Worldwide IT Security Products 2011–2015 Forecast and 2010 Vendor Shares: Comprehensive Security Product Review

This IDC study examines the worldwide IT security products market for the period from 2010 to 2015, with vendor revenue trends and market growth forecasts. Worldwide market sizing is provided for 2010, and a growth forecast for this market is shown for 2011-2015. A vendor competitive analysis, with vendor revenue and the market shares of the leading vendors, is provided for 2010.

"Following a difficult 2009, security revenue rebounded well in 2010 with an overall growth rate of 9.1%. This was a full percentage point higher than what had been expected. Organizations and enterprises upgraded their security in 2010 due to a much more difficult threat environment and technology innovation. In 2011, we expect security spending to remain brisk with growth expected to be nearly 10%," said Charles Kolodgy, research vice president for Security Products. "Security is required for organizations that want to expand into cloud computing, increase their use of mobile and virtual technologies, and deal with increasing regulatory requirements."