Could your entire AI infrastructure be compromised in less time than it takes to finish a coffee break? In 2026, Zscaler’s red team testing revealed that the median time to breach an enterprise AI system is a mere 16 minutes. This staggering vulnerability exists even as the global AI in cybersecurity market reaches an estimated $38.46 billion this year. As organizations struggle to distinguish between legacy providers and AI-native startups, the ai security vendors landscape has become increasingly fragmented and difficult to categorize.




