Global Endpoint Security Market Insights
Global Endpoint Security Market Insights
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
01 Overview
Spending on information security products and services worldwide 2016-2024 02
Information security technology market breakdown 2019, by segment 03
Cybersecurity: global market revenue 2018-2021, by quarter 04
Cybersecurity: global market revenue 2020, by segment 05
Security as a Service revenues worldwide 2018-2026 06
Endpoint security market size worldwide 2020-2024 07
Endpoint security software global market value worldwide 2018-2019 08
Endpoint security software global market value worldwide 2018-2019, by segment 09
Unified endpoint management market revenue worldwide 2020-2024 10
02 Endpoint devices
Share of enterprise devices by OS 2018-2019 12
Share of Windows 10 enterprise devices by version in 2019 13
IoT connected devices worldwide 2030 14
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IoT enterprise and automotive endpoint installed base worldwide by segment 2018-2020 15
5G Internet of Things endpoint installed base worldwide by segment 2020 & 2023 16
04 Cyberattacks
Leading global data breach methods 2019 22
Leading IT security threats according to cyber security professionals 2019 23
Endpoint compromise rates in organizations worldwide 2019 24
Number of enterprise endpoint attacks worldwide 2019 25
Attack delivery vectors of affected enterprise endpoints worldwide 2019 26
Most common cyber risk countermeasures taken by organizations worldwide 2019 27
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05 Companies
Security appliance vendors: global market share 2012-2020, by quarter 29
Corporate endpoint security software products market revenue by vendor 2018-2019 30
Corporate endpoint security software products market share by vendor 2018-2019 31
Share of enterprise endpoint devices by endpoint protection application 2019 32
Share of enterprise devices with encryption tools 2019 33
Share of total enterprise devices with endpoint protection and encryption pairings 34
06 Consumption
Business adoption of security as a service solutions NA and EU 2019 36
Business adoption of endpoint security solutions NA and EU 2019 37
Enterprise endpoints covered by security programs worldwide 2019, by type 38
Tools/services that detect enterprise endpoint attacks 2019 39
Common methods for analyzing and consolidating endpoint data in global organizations 40
Next-generation enterprise endpoint control technologies adoption status 2019 41
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Overview
Size of the information security technology market from 2016 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Spending on information security products and services worldwide 2016-2024
200
180 174.7
160
140
Market in billion U.S. dollars
125.2
118.1
120
96.3
100
82.9
75.5
80
60
40
20
0
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2024*
Others 27.9%
12 11.28
10.69 10.69 10.87 10.71
10.4 10.31 10.5
10.23
10 9.7
Market revenue in billion U.S. dollars
8.5
0
Q1 '18 Q1 '19 Q1 '20 Q2 '20 Q3 '20 Q4 '20 Q1 '21
4.0
3.7
3.5
Market revenue in billion U.S. dollars
3.0
2.0
1.6
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
Network security Vulnerability and security Web and email security Endpoint security Data security
management
25
22.67
20
16.92
Market in billion U.S. dollars
14.6
15
12.6
10.8
10 9.2
8
6.91
0
2018 2019* 2020 2021* 2022* 2023* 2024* 2026*
18,000
15,629
16,000
14,000 13,245
Revenue in million U.S. dollars
12,000 11,224
10,000 9,512
8,200
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
14
12.8
11.7
12
Market size in billion U.S. dollars
10
0
2018 2019
Note(s): Worldwide
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 51.
8 Source(s): CrowdStrike; IDC; ID 1170417 Overview
Endpoint security software market revenue worldwide in 2018 and 2019, by segment (in billion U.S.
