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Worldwide Application Protection and Availability Market Shares, 2024: The Race to Secure AI

Publisher IDC
Published Sep 23, 2025
Length 15 Pages
SKU # IDC20427171

Description

This IDC study examines the worldwide application protection and availability market.“The application and API protection market is extremely competitive now,” says Christopher Rodriguez, research director, Active Application Security and Fraud at IDC. “The pattern of escalation is only accelerating as good guys and bad guys race to navigate the implications of emerging AI technologies for offensive and defensive purposes.”

Table of Contents

15 Pages

IDC Market Share Figure

Executive Summary

Advice for Technology Suppliers

Addressing AI Risk

Addressing Fraud and Abuse

Navigating the Platform Migration Process

Market Share

Worldwide Application Protection and Availability Market

Infrastructure Protection

Web Application and API Protection

Who Shaped the Year

Akamai

Cloudflare

F5

Imperva (a Thales Company)

Microsoft

Market Context

Significant Market Developments

Methodology

Company Revenue Modeling

Revenue Recognition

Immediate Recognition

Deferred Recognition

Subscription Revenue

Mergers and Acquisitions: “Backstreaming”

Calendar Versus Fiscal Years

Market Definition

Infrastructure Protection

Web Application and API Protection

Related Research

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Pricing

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