Defense Cybersecurity Market Size, Share, Trends, Industry Analysis Report By Component (Hardware, Software, Services), By Deployment Mode, By Solution, By Security Type, End Use, By Region – Market Forecast, 2025–2034

The defense cybersecurity market size is expected to reach USD 87.08 billion by 2034, according to a new study by Polaris Market Research. The report “Defense Cybersecurity Market Share, Size, Trends, Industry Analysis Report By Component (Hardware, Software, Services), By Deployment Mode, By Solution, By Security Type, End Use, By Region; Market Forecast, 2025–2034” gives a detailed insight into current market dynamics and provides analysis on future market growth.

Defense cybersecurity refers to the specialized practices, technologies, and strategies employed to protect military, government, and critical national infrastructure systems from cyber threats. Unlike commercial cybersecurity, defense cybersecurity focuses on safeguarding highly sensitive data, classified networks, and operational technologies. Defense cybersecurity encompasses threat detection, intrusion prevention, secure communications, and resilience against cyber warfare tactics.

The primary objective of defense cybersecurity is to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical defense systems. This includes securing military command-and-control (C2) networks, intelligence databases, satellite communications, and weapons systems from cyber espionage, sabotage, or disruption. Advanced encryption, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and zero-trust architectures are commonly used to restrict unauthorized access. Additionally, defense agencies employ artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to detect anomalies and predict potential attacks in real time.

Defense Cybersecurity Market Report Highlights

In terms of component, the hardware segment accounted for a major revenue share in 2024 due to increasing demand for robust infrastructure to safeguard sensitive military data and critical defense systems.

Based on deployment mode, the on premises segment held 72.45% of revenue share in 2024 due to its ability to offer direct control over sensitive data and critical infrastructure.

In terms of solutions, the threat evaluation and vulnerability management segment dominated the revenue share in 2024.

Based on security type, the cloud security segment is estimated to grow at a rapid pace in the coming years owing to the rising migration to cloud-based platforms for data storage, analytics, and mission-critical operations.

North America accounted for a 43.15% share of the global defense cybersecurity market revenue in 2024. This dominance is attributed to region’s heavy reliance on digital infrastructure, increasing cyber threats, and the need to protect critical defense systems.

The market in Europe is projected to hold a substantial market share in 2034 due to the increasing geopolitical tensions, particularly from Russian cyberattacks targeting NATO and EU defense systems.

A few global key market players include Airbus Defence and Space, BAE Systems plc, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., CACI International Inc., General Dynamics Corporation, IBM Corporation, L3Harris Technologies Inc., Leidos Holdings Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation, Nicopods ehf., Northrop Grumman Corporation, Palantir Technologies Inc., QinetiQ Group plc, Raytheon Technologies Corporation, SAIC Inc., and Thales S.A.

Polaris Market Research has segmented the defense cybersecurity market report on the basis of component, deployment mode, solutions, security type, end use, and region:

By Component Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2020–2034)

Hardware

Software

Services

By Deployment Mode Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2020–2034)

On-Premises

Cloud

By Solutions Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2020–2034)

Threat Evaluation and Vulnerability Management

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Content/Data Security

Managed Security Solutions

Risk and Compliance Management

Cyber Threat Protection

By Security Type Mode Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2020–2034)

Network Security

Endpoint Security

Application Security

Cloud Security

Infrastructure Security

By End Use Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2020–2034)

Land Forces

Naval Forces

Air Forces

By Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2020–2034)

North America

U.S.

Canada

Europe

Germany

France

UK

Italy

Spain

Netherlands

Russia

Rest of Europe

Asia Pacific

China

Japan

India

Malaysia

South Korea

Indonesia

Australia

Vietnam

Rest of Asia Pacific

Middle East & Africa

Saudi Arabia

UAE

Israel

South Africa

Rest of Middle East & Africa

Latin America

Mexico

Brazil

Argentina

Rest of Latin America Show more