dollars)
Endpoint security software global market value worldwide 2018-2019, by segment
Corporate Consumer
14
12
Market size in billion U.S. dollars
10 5.3
5.2
4 7.5
6.6
0
2018 2019
8,000
6,985
7,000
6,000 5,588
Revenue in million U.S. dollars
5,000
4,506
4,000 3,694
3,078
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Endpoint devices
Percentage of enterprise endpoint devices by OS in 2018 and 2019*
Share of enterprise devices by OS 2018-2019
2018 2019
90%
78%
80%
70%
60%
54%
Share of devices
50%
43%
40%
30%
20% 17%
10%
2% 2% 3%
1%
0%
Windows 10 Windows 7/8 Mac OS Other
40%
35% 33.4%
29.2%
30%
25%
Share of devices
20% 18.1%
15%
9.5%
10%
4.4% 4.7%
5%
0.3% 0.5%
0%
Version 1511 (Nov Version 1607 (Apr Version 1703 (Apr Version 1709 (Oct Version 1803 (May Version 1809 (Nov Version 1903 (May Version 1909 (Nov
2015) 2016) 2017) 2017) 2018) 2018) 2019) 2019)
60
50
Number of devices in billions
40
30
50
20 38.6
10 22
0
2018 2025* 2030*
1.6
1.37
1.4
1.17
1.2
Installed base in billion units
1.09
0.98 0.95
1.0
0.83
0.8 0.7
0.6 0.53
0.49 0.47
0.44 0.44
0.4 0.4 0.37 0.37 0.37
0.33 0.36 0.36 0.36
0.4 0.31
0.27 0.28 0.29
0.23 0.21
0.2
0.06 0.07 0.08
0.0
Utilities Government Building Physical security Manufacturing & Automotive Healthcare Retail & Information Transportation
automation natural resources providers wholesale trade
2020 2023
25,000
20,000 19,087
Installed base in thousands units
15,762
15,000
10,000
5,863
5,146
5,000
2,482
1,552 1,181
393 135 50 61 400
0
Connected cars - embedded Outdoor surveillance Fleet telematics devices In-vehicle toll devices Emergency services Others
(consumer and commercial) cameras
35%
31%
30%
Percentage of enterprise devices
25%
20%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Pre-COVID-19 Week ending May 15, 2020
70%
62%
60%
50%
Percentage increase
41%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Week ending March 27, 2020 Week ending May 15, 2020
200%
176%
180%
160%
140%
Percentage increase
120%
101%
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Week ending March 27, 2020 Week ending May 15, 2020
Cyberattacks
Most common action varieties in data breaches worldwide in 2019
Leading global data breach methods 2019
Share of occurrences
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Hacking 45%
Errors 22%
Malware 17%
Physical actions 4%
Ransomware 3.95
Attacks on brand and reputation in social media and on the web 3.84
Note(s): Worldwide; November 2019; 1,200 respondents; IT security decision makers and practitioners; all from organizations with more than 500 employees
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 63.
23 Source(s): CyberEdge; ID 500946 Cyberattacks
Endpoint compromise rates in companies worldwide 2019
Endpoint compromise rates in organizations worldwide 2019
No 48%
60%
49.4%
50%
40%
Share of respondents
30%
20%
13.3%
12.1%
9.6%
10% 7.2%
4.8%
2.4%
1.2%
0%
More than 500 250-500 100-249 50-99 25-49 10-24 Fewer than 10 Unknown
Share of respondents
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Other 8.4%
Yes, we have No, but we plan to No, we have not I do not know
Technical - - - -
Improve security of our computers, devices, system 83% 8% 3% 6%
Improve data protection capabilities 78% 11% 5% 6%
Conduct penetration testing (e.g. simulated attack) 53% 13% 21% 13%
Policy and Procedure - - - -
Implement awareness training for employees 66% 18% 11% 5%
Strengthen cybersecurity policies and procedures 62% 19% 10% 9%
Review/update our cyber incident response plan 47% 23% 16% 14%
Risk Assessment and Preparation - - - -
Assess cyber risk/controls against cybersec. 63% 14% 14% 9%
standards
Identify external services, resources, experts to 45% 20% 20% 15%
support
Note(s): Worldwide; February and March 2019; 1,118 respondents; senior executives
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 67.
27 Source(s): Marsh; Microsoft; B2B International; ID 500942 Cyberattacks
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Companies
Global market share held by security appliance vendors from 2012 to 2020, by quarter
Security appliance vendors: global market share 2012-2020, by quarter
Cisco Palo Alto Networks Fortinet Check Point Symantec Huawei Blue Coat Juniper Intel Security McAfee SonicWALL Others
120%
100%
80%
Market share
60%
40%
20%
0%
1Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 2Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 4Q 2Q 4Q 2Q
'11 '12 '12 '12 '12 '13 '13 '13 '13 '14 '14 '14 '14 '15 '15 '15 '15 '16 '16 '16 '16 '17 '17 '18 '18 '18 '19 '19 '20
8,000
7,000
6,000
Revenue in million U.S. dollars
4,122.5
5,000
3,633.1
4,000
3,000 388.5
350.2 436.3
219.4
2,000 718.7 790.2
769 796.3
1,000
878.2 925.2
0
2018 2019
120%
100%
80%
55.4% 55.1%
Market share
60%
13.4% 12.4%
0%
2018 2019
30%
25% 24%
23%
21%
20%
Share of devices
15%
10%
10%
8%
5%
5%
0%
McAfee Endpoint Securty Microsoft Windows Defender Symantec Endpoint Cylance-PROTECT by Trend Micro Apex One Sophos Endpoint Protection
AV Protection Blackberry
80%
74%
70%
60%
50%
Share of devices
40%
30%
20%
9%
10% 7%
0%
Microsoft BitLocker Device Encryption Symantec Drive Encryption, Desktop Encryption McAfee Complete Data Protection
25%
23%
22%
20%
15%
Share of devices
15%
10%
7% 7%
6%
5%
5%
0%
Windows Defender AV + McAfee Endpoint Symantec Endpoint CylancePROTECT + Trend Micro Apex One + CylancePROTECT + McAfee Endpoint
BitLocker Encryption Security + BitLocker Protection + BitLocker Symantec Drive BitLocker Encryption BitLocker Encryption Security + McAfee
Encryption Encryption Encryption Complete Data
Protection
Consumption
Business adoption of security as a service solutions in North America and Europe as of June 2019
Business adoption of security as a service solutions NA and EU 2019
50%
45%
40%
17%
35%
Share of respondents
30% 20%
25%
23%
22%
20%
19%
22%
15% 15%
28% 18% 16%
10% 19%
5% 12% 11% 9% 8% 6% 4% 4%
0%
Endpoint protection Threat protection Intrusion detection Data loss Identity and access Encryption as a Vulnerability SIEM as a service Security operations
as a service as a service and prevention as a prevention as a management as a service management as a center as a service
service service service service
Note(s): North America, Europe; June 2019; 489 respondents; IT decision makers
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 74.
