Category: Network Security
Network Security market research reports by IDC
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Tools and Guidance for Adherence to Compliance Standards
This IDC Perspective discusses best practices for implementing adherence to compliance standards and provides an overview of the types of tools that support these efforts. Compliance standards are regulations, guidelines, or policies that organizations must follow to ensure legal, ethical, and opera ... Read More
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Secure Access Service Edge (SASE): Network and Security Convergence for the Hyper-Distributed Enterprise
This IDC Market Perspective on SASE provides IDC's taxonomy for our forthcoming SASE research and outlines the industry dynamics that have led to the shaping of this important market. "The rise and mainstream adoption of SASE is a seminal moment for tangible convergence of network and security techn ... Read More
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IDC's Top 100 Worldwide Outsourcing-Managed Services Deals of 2022–2024
This IDC Market Perspective provides an overview analysis of the top 100 worldwide outsourcing-managed services deals in 2024 as well as trending analysis of these deals for 2022–2024."The combination of fundamental shifts in enterprise buying patterns and the shockwaves that the U.S. government is ... Read More
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Worldwide Enterprise-Class WLAN Market Shares, 2024: Amid a Market Reset, Vendors and Enterprises Look Toward AI, Security, and Wi-Fi 7
This IDC study reviews 2024 vendor revenue and shipments in the wireless local area network (WLAN) infrastructure market (excluding WLAN NICs) and shows the market's changes from 2023. Year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter changes are also shown."Despite annualized declining revenue in enterprise ... Read More
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Worldwide Content Delivery Networks Market Shares, 2024: Shifting Competitive Landscape Due to Security Services and Edge Compute
This IDC study provides the 2024 shares of the worldwide commercial CDN vendors. The document covers the market shares of key CDN providers and the "other" category. It includes information about revenue for key segments in the CDN market — namely, over-the-top (OTT) video, web, email and data, onli ... Read More
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IDC PeerScape: Practices to Develop AI Security Policies
This IDC PeerScape, which is based on interviews with CIOs and CISOs from global organizations representing diverse industries and geographies, offers guidance on how IT leaders can help their organizations develop security policies that address the unique challenges posed by AI.“AI may still feel n ... Read More
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Kaseya + Datto Connect Local: Rewiring MSP Growth in Asia/Pacific
This IDC Market Note provides an overview of the Kaseya + Datto Connect Local 2025 events held in Singapore, with a focus on partner enablement and managed services transformation in the Asia/Pacific region. The event highlighted Kaseya’s evolving strategy to support managed services providers (MSPs ... Read More
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Raising the Bar: Hong Kong’s Upcoming Cybersecurity Law Sets a New Compliance Benchmark
On March 19, 2025, Hong Kong introduced a new cybersecurity law aimed at strengthening the protection of critical infrastructure across key sectors. The legislation mandates annual security risk assessments, independent audits, and rapid incident reporting within two hours. Covering the banking, ene ... Read More
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IDC PeerScape: Practices for Avoiding New Risks in Cybersecurity Incident Reporting
This IDC PeerScape discusses practices for avoiding new risks in cybersecurity incident reporting. “In all cases, risk assessment should look at the business impacts of each threat and prioritize defenses in terms of how they protect business operations and processes and customer data,” says David W ... Read More
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Cyber-Resilience — Turning Every Crisis into an Opportunity to Emerge Stronger
This IDC Perspective emphasizes the critical importance of cyber-resilience in today’s digital landscape. With increasing cyber-risks and the adoption of AI, organizations must prioritize cyber-resilience to mitigate threats and ensure operational continuity. The document highlights the need for com ... Read More
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Top 5 Trends in Security Information and Event Management Systems
This IDC Perspective explores five key security information and event management (SIEM) trends for 2025 and provides strategic and tactical guidance for CIOs, CISOs, and CTOs to maximize their security investments. As cyberthreats evolve, security information and event management solutions are becom ... Read More
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Bridging the Gap: The Missing Piece in Managed SSE Providers’ Market Messaging
This IDC Market Perspective explores the missing elements in market positioning, emphasizing the role of service providers in solution fitment, transition management, and continuous optimization. Many managed SSE service providers focus their market messaging on solution capabilities while overlooki ... Read More
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Post-Quantum Cryptography: Top Questions and Practical Ways to Get Started
