According to a new IDC Financial Insights forecast, worldwide risk information technologies and services (RITS) spending will reach $78.6 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach $96.3 billion by 2018 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.97% during the 2013–2018 forecast period

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