36 Source(s): Spiceworks; ID 1052332 Consumption
Business adoption of endpoint security solutions in North America and Europe as of June 2019
Business adoption of endpoint security solutions NA and EU 2019
70%
60%
50%
Share of respondents
30%
40% 26%
25%
30%
30%
20%
30%
27% 26%
10% 18%
0%
AI-assisted threat intelligence platforms Application sandboxing Behavior analytics/modeling Application integrity protection
Note(s): North America, Europe; June 2019; 489 respondents; IT decision makers
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 75.
37 Source(s): Spiceworks; ID 1052351 Consumption
Endpoints covered by security programs in organizations worldwide in 2019
Enterprise endpoints covered by security programs worldwide 2019, by type
Share of respondents
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Antivirus: Next-gen (includes indicators of compromise [IoCs], intelligence, machine learning) 43.8%
Share of respondents
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Manual searches through disparate security, intelligence and platform tools 32.7%
Other 1.9%
Share of respondents
80%
75%
71%
70% 68%
65% 64%
59%
60%
53%
Share of respondents
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Network security Data security Endpoint security Identity and access Application security Cloud security IoT security
security
Note(s): Australia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States; 2019; 850 respondents; senior IT executives from IT information
security, cybersecurity, and IT opersations
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 80.
42 Source(s): Capgemini; ID 1028823 Consumption
How automated and scalable is your remediation process for endpoints?
Scalability/automation level of enterprise endpoint remediation process 2019
References
Size of the information security technology market from 2016 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Spending on information security products and services worldwide 2016-2024
Description
Source and methodology information
The global spending on information security products and services is forecast to grow rapidly. By 2024, the
Source(s) IDC; Statista worldwide market size for information security is expected reach almost 175 billion. Information security is the
practice of managing access to information, whether that is securing information from unauthorized access, or
Conducted by IDC; Statista
verifying the identity of those who claim to have authority to access information. The United States: "Land of
Survey period 2016 to 2019 security" The leading region by market share of security appliances is the United States, as of 2018. The United
States made up 36.7 percent of the global security appliance market in the fourth quarter of 2018. The U.S. is
Region(s) Worldwide also home to the top two companies producing security appliances: as of the fourth quarter of 2019, Cisco and
Palo Alto Networks held the highest market shares in the security appliance market, with a market share of 15.8
Number of respondents n.a. and 13.5 percent respectively. The largest segments of the information security solutions and services market
worldwide, as of 2019, are managed security services and network security, with market shares of 20.4 and 16.5
Age group n.a.
percent respectively.
Special characteristics n.a.
Published by Statista
Notes: * Forecast. The 2018 and 2019 figures were calculated based on inital
figures provided by the source.
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Market share of the information security solutions and services worldwide in 2019, by segment
Information security technology market breakdown 2019, by segment
Description
Source and methodology information
The statistic shows the distribution of the global information security technology market in 2019. In 2019,
Source(s) IDC information technology consulting services made up around nine percent of the overall market, which was valued
at 96.3 billion U.S. dollars that year.
Conducted by IDC
Region(s) Worldwide
Published by IDC
Notes: n.a.
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Cybersecurity market revenue worldwide from 2018 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Cybersecurity: global market revenue 2018-2021, by quarter
Description
Source and methodology information
This statistic shows the cybersecurity market revenue worldwide from 2018 to 2021. In the first quarter of 2021,
Source(s) Canalys; Statista estimates global cybersecurity market revenue is forecast to amount to 10.71 billion U.S. dollars in the best-case scenario,
and 10.5 billion U.S. dollars in the worst-case scenario.
Conducted by Canalys; Statista estimates
Region(s) Worldwide
Published by Statista
Notes: n.a.
