Cengage Work’s Infosec Institute Achieves Leader Ranking in Third Consecutive IDC™ MarketScape for IT Training Services – Las Vegas Sun News

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar 19, 2026–

Cengage Work
, the workforce skills training business of global edtech company
Cengage
, today announced that its cybersecurity education provider,
Infosec Institute
, has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: North America IT Training Services 2025-2026 Vendor Assessment 1 for the third consecutive year. The report highlights Infosec’s strengths including hands-on learning, certification depth, AI-driven personalization and its upcoming
skills verification
capabilities.

AI Redefining IT Workforce Skills

Investment in learning technology is surging, with nearly three quarters (73%) of businesses planning to increase their spending in 2025, according to
IDC’s 2024–2025 Global IT Skills Survey 2
. And with the arrival of AI fundamentally reshaping what it means to be skilled in IT, IDC’s Survey shows that IT leaders identify both AI (92%) and cybersecurity (88%) as critical enterprise skill priorities. Against this backdrop, Infosec has positioned itself as a partner for those seeking adaptable and scalable learning to address impending skills gaps across these priorities.

“The IT training services market is evolving as organizations recognize they need solutions that address both AI and cybersecurity capabilities together — not as separate topics but as integrated skills essential for every IT professional,” said Gina Smith, Ph.D., Research Director of IT Skills for Digital Business at IDC. “Infosec’s approach positions them to help organizations close these critical skills gaps.”

IDC projects that by the end of next year, skills shortages could cost the global economy up to $5.5 trillion in lost revenue, product delays, quality issues, and impaired competitiveness.

“There is a fundamental shift in how organizations view workforce development – it is no longer a nice-to-have perk, rather a strategic imperative for survival in an AI-driven economy,” said Justin Singh, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Cengage Work. “The ongoing recognition by IDC is meaningful validation of the strong foundation Infosec has built across two decades. Infosec has positioned itself alongside large-scale providers and it has built a forward-thinking approach to integrating artificial intelligence across its training platforms and content.”

The IDC MarketScape evaluated vendors across multiple dimensions, including breadth and depth of training offerings, customer experience, delivery methods and innovation capabilities. Infosec was recognized for its extensive cybersecurity curriculum, role-based learning pathways, strong customer satisfaction and strategic integration of AI technologies into both training delivery and course content.

Infosec’s comprehensive capabilities include:

• Infosec Skills platform

  a robust digital learning platform with over 1,800 courses and hundreds of immersive, hands-on labs covering in-demand topics like AI security, cloud security and incident response.

• AI-powered Skills Navigator

  , an AI-driven skills intelligence layer that creates tailored training plans based on job roles and organizational needs.

• Live and self-paced boot camp programs

  
  preparing professionals for in-demand certifications and job-ready skills.

• Strategic partnerships
  including integrations with platforms like
  LinkedIn Learning
  to expand training access globally.
• Continuous innovation,
  including AI-powered skills verification technology currently in pilot.