This IDC Perspective discusses post-quantum cryptography (PQC), top questions related to the subject, and practical ways to get started with it. Content-focused data security is without doubt critical for current objectives, including adhering to privacy regulations and securing GenAI initiatives. H ... Read More
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Revenue Growth for Managed Security SPs and SIs in the GenAI Era Require Four Es
This IDC Market Perspective discusses keys to revenue growth for security service providers. In the evolving cybersecurity landscape, service providers can enhance customer acquisition and retention by focusing on the four Es: education, efficacy, efficiency, and evolution. This approach involves ed ... Read More
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e& enterprise: Aspiring Toward a Global Next-Gen Technology Company
e& enterprise hosted an exclusive IDC analyst roundtable in Dubai, UAE, to share its strategy and long-term growth priorities. e& enterprise's leadership team provided a detailed overview of its service lines, including its security, cloud, digital infrastructure, data and AI, IoT, and CX se ... Read More
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IDC PeerScape: Practices for Implementing Web Application and API Protection
This IDC PeerScape presents best practices for adopting and implementing a WAAP solution as the foundation of a strong, unified application security strategy.“A strong application protection strategy is a key component powering an organization’s online presence,” said Christopher Rodriguez, research ... Read More
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Endpoint Protection Marketing: An Exercise in Signal Processing
The IDC Market Perspective discusses the endpoint protection market that is highly competitive and noisy, making it challenging for buyers to assess technology based on cost and complexity. IDC highlights the importance of clear, unique messaging to stand out. Vendors should focus on value propositi ... Read More
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How to Deal with the Shortage of Skills Needed for Digital Sovereignty
Digital sovereignty is becoming crucial as nations and organizations aim to secure data, comply with regulations, and reduce their reliance on foreign technology. The success of these initiatives hinges on addressing skill gaps in cybersecurity, data governance, and cloud management. Upskilling and ... Read More
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Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan and China) Identity and Access Management Market Shares, 1H24: Identifying Growth and Disruption in the Identity Ecosystem
In 1H24, IAM solutions were no longer just a cybersecurity requirement but a core pillar of business transformation. Organizations are leveraging AI, automation, and identity risk analytics to enhance cybersecurity resilience, streamline access governance, and drive compliance alignment. As the IAM ... Read More
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Introducing the National Security, Defense, and Intelligence Program: Focusing on Mission Technology Investments and Outcomes
This IDC Perspective details IDC‘s National Security, Defense, and Intelligence program that looks at six emerging technology areas especially relevant to the defense and national security mission: AI, data management and analytics, cybersecurity, mission-specific platforms, cloud, and professional ... Read More
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India Security Spending Forecast, 2025–2028
This IDC Forecast details the 2023–2028 market size and growth rate of India's security spending "The pressing need for India organizations to address the complex threat landscape and mitigate risk is expected to drive double-digit growth in India security spending over the next five years," says Ne ... Read More
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Fortifying the Healthcare Sector in Asia/Pacific: The Essential Role of AI in Cybersecurity
This IDC Perspective highlights the need for healthcare organizations in Asia/Pacific to secure themselves against highly complex, AI-enabled cyberattacks that target an ever-expanding attack surface. The report discusses regional healthcare organizations’ challenges and priorities, governments’ upd ... Read More
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The Importance of IT/Operational Technology Security Convergence
This IDC Perspective examines the importance of IT/operational technology (OT) security convergence in the utilities sector. Utility energy infrastructure is currently one of the most targeted and vulnerable set of assets in terms of security threats globally. IT and OT security is crucial in today' ... Read More
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Inside a Ransomware Attack
This IDC Perspective provides an overview of the ransomware attack from the onset of the attack to the lessons learned and mitigation. The number of organizations reporting a data loss, breach, or ransomware attack seems to be growing. With the advent of GenAI, the sophistication of attacks seems to ... Read More
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Vishal Rao Will Lead Both Trellix and Skyhigh Security — Marking Yet Another Strategic Shift for These Companies
This IDC Market Note provides a summary and analysis of the appointment of Vishal Rao as CEO of Trellix. In January 2025, Vishal Rao was appointed as the CEO of Trellix while continuing to lead Skyhigh Security. This marks another strategic shift for these companies in just a few short years. Despit ... Read More
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