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Cybersecurity market revenue worldwide in the 1st quarter of 2020, by segment (in billion U.S.
dollars)
Cybersecurity: global market revenue 2020, by segment
Description
Source and methodology information
This statistic shows the cybersecurity market revenue worldwide in the first quarter of 2020 by segment. Network
Source(s) Canalys security is the largest segment in the global cybersecurity market, accounting for 3.7 billion U.S. dollars in
revenue in that quarter.
Conducted by Canalys
Region(s) Worldwide
Published by Canalys
Notes: n.a.
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Size of the Security as a Service (SECaaS) market worldwide from 2018 to 2026 (in billion U.S.
dollars)
Security as a Service revenues worldwide 2018-2026
Description
Source and methodology information
The global Security as a Service (SECaaS) market was valued approximately 9.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. It is
Source(s) Mordor Intelligence; Statista expected to grow throughout the next years and projected to reach more than 22 billion U.S. dollars in 2026. As
businesses continuously migrate their data to the cloud and improve their information technology infrastructure,
Conducted by Mordor Intelligence; Statista
the related threats to their data also increase. For this reason, security solutions are high in demand to ensure
Survey period 2020 data security.
Region(s) Worldwide
Notes: * Forecast. The figures from 2019 to 2023 represent an estimate based on
the source-provided compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.11
percent, as well as revenue figure for 2018, 2020, 2024, and 2026
provided by the source.
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Forecast revenue from endpoint security market worldwide from 2020 to 2024 (in million U.S.
dollars)
Endpoint security market size worldwide 2020-2024
Description
Source and methodology information
The global endpoint security market is expected to reach 9.51 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. The market is
Source(s) The Radicati Group projected to keep growing, amounting to more than 15 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. Endpoint security: A definition
Endpoint security is the process of protecting entry points of end-user devices such as desktops, laptops, or
Conducted by The Radicati Group
mobile devices from being exploited by malicious actors. Endpoint security systems offer protection from
Survey period 2020 cybersecurity threats and have evolved from traditional antivirus software to now be able to provide
comprehensive protection from sophisticated malware. Endpoint security systems account for more than 12
Region(s) Worldwide percent of the global information security solutions and services market , a market estimated at over 125 billion
U.S. dollars in 2020. How does endpoint protection work? An Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) works by
Number of respondents n.a. examining the files that enter a network. EPPs secure entry points through application control - the process of
blocking the use of applications that are unsafe or unauthorized - and through encryption. Modern day EPPs
Age group n.a.
have evolved to use the cloud to store a growing database of threat information, reducing the maintenance
Special characteristics n.a. required to keep these databases up to date, and allowing for greater speed and scalability.
Notes: n.a.
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Endpoint security software market revenue worldwide in 2018 and 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Endpoint security software global market value worldwide 2018-2019
Description
Source and methodology information
The worldwide market for endpoint security software products increased by 8.8 percent from 2018 to 2019. It
Source(s) CrowdStrike; IDC grew from 11.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2018 to 12.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. The corporate segment makes up
for the majority of the market.
Conducted by IDC
Region(s) Worldwide
Original source Worldwide Endpoint Security Software Market Shares 2019, page 2
Notes: n.a.
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Endpoint security software market revenue worldwide in 2018 and 2019, by segment (in billion U.S.
dollars)
Endpoint security software global market value worldwide 2018-2019, by segment
Description
Source and methodology information
The corporate segment accounted for the majority of the worldwide market for endpoint security software
Source(s) CrowdStrike; IDC products, with revenues reaching 7.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. Symantec (a Broadcom dicision) and McAfee
are the biggest players in the corporate segment.
Conducted by IDC
Region(s) Worldwide
Original source Worldwide Endpoint Security Software Market Shares 2019, page 2
Notes: n.a.
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Revenue from unified endpoint management (UEM) market worldwide from 2020 to 2024 (in million
U.S. dollars)*
Unified endpoint management market revenue worldwide 2020-2024
Description
Source and methodology information
This statistic shows the estimates revenues from unified endpoint management (UEM) market worldwide from
Source(s) The Radicati Group 2020 to 2024. Estimated revenue is forecasted to increase with each successive year, eventually eclipsing 6.9
billion U.S. dollars in revenue by 2024.
Conducted by The Radicati Group
Region(s) Worldwide
Notes: *Forecast
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Percentage of enterprise endpoint devices by OS in 2018 and 2019*
Share of enterprise devices by OS 2018-2019
Description
Source and methodology information
According to a endpoint resilience report, 78 percent of Absolute-enabled enterprise devices are running
Source(s) Absolute Windows 10 in 2019, showing a year-over-year jump from 54 percent. In contrast, there is a significant decrease
in the share of devices running Windows 7 or 8 - a 26 percent decrease to be precise.
