Stackcurve helps you make smarter decisions to secure your enterprise in the AI-era.
Independent advisory research and strategic IT sourcing for enterprise security leaders. The CURVE(TM) Reports are free - always.
Stackcurve
AI Security CURVE(TM) 2026
Coverage Architecture
Research across the three critical domains of enterprise security
The threat landscape has reorganized around three fault lines. Our CURVE(TM) Reports map every major market within each - so you know who leads, who lags, and why it matters.
Secure AI
The AI stack introduces a new attack surface - from model poisoning to agentic exploits. We map the vendors building defenses at every layer.
Secure Enterprise Edge
The network perimeter is dissolved. Zero trust and secure access service edge define the new connectivity architecture for distributed enterprises.
Cyber Resilience
Breaches are inevitable. The measure is whether you detect, contain, and recover faster than adversaries can exploit. We track who is building that capability.
Year-One Publication Slate
The CURVE(TM) Reports
Eight independent reports - free to download. Vendors plotted on the CURVE(TM); no placement, tier, or evaluation is ever for sale.
AI Security
CURVE(TM) Report
The attack surface of deployed AI - from prompt injection to model exfiltration. Which vendors are on the frontier.
SASE / SSE
CURVE(TM) Report
The convergence of network and security is complete. Who leads, who lags, and how far from the achievable best.
AI Governance
CURVE(TM) Report
Board-level accountability for AI risk. Regulatory waves inbound. This is the market that compliance is creating.
AI Infrastructure & Connectivity
CURVE(TM) Report
The silicon-to-cloud layer powering the AI enterprise - and the vendors securing it from the inside out.
CTEM / Exposure Management
CURVE(TM) Report
Continuous Threat Exposure Management is reshaping how CISOs prioritize. The ladder from vulnerability to resilience.
Data Security for AI
CURVE(TM) Report
As AI consumes enterprise data, the attack surface on the data layer explodes. The bridge between AI Security and Governance.
Research & Advisory
The CURVE(TM) methodology
Vendors plotted on two axes - Offering Strength and Enterprise Fit - with bubble size representing Uptake. The CURVE(TM) is the performance frontier: the achievable best at each point in the market. Distance below it is the gap a vendor must close.
- Free, independent CURVE(TM) Reports
- Custom advisory engagements
- Methodology-driven, never pay-for-placement
IT Sourcing
The Better Way to Buy IT
Research-backed procurement. We know who leads the market because we built the data - so when you engage us to source, you get vendor-neutral recommendations grounded in the same CURVE(TM) methodology, not sales relationships.
- Vendor-neutral procurement
- Competitive proposals, guided selection
- Implementation support included
For IT Buyers
The research is free. Always.
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License reprint rights.
If your company appears in a CURVE(TM) Report, you can license reprint rights to use the research in your own marketing - at seven tiers, from citation rights to full-report portfolio licensing.
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