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In a nutshell: Europe's efforts to lessen its dependence on American technology are reaching beyond Windows and cloud services. New figures show EU cybersecurity suppliers growing much faster than their US rivals, as buyers start questioning who actually controls the systems protecting their data. Against a series of tariffs and increasingly strained transatlantic relations, regional cybersecurity suppliers are gaining ground on US giants.

The Register reports that Context tracked a 35% increase in distributor sales of cybersecurity products from EU-headquartered vendors between Q3 2024 and Q3 2026. Overall sales grew 10%, while American suppliers managed 8%.

However, these are tracked distribution sales across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, rather than the entire EU cybersecurity market. European vendors gained almost three percentage points to reach 15% of sales by value.…