Conducted by Absolute
Region(s) Worldwide
Published by Absolute
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Share of Windows 10 enterprise devices in 2019, by version*
Share of Windows 10 enterprise devices by version in 2019
Description
Source and methodology information
Around ten percent of Absolute-enabled Windows 10 enterprise devices are running the two most recent
Source(s) Absolute versions: Version 1903 and 1909. The majority (33.4 percent) of Windows 10 enterprise devices are running
Version 1809 from November 2018.
Conducted by Absolute
Region(s) Worldwide
Published by Absolute
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Number of internet of things (IoT) connected devices worldwide in 2018, 2025 and 2030 (in billions)
IoT connected devices worldwide 2030
Description
Source and methodology information
By the end of 2018, there were an estimated 22 billion internet of things (IoT) connected devices in use around
Source(s) Strategy Analytics the world. As the sophistication of both hardware and software in the consumer electronics industry skyrockets,
an increasing share of the electronic devices produced around the world are manufactured with internet
Conducted by Strategy Analytics
connectivity. Forecasts suggest that by 2030 around 50 billion of these IoT devices will be in use around the
Survey period 2018 world, creating a massive web of interconnected devices spanning everything from smartphones to kitchen
appliances. Internet of Things The internet of things or IoT simply refers to the overarching network created by
Region(s) Worldwide billions of internet-compatible devices and machines which share data and information around the world. The
most commonly associated products are consumer electronics devices such as smartphones and smart
Number of respondents n.a. speakers, but larger mechanical systems such as cars, household security systems, and even traffic lights are
rapidly becoming integrated into this network due to their internet capabilities. As of 2018, the market`s two
Age group n.a.
biggest segments in terms of revenue are "industrial internet" and "connected cities", two uses which fall well
Special characteristics n.a. outside the realm of simple smartphone data exchange. Business leaders operating in every industry from
financial services to energy and mining are realizing the critical importance of IoT within their organizations and
Published by Strategy Analytics acting quickly to invest in the technology.
Notes: * Forecast
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Enterprise and automotive Internet of Things (IoT) endpoint market installed base worldwide from
2018 to 2020, by segment (in billion units)
IoT enterprise and automotive endpoint installed base worldwide by segment 2018-2020
Description
Source and methodology information
Worldwide installations of enterprise and automotive Internet of Things (IoT) endpoints is estimated to increase
Source(s) Gartner from 2018 to 2020. The utilities segment is forecast to have the largest increases, with installations increasing
from 980 million units in 2018 to 1.37 billion units in 2020. The increasing use of electricity smart metering is
Conducted by Gartner
estimated to boost the adoption of IoT among utilities, contributing to its large installed base. IoT is a term used
Survey period 2018 to 2019 to define a network that not only connects people, but also the objects around them. IoT consists of a vast
network of smart objects working together to collect and analyze data, and autonomously perform actions.
Region(s) Worldwide Expected global growth in revenue from IoT verticals The total installed base of IoT connected devices is
projected to amount to 21.5 billion units worldwide by 2025. With more people using IoT technology, the different
Number of respondents n.a. verticals that make up IoT are forecast to increase in revenue over the next few years, with some segments
growing more rapidly than others. For example, global revenue of the IoT managed services market is forecast
Age group n.a.
to increase from around 30 billion U.S. dollars in 2018 to more than 130 billion in 2027, while revenue in the IoT
Special characteristics n.a. sensors market is estimated to increase from around nine billion U.S dollars in 2018 to over 65 billion in 2027.
Published by Gartner
Notes: * Forecast
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5G Internet of Things (IoT) endpoint installed base forecast worldwide in 2020 and 2023, by
segment (in 1,000 units)
5G Internet of Things endpoint installed base worldwide by segment 2020 & 2023
Description
Source and methodology information
Connected cars is projected to become the largest segment of the global 5G Internet of Things (IoT) endpoint
Source(s) Gartner market, having a projected 19 million endpoints by 2023. The overall 5G IoT endpoint installed base is forecast
to grow from 3.5 million in 2020 to around 49 million in 2023 worldwide.
Conducted by Gartner
Region(s) Worldwide
Published by Gartner
Notes: n.a.
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Percentage of enterprise devices used heavily pre and post COVID-19*
Share of enterprise devices used heavily pre & post COVID-19
Description
Source and methodology information
According to an endpoint resilience report, 31 percent of enterprise endpoint devices were used heavily (8+
Source(s) Absolute hours/day) on May 15, 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in comparison to the 20
percent pre-COVID level.
Conducted by Absolute
Region(s) Worldwide
Published by Absolute
Notes: *Devices used 8+ hours/ day Anonymized data collected from 8.5 million
active, Absolute-enabled devices across more than 12,000 enterprise
customers worldwide, in wide range of industries.
