This IDC study presents forecast data for the worldwide cloud-native XDR market for the 2025–2029 period.“Businesses honestly do not care the name of the security stack that they buy,” notes Chris Kissel, vice president, IDC Security and Trust. “Companies only want solutions that cut down on the mean time to detect and adversary, account for critical exposures, and protect against adversarial tactics such as ransomware. Cybersecurity vendors that emphasize outcomes over technology profiles will win business.”
IDC Market Forecast Figure
Executive Summary
Advice for Technology Suppliers
Market Forecast
Market Context
Drivers and Inhibitors
Drivers
More Telemetry Enables Better Threat Detection — When Actionable
AI-Driven Threat Correlation Enhances SOC Efficiency
XDR Not Only Improves Threat Detection But Also Proactively Improves a Company’s Cybersecurity Posture
Inhibitors
More Telemetry Without Actionable Insights Will Lead to Alert Fatigue
What Is the Point of Diminishing Returns
Significant Market Developments
AI-Powered Threat Detection and Automation
Identity Threat Detection and Response Is Emerging as a Key XDR Capability
Tailoring Defenses to Mitigate Risk
Incorporating Security Analytics That Blur the Lines Between Visibility/Operations and Detection and Response
Changes from Prior Forecast
Market Definition
Methodology
Related Research
Research Assistance
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