person

Steve Martano

Partner in Artico Search's security practice and a member of the IANS Faculty, recruiting senior information security executives.

Known aliases

Martano

Relationships

No evidence-backed relationships are recorded.

Current clusters

leadership1 publisher

Revenue performance was one of several factors shaping security budget growth in 2026

The IANS and Artico Search survey of more than 500 security executives puts average budget growth at 5% for 2026 and median growth at zero, with companies that beat revenue targets by more than 5% the likeliest to win double-digit increases.

Publishers:csoonline.com

Reality

Evidence56
Adoption44
Hype gap+12
Incentives72
Confidence58

invest1 publisher

AI ranks first for net-new security dollars in a year budgets grew 5%

IANS and Artico Search surveyed more than 500 security executives and found 69% putting AI first for net-new dollars in a year when only 45% of security budgets grew at all. At least 24 of those points sit in organizations where the budget held flat or shrank.

Publishers:prnewswire.com

Reality

Evidence42
Adoption38
Hype gap+30
Incentives72
Confidence45