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Percentage increases in instances of sensitive data on enterprise devices, versus pre-COVID-19*
Increase of sensitive data instances on enterprise devices: COVID-19 impact
Description
Source and methodology information
According to an endpoint resilience report, there was a 62 percent increase in instances of sensitive data on
Source(s) Absolute enterprise devices in mid-March 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On May 15, 2020,
as the pandemic went on, there was a 41 percent increase in instances of sensitive data - such as personally
Conducted by Absolute
identifiable information (PII) - stored on enterprise endpoints.
Survey period November 2019 to May 2020
Region(s) Worldwide
Published by Absolute
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Percentage increases in number of enterprise devices installed with collaboration apps, versus pre-
COVID-19
Percentage increases of enterprise devices with collaboration apps amidst COVID-19
Description
Source and methodology information
According to an endpoint resilience report, COVID-19 witness a surge in the installation of collaboration tools on
Source(s) Absolute enterprise endpoint devices. There was a more than 100 percent increase in number of enterprise devices
intalled with collaboration apps at the end of March, 2020 compared to pre-COVID level, and a 176 percent
Conducted by Absolute
increase in mid May, 2020.
Survey period November 2019 to May 2020
Region(s) Worldwide
Published by Absolute
Notes: n.a.
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Most common action varieties in data breaches worldwide in 2019
Leading global data breach methods 2019
Description
Source and methodology information
In 2019, 45 percent of global data breaches featured hacking. Errors were the second-most popular cause with a
Source(s) Verizon 22 percent presence rate. The majority of data breaches were perpetrated by external actors.
Conducted by Verizon
Region(s) Worldwide
Published by Verizon
Notes: n.a.
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Most concerning types of cyberthreats according to IT security decision makers worldwide as of
November 2019
Leading IT security threats according to cyber security professionals 2019
Description
Source and methodology information
According to a survey of global IT security decision makers in November 2019, malware was the most
Source(s) CyberEdge concerning cyberthreat targeting organizations. Phishing and ransomware were jointly ranked second with a
relative value of 3.95 on a five point scale respectively.
Conducted by CyberEdge
Region(s) Worldwide
Special characteristics IT security decision makers and practitioners; all from organizations with
more than 500 employees
Published by CyberEdge
Notes: Original question: "On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being highest, rate your
overall concern for each of the following types of cyberthreats targeting
your organization."
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Endpoint compromise rates in companies worldwide 2019
Endpoint compromise rates in organizations worldwide 2019
Description
Source and methodology information
According to a security survey, 28 percent of the surveyed organizations have seen their endpoints accessed by
Source(s) Kaspersky Lab; SANS Institute attackers. A further 24 percent didn't know whether their data had been breached via endpoints.
Conducted by SANS Institute
Notes: n.a.
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Number of endpoint attack incidents experienced by organizations worldwide as of 2019
Number of enterprise endpoint attacks worldwide 2019
Description
Source and methodology information
Close to 50 percent of organizations worldwide reported fewer than ten attacks on their endpoint systems in
Source(s) SANS Institute; OpenText; Website ([Link]) 2019, according to a global survey on endpoint risks and protections. This could mean that enterprise defense
teams are getting better at stopping endpoint attacks or that attacks are getting more difficult to be recognized.
Conducted by SANS Institute
Region(s) Worldwide
Original source 2019 SANS Survey on Next-Generation Endpoint Risks and Protections,
page 15
Notes: The report did not offer details on the number of respondents.
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For the affected endpoints, what was the attack's delivery vector?
Attack delivery vectors of affected enterprise endpoints worldwide 2019
Description
Source and methodology information
Phishing and browser-based attacks are the top delivery vectors of endpoint security compromises in 2019,
Source(s) SANS Institute; OpenText; Website ([Link]) according to a global survey on endpoint risks and protections. By analyzing the most common types of attack
delivery vectors, defensive teams can block attacks early.
Conducted by SANS Institute
Region(s) Worldwide
Original source 2019 SANS Survey on Next-Generation Endpoint Risks and Protections,
page 17
Notes: The report did not offer details on the number of respondents.
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Actions taken by organizations to counteract cyber risk events in the past 12 to 24 months
according to senior executives worldwide as of March 2019
Most common cyber risk countermeasures taken by organizations worldwide 2019
Description
Source and methodology information
According to a March 2019 survey of senior executives, 66 percent of respondents stated that their organization
Source(s) Marsh; Microsoft; B2B International had implemented awareness trainings for employees in order to mitigate cyber risks within the past 12 to 24
months. Technical actions were the most popular, as 83 percent of respondents also stated their their company
Conducted by B2B International
had improved the security of their computers, devices and systems during the same period.
