Serverless Security

Global Serverless Security Market to Reach US$11.9 Billion by 2030

The global market for Serverless Security estimated at US$2.8 Billion in the year 2024, is expected to reach US$11.9 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 27.5% over the analysis period 2024-2030. Function as a Service, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is expected to record a 24.9% CAGR and reach US$6.7 Billion by the end of the analysis period. Growth in the Backend as a Service segment is estimated at 31.5% CAGR over the analysis period.

The U.S. Market is Estimated at US$757.2 Million While China is Forecast to Grow at 35.7% CAGR

The Serverless Security market in the U.S. is estimated at US$757.2 Million in the year 2024. China, the world`s second largest economy, is forecast to reach a projected market size of US$2.9 Billion by the year 2030 trailing a CAGR of 35.7% over the analysis period 2024-2030. Among the other noteworthy geographic markets are Japan and Canada, each forecast to grow at a CAGR of 22.4% and 24.5% respectively over the analysis period. Within Europe, Germany is forecast to grow at approximately 23.1% CAGR.

Global Serverless Security Market – Key Trends & Drivers Summarized

Is Serverless Architecture Redefining the Cybersecurity Rulebook?

The rise of serverless computing is transforming how applications are built and deployed—but it’s also rewriting the playbook for cloud security. Unlike traditional server-based models where organizations manage operating systems and runtime environments, serverless architecture offloads infrastructure management to cloud providers. While this simplifies development and scalability, it introduces new complexities and vulnerabilities unique to function-based deployments. In serverless environments, the attack surface expands across multiple discrete functions, APIs, and event triggers, making it harder to monitor and protect. Traditional perimeter-based security models struggle to provide visibility in ephemeral, stateless architectures where functions may execute in milliseconds and vanish. Moreover, since serverless functions often rely heavily on third-party services, libraries, and APIs, the risk of supply chain vulnerabilities, insecure dependencies, and misconfigured permissions increases substantially. These shifting dynamics are forcing cybersecurity teams to rethink their strategies—focusing on identity and access management (IAM), zero-trust policies, API protection, and real-time threat detection tailored to serverless environments.

How Are Evolving Threat Vectors Driving the Need for Specialized Security Frameworks?

With serverless adoption growing across industries, so too is the sophistication of threat vectors targeting function-based workloads. Threat actors are exploiting blind spots such as insecure event triggers, excessive permissions, unvalidated inputs, and vulnerable open-source libraries used within serverless functions. Additionally, cold starts and runtime execution time limits introduce performance trade-offs that can be exploited to trigger denial-of-service attacks. New forms of injection attacks—such as function event injection and deserialization attacks—are emerging, exploiting the stateless nature of serverless applications and their reliance on APIs and external triggers. Because traditional security tools like firewalls, antivirus, and agent-based monitoring cannot operate effectively in serverless environments, there`s an urgent demand for security frameworks designed specifically for serverless contexts. These include function-level scanning, runtime behavior analysis, policy-as-code for IAM controls, and automated vulnerability management integrated into CI/CD pipelines. Major cloud providers are also enhancing native serverless security features—such as AWS Lambda’s IAM roles, VPC integration, and secrets management—while third-party security vendors are innovating with function observability, least-privilege access automation, and anomaly detection tailored to micro-runtime behavior.

Can DevSecOps and Policy Automation Solve the Serverless Security Puzzle?

The ephemeral, highly distributed nature of serverless computing demands a paradigm shift toward DevSecOps—the integration of security directly into the development and deployment lifecycle. This approach empowers development teams to build secure functions from the ground up, using tools that automatically scan for misconfigurations, insecure dependencies, and policy violations before deployment. Policy-as-code and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, and Open Policy Agent (OPA) are gaining momentum, allowing security rules to be embedded and enforced within automated deployment pipelines. These tools help ensure that serverless applications adhere to compliance requirements, such as GDPR, HIPAA, and SOC 2, without slowing down development velocity. Furthermore, the serverless security ecosystem is evolving with solutions offering continuous monitoring of function behavior, alerting on deviations from known baselines, and integrating threat intelligence to preempt novel attack vectors. As multi-cloud and hybrid cloud strategies gain traction, cross-platform visibility and policy consistency are becoming critical, leading to the emergence of centralized serverless security management platforms that bridge the gap across cloud environments. Ultimately, solving the serverless security puzzle lies in creating seamless collaboration between developers, security teams, and automation tools.

What’s Fueling the Growth of the Serverless Security Market?

The growth in the serverless security market is driven by several factors directly related to technology adoption, evolving threat landscapes, and enterprise cloud strategies. First, the rapid rise of serverless computing across startups, enterprises, and public sector organizations is increasing the number of serverless deployments, expanding the attack surface and necessitating new security measures. Second, the growing use of APIs, third-party integrations, and microservices within serverless applications is raising concerns around access control, data leakage, and inter-service trust. Third, as development lifecycles become shorter and more agile, organizations are prioritizing security automation and continuous compliance—driving demand for tools that embed security into CI/CD workflows. Fourth, increasing awareness of new serverless-specific attack types such as event injection, insecure function triggers, and privilege escalation is pushing CISOs and security architects to invest in specialized protection and observability tools. Fifth, major cloud service providers are enhancing their security offerings, but enterprise customers are seeking vendor-agnostic solutions to maintain consistency across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. Sixth, regulatory scrutiny and data protection laws are putting pressure on organizations to demonstrate robust security across all cloud-native workloads—including serverless functions. Finally, the shift toward zero-trust architecture and least-privilege access control is accelerating the development and adoption of identity-first security models purpose-built for serverless environments. These drivers collectively underline why serverless security is fast emerging as a critical pillar in the broader cloud security market.

SCOPE OF STUDY:

The report analyzes the Serverless Security market in terms of units by the following Segments, and Geographic Regions/Countries:

Segments:
Service Model (Function as a Service, Backend as a Service); Security Type (Data Security, Network Security, Application Security, Perimeter Security, Others); Deployment (Cloud, On-Premise); End-Use (BFSI, Healthcare, Retail & E-Commerce, IT & Telecommunications, Government & Public Sector, Manufacturing, Energy & Utilities, Others)

Geographic Regions/Countries:
World; United States; Canada; Japan; China; Europe (France; Germany; Italy; United Kingdom; Spain; Russia; and Rest of Europe); Asia-Pacific (Australia; India; South Korea; and Rest of Asia-Pacific); Latin America (Argentina; Brazil; Mexico; and Rest of Latin America); Middle East (Iran; Israel; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates; and Rest of Middle East); and Africa.

Select Competitors (Total 36 Featured) -

• Alibaba Cloud
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Aqua Security
• CA Technologies (Broadcom Inc.)
• Check Point Software Technologies
• Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Cloudflare
• CrowdStrike
• Datadog
• Fortinet, Inc.
• Google LLC
• IBM Corporation
• Imperva
• Lacework
• Microsoft Corporation
• Netskope
• Oracle Corporation
• Palo Alto Networks
• Proofpoint
• Protego Labs
• Qualys
• Rackspace Technology
• Sonrai Security
• StackHawk
• Symantec Corporation (Broadcom Inc.)
• Syncano
• Thundra
• Trend Micro
• Wiz
• Zscaler

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