Infosecurity Europe has said it will expand and renew its Channel Zone for the 2026 show at ExCeL London, creating a dedicated hub for vendors, managed service providers (MSPs), managed security service providers (MSSPs), distributors, resellers, and integrators.
The organiser said the move follows new survey research showing 98% of organisations would be at least “somewhat exposed” to attack if their primary MSP or security partner became suddenly unavailable. It also found that just 1% of respondents viewed channel partners as unimportant to their cyber security operations, while 83% expect their use of managed security services to increase over the next 12–24 months.
Infosecurity Europe said the refreshed Channel Zone will be exclusive to resellers, integrators, MSSPs, distributors, channel suppliers, and vendors, and will include exhibitor stands, a networking bar and seating area, and a Channel Zone Keynote Theatre. The keynote programme will focus on buying trends, emerging threats, and practical guidance for channel go-to-market models in AI and cloud-led environments.
The announcement lands amid renewed scrutiny of third-party exposure. The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 identified supply chain disruption as the second-highest cyber risk concern for CISOs in both 2025 and 2026, and reported that 65% of large companies cited third-party and supply chain vulnerabilities as a major barrier to cyber resilience, up from 54% in 2025. In the UK, the Cyber Monitoring Centre estimated a 2025 cyber incident at Jaguar Land Rover created a £1.9bn financial impact and affected more than 5,000 UK organisations, illustrating how disruption at a single organisation can propagate through suppliers and downstream partners.
Cost pressures are adding urgency. UK government-commissioned research published in November 2025 estimated the average cost of a “significant cyber attack” for an individual UK business at almost £195,000, scaling to an annual UK cost of £14.7bn. The government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025 found 43% of UK businesses and 30% of charities reported a breach or attack in the previous 12 months, with a mean total cost of £1,600 for the most disruptive incident among businesses that identified any breach or attack, rising to £8,260 among those that reported an outcome.
IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025 put the global average cost of a data breach at $4.44m, and its UK analysis identified third-party vendor and supply chain compromises (18%) as the most commonly reported cause of breaches among surveyed UK organisations.
“The channel is critical to modern cybersecurity strategies, and the recent Infosecurity Europe survey findings highlight this, with a huge percentage expecting to increase their use of managed security services going forward. What’s more is the recognition of just how reliant organisations are on the channel and their security/MSP providers to keep the lights on and ensure their businesses remain secure. Our channel community needs dedicated environments, where vendors, MSPs, MSSPs and resellers can engage commercially, share insight and align around the technologies and services that organisations increasingly depend on. It’s a welcome addition to see Infosecurity Europe create such space with The Channel Zone,” said Rob Tomlin, VP, Northern Europe, Exclusive Networks.
Brad Maule-ffinch, Event Director at Infosecurity Europe, added, “The channel is no longer simply a route to market, it is fundamental to cyber security strategies and how critical strong, stable partnerships have become. The Channel Zone is designed to support that reality, allowing vendors and partners to build, strengthen and future-proof their commercial partnerships.”
Infosecurity Europe runs from 2–4 June 2026 at ExCeL London. Channel Passes for channel professionals include access to the Channel Zone and its keynote stage, networking bar, and meeting spaces.
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