Survey period February and March 2019
Region(s) Worldwide
Original source 2019 Marsh Microsoft Global Cyber Risk Perception Survey, page 23
Notes: Original question: "Please indicate whether your organization has taken
the specific actions listed below within the past 12 to 24 months." Values
may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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Global market share held by security appliance vendors from 2012 to 2020, by quarter
Security appliance vendors: global market share 2012-2020, by quarter
Description
Source and methodology information
In the second quarter of 2020, Cisco's market share in the security appliance market stood at 17 percent, whilst
Source(s) IDC Palo Alto Networks occupied 18.1 percent of the market. Both companies saw an increase to their market share
between the fourth quarter of 2019 and the second quarter of 2020. IT Security Information security refers to the
Conducted by IDC
practice of managing access to information. By 2023, the information security technology market is estimated to
Survey period 2012 to 2020 be worth 151.2 billion U.S. dollars worldwide. Analysts have suggested that security trends are being shaped by
new markets, such as big data or the internet of things (IoT) . One impact of this has been the shift towards
Region(s) Worldwide managed security services, resulting in increased revenues of nearly five billion U.S. dollars from security
appliances at the end of 2019. Enterprise Security Enterprise information security is a complex undertaking,
Number of respondents n.a. covering computers, servers, routers, and other electronic systems, all of which relies on software , hardware,
and information management policies to secure corporate data. Revenue for the corporate web security market
Age group n.a.
worldwide is projected to rise to about 4.5 billion U.S. dollars by 2021, whilst endpoint security sales are also
Special characteristics n.a. expected to increase to over nine billion U.S. dollars by the same year.
Published by IDC
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Corporate endpoint security software market revenue worldwide in 2018 and 2019, by vendor (in
million U.S. dollars)
Corporate endpoint security software products market revenue by vendor 2018-2019
Description
Source and methodology information
Symantec (a Broadcom division) was the number one vendor providing corporate endpoint security software
Source(s) CrowdStrike; IDC products with revenues of 952.2 million U.S. dollars in 2019, occupying 12.4 percent of the market share.
McAfee was a close second with 796.3 million U.S. dollars in sales in 2019. What is endpoint security? Endpoint
Conducted by IDC
security refers to the process of protecting entry points of end-user devices such as desktops, laptops, or mobile
Survey period 2018 to 2019 devices from being exploited by malicious actors. Endpoint security systems offer protection from cybersecurity
threats and have evolved from traditional antivirus software to now be able to provide comprehensive protection
Region(s) Worldwide from sophisticated malware as well as offer threat detection, investigation, and device management etc. to tackle
cyber threats. Close to 30 percent of global organizations reported breaches in their endpoint systems as of
Number of respondents n.a. 2019. Cyber threats faced by global companies On a global scale, malware (viruses, worms, trojans) is seen as
the most concerning cyberthreat targeting organizations , along with phishing and ransomware. Improving the
Age group n.a.
security of their computers such as making use of endpoint security systems and implementing awareness
Special characteristics n.a. trainings for employees are common procedures global companies follow in order to reduce the risks of
cybersecurity attacks .
Published by CrowdStrike; IDC
Original source Worldwide Endpoint Security Software Market Shares 2019, page 2
Notes: n.a.
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Corporate endpoint security software market share worldwide in 2018 and 2019, by vendor
Corporate endpoint security software products market share by vendor 2018-2019
Description
Source and methodology information
Symantec (a Broadcom division) was the number one vendor providing corporate endpoint security software
Source(s) CrowdStrike; IDC products with market share of 12.4 percent in 2019. McAfee was a close second with a share of 10.7 percent
Conducted by IDC
Region(s) Worldwide
Original source Worldwide Endpoint Security Software Market Shares 2019, page 2
Notes: n.a.
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Percentage of enterprise endpoint devices running endpoint protection agents as of 2019*
Share of enterprise endpoint devices by endpoint protection application 2019
Description
Source and methodology information
According to an enterprise resilience report, 24 ercent of total Absolute-enabled enterprise devices were
Source(s) Absolute installed with McAfee Endpoint Security as of 2019. Microsoft Windows Defender AV and Symantec Endpoint
Protection are two other commonly used endpoint agetns in organizations.
Conducted by Absolute
Region(s) Worldwide
Published by Absolute
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Percentage of enterprise devices installed with encryption applications as of 2019*
Share of enterprise devices with encryption tools 2019
Description
Source and methodology information
According to an endpoint resilience report, 74 percent of the Absolute-enabled enterprise devices were installed
Source(s) Absolute with Microsoft BitLocker Device Encryption as of 2019, making Microsoft's encryption application the most
popular encryption technology used in organizations.
