A new research report from the Technology Advisory Enterprise Information Services Group (ISG) reveals the threat of AI, with stricter regulations changing the French cybersecurity landscape, resulting in companies reevaluating their security strategies.
Increased security budgets require new guidance and expertise for many French companies to establish effective priorities and combat security challenges.
According to the 2025 ISG Provider Lens Cybersecurity – Services and Solutions report, French companies are adapting to a more complex and layered security environment, with many adopting AI-driven defenses. This is to meet the demands introduced by new regulations, cloud adoption, financial constraints and a shortage of skilled workers, AI security specialists argue.
“The way French companies choose security services is changing,” said Julien Escribe, partner and managing director at ISG. “As security budgets grow, businesses need guidance and insight to set appropriate priorities and tackle security issues.”
Rather than relying on a range of different tools, businesses are beginning to rely on all-in-one solutions for security, according to the report. Organizations are looking for a service provider that can supplement their security teams. Companies moving to Multicloud and Cloud topologies face integration, visibility and management challenges, the company said. Because businesses find it difficult to maintain application monitoring, they use solutions such as Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), which combines network security and connectivity with a unified service.
The report found that French organizations are seeking a unified security platform for a single view of potential threats and central surveillance of defense. Due to economic stress and the ongoing deficit of cybersecurity talent, many businesses still use technical security services (TSS) providers for support, centralized platforms, and automation.
ISG says that as EU regulations such as the NIS2 Directive and AI Act are becoming French law, French companies need to integrate governance, risk, and initiation (GRC) policies into their security strategies. More than 15,000 French companies are currently subject to additional compliance, the report says.
This paper shows that malicious actors use AI in cyber attacks. This raises fresh challenges for detection and response. In response, businesses turn to security service providers that use Genai and ML. Their clients are investing more in AI-driven detection, employee training and automated responses.
Benoît Scheuber, a leading consultant and security analyst at ISG, urged AI to look for providers that can transform the cybersecurity environment and integrate tools that will improve efficiency, saying, “clients) want providers that can integrate the best products into a unified platform.”
(Image source: “French Army Soldiers of Eiffel Tower” by Derekskey is licensed under CC under 2.0.)
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