Software Defined Security Market Forecasts to 2028 – Global Analysis By Type (Object, File, Block), Component Type (Solution, Services), Application, End User, and By Geography

Software Defined Security Market Forecasts to 2028 – Global Analysis By Type (Object, File, Block), Component Type (Solution, Services), Application, End User, and By Geography

According to Stratistics MRC, the Global Software Defined Security Market is accounted for $9.03 billion in 2022 and is expected to reach $46.90 billion by 2028 growing at a CAGR of 31.6% during the forecast period. Software-defined security is a way to deal with compliance and protection that abstracts and decouples controls away from physical components. Software-defined security enables security to operate harmoniously with software-defined infrastructure models that also decouple application and data hosting from the hardware underneath.

BYOD has an important impact on enterprises, as it realizes the advantages, in terms of productivity, cost saving, and flexibility. According to a survey by Cisco, about 69% of the IT decision makers favor BYOD as a positive addition to workplace policy, as it saves workers’ time. The software-defined applications trend is projected to gain momentum, as an increasing number of companies are trying to leverage their software-defined applications initiation, for the security of BYOD.

Market Dynamics:

Driver:

Advantages of software-defined security

Software-defined security offer virtualization that assists to reduce capital & operational cost, streamlined deployments, central management of security, and convenient up-gradation of the system. Also, the adoption of software-defined security solutions is likely to be driven by the increasing number of security threats and the rise in deployment of cloud and virtualization among small & medium enterprises.

Restraint:

High reconfiguration cost

Implementing the software-defined security solutions protocol and controller requires changing the whole organization infrastructure with the total reconfiguration of the organization which prompts an expansion in the reconfiguration cost. In addition, trained staff is needed for the implementation of these protocols along with single-point failure issues. These cost-related issues are analyzed to restrain the growth of the market.

Opportunity:

Increasing applications of cloud technologies

Small & medium enterprises are increasingly embracing cloud technology, and cloud-enabled enterprises benefit from the investment in terms of simplicity and potential. Larger organizations are becoming more comfortable utilizing cloud-based mission-critical applications. Business organizations have the chance to focus more on their business objectives and needs rather than the risk and expense of putting up expensive IT infrastructure in-house because of cloud computing. This allows them to avoid all the challenges of varied systems, tools, and server management that were related to legacy systems. This trend is likely to bring opportunities for the global software-defined security market in the future.

Threat:

Data security concerns

Companies having private information traffic are witnessing a growing number of worries about network security as many cyber attackers are looking for advanced techniques to acquire invalid access to the networks. Many organizations suffer from data loss, identity theft, and malware attacks, which are used to steal private information. For companies with extremely confidential data traffic, the in-built security capabilities of these solutions may not be sufficient, which is acting as a threat to the market growth.

The services segment is expected to be the largest during the forecast period

The services segment is estimated to have a lucrative growth owing to the rising deployment and integration of the solutions by the technology service providers and cloud service providers. Organizations are striving to optimize the orchestration span of control across both new and old systems as well as offer converged and composite services.

The information technology enabled services and telecom segment is expected to have the highest CAGR during the forecast period

The information technology enabled services and telecom segment is anticipated to witness the fastest CAGR growth during the forecast period due to the increasing adoption of software-defined security solutions with rising in implementation of IoT applications in conjunction with software-defined security operations.

Region with highest share:

North America is projected to hold the largest market share during the forecast period owing to the widespread use of cloud computing, virtual networks, mobility services, and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) culture. Moreover, the growing use of IoT technology for device-to-device communication among virtual machines through wireless networks is analyzed to fuel the software-defined security and network function virtualization market growth.

Region with highest CAGR:

Asia Pacific is projected to have the highest CAGR over the forecast period due to the higher number of information technology (IT) operations, expanding venture exercises, FDI, and private and public associations. Also, strategic forward and backward integrations between the key players are also expected to drive the software-defined security market in the region.

Key players in the market

Some of the key players profiled in the Software Defined Security Market include VMware, Inc., Symantec Corporation, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Palo Alto Network, Juniper Networks, Inc., Cisco Systems, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, Fortinet, Inc., EMC Corporation, Intel Corporation, Catbird, SANS Institute, and NetApp.

Key Developments:

In Oct 2021, NetApp launched Spot Security. The solution is capable of analyzing and securing the cloud, infrastructure, and application data, network traffic, and user behavior with AI identification of anomalies, threat prioritization, and remediation support.

In Sep 2021, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. collaborated with NxtGen, to allow protection within the data center and cloud environments with the help of a single point of contact while reducing operating expenses (OPEX) and enhancing security infrastructure for all organizations.

Types Covered:
• Object
• Hyper-Converged Infrastructure
• File
• Block

Deployment Modes Covered:
• Cloud
• On Premise

Size of Enterprises Covered:
• Small & Medium Enterprise
• Large Enterprise

Component Types Covered:
• Solution
• Software Platform
• Services

Applications Covered:
• Virtual Machines (VMs)/Server/Storage Security
• Network Security Gateways
• Intrusion Detection
• Firewall Control
• Database
• Content Filtering & Malware Control
• Application and Mobile Device Security
• Network Monitoring

End Users Covered:
• Cloud Service Providers
• Telecom Service Providers
• Enterprises

Regions Covered:
• North America
US
Canada
Mexico
• Europe
Germany
UK
Italy
France
Spain
Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific
Japan
China
India
Australia
New Zealand
South Korea
Rest of Asia Pacific
• South America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Rest of South America
• Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Qatar
South Africa
Rest of Middle East & Africa

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