Conducted by Absolute
Region(s) Worldwide
Published by Absolute
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Pairings of endpoint protection and encryption applications installed in enterprise devices as of
2019*
Share of total enterprise devices with endpoint protection and encryption pairings
Description
Source and methodology information
According to an endpoint resilience report, 23 percent of Absolute-enabled enterprise devices were installed with
Source(s) Absolute the 'Windows Defender AV + BitLocker Encryption' pairing. 'McAfee Endpoint Security + BitLocker Encryption' is
another popular combined use of enpoint protection and encryption technologies.
Conducted by Absolute
Region(s) Worldwide
Published by Absolute
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Business adoption of security as a service solutions in North America and Europe as of June 2019
Business adoption of security as a service solutions NA and EU 2019
Description
Source and methodology information
Endpoint protection as a service is the most popular security as a service solution in North American and
Source(s) Spiceworks European organizations as of 2019, with 28 percent of respondents currently using the service in their
organization. A further 17 percent respondents said that their organization would adopt the service within the
Conducted by Spiceworks
next two years.
Survey period June 2019
Published by Spiceworks
Notes: n.a.
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Business adoption of endpoint security solutions in North America and Europe as of June 2019
Business adoption of endpoint security solutions NA and EU 2019
Description
Source and methodology information
Application sandboxing is the most widely adopted endpoint security solution in North American and European
Source(s) Spiceworks organizations as of 2019, with 30 percent of respondents currently using the service in their organization. In
general, endpoint security as a service was the most popular security as a service solution as of that time.
Conducted by Spiceworks
Published by Spiceworks
Notes: n.a.
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Endpoints covered by security programs in organizations worldwide in 2019
Enterprise endpoints covered by security programs worldwide 2019, by type
Description
Source and methodology information
Important IT infrastructure such as servers and network devices are the endpoints best covered by security
Source(s) SANS Institute; OpenText; Website ([Link]) programs in organizations as of 2019. Newer connected devices such as IoT devices/sensors are far less
covered by such programs, although a big share of respondents said that these devices are of security concern.
Conducted by SANS Institute
Region(s) Worldwide
Original source 2019 SANS Survey on Next-Generation Endpoint Risks and Protections,
page 6
Notes: The report did not offer details on the number of respondents.
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Tools/services that detect enterprise endpoint compromises in organizations as of 2019
Tools/services that detect enterprise endpoint attacks 2019
Description
Source and methodology information
Although traditional antivirus still is a key player in protecting organizations IT security, next-generation antivirus
Source(s) SANS Institute; OpenText; Website ([Link]) (NGAV) shows a higher installation rate in the detection of attacks. According to close to 44 percent of
respondents, NGAV tools detected the endpoint attacks in their organizations, according to a global survey on
Conducted by SANS Institute
endpoint risks and protection.
Survey period 2019
Region(s) Worldwide
Original source 2019 SANS Survey on Next-Generation Endpoint Risks and Protections,
page 13
Notes: The report did not offer details on the number of respondents.
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Common methods for analyzing and consolidating endpoint data in global organizations as of 2019
Common methods for analyzing and consolidating endpoint data in global organizations
Description
Source and methodology information
Close to 62 percent of surveyed security professionals reported using a centralized SIEM interface to analyze
Source(s) SANS Institute; OpenText; Website ([Link]) and consolidate their endpoint data. SIEMs (security, information, and event management) are interfaces that
make log collection and interpretation much easier by normalizing and categorizing all the information they take
Conducted by SANS Institute
in.
Survey period 2019
Region(s) Worldwide
Original source 2019 SANS Survey on Next-Generation Endpoint Risks and Protections,
page 11
Notes: The report did not offer details on the number of respondents.
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Level of implementation of next-generation endpoint control technologies in organizations
worldwide as of 2019
Next-generation enterprise endpoint control technologies adoption status 2019
Description
Source and methodology information
Automated incident response support and remediation workflow is a technology enterprises worldwide consider
Source(s) SANS Institute; OpenText; Website ([Link]) important but have not yet implemented, according to 59 percent of respondents from a global survey on
endpoint risks and protections. Automation is critical to minimizing false positives, speeding investigations and
Conducted by SANS Institute
remediation tasks, and also providing more efficient analyst workflow.
Survey period 2019
Region(s) Worldwide
Original source 2019 SANS Survey on Next-Generation Endpoint Risks and Protections,
page 8
Notes: The report did not offer details on the number of respondents.
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Top artificial intelligence (AI) use cases for cybersecurity in organizations in selected countries as of
2019
AI uses for cybersecurity in organizations in selected countries 2019
Description
Source and methodology information
Network security is the most common artificial intelligence (AI) use case for cybersecurity, as 75 percent of
Source(s) Capgemini surveyed IT executives reported the use of AI for this purpose as of 2019. Data security and endpoint security
come next with 71 percent and 68 percent reported use respectively. Phishing: a deceptive form of cyberattacks
Conducted by Capgemini
Phishing, a form of cyberattack that uses disguised email as a weapon, is ranked as one of the most concