for security leaders and enterprise buyers
• Why hyperscalers and frontier AI companies could be the next major power players

With record capital flows, accelerating innovation cycles, and trillion-dollar companies eyeing security, the stakes have never been higher.

If you want to understand where the cybersecurity market is headed in 2026 — and how to navigate the transformation — this episode delivers the strategic context you need.

Contact Eric McAlpine at  Eric@momentumcyber.com.

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