cybersecurity in the Italy market was valued at about 1.3 billion dollars. according to statistics published in the Italian information security association annual report, in 2018 about 1,552 serious offenses were recorded, on average 4 per day, for an increase of 38 percent compared to 2017. investments made have been mainly on projects necessary to adapt to the general data protection regulation requirements, contributing to more than half of the growth trend recorded, and 75 percent of the total representation expenditures of large companies. large-company investment primarily drives that Italian market for cybersecurity as most of its managers are aware of the increasing risk of intrusion into business information systems. Italian firms are also becoming more concerned about internal threats to data confidentiality, integrity, availability, and authentication. the financial/banking and utility sector are the main end-users of ICT security in Italy, followed by the defense, national and local governments, manufacturing, transportation, and telecommunication sectors. 50 percent of small and medium-sized firms continue to be unprepared to face increasing threats. one in five firms does not have a specific investment plan for information security or allocates resources only in case of need. this is reflected in the relatively modest value of the cybersecurity solutions market. medium size companies and small companies are increasingly investing in ICT security, often choosing cloud security to take advantage of the advanced available solution. the general tendency among managers of small firms have been that of showing. the united states cyber command commands of cyberspace operations, organizes existing cyber resources and defense of U.S military networks. its an armed forces united combatant command. the international institute for strategic studies placed the united states as the worlds foremost cyber superpower, taking into account its cyber offense, defense, and intelligence capabilities. the united states department of defense uses computers and the internet to conduct warfare in cyberspace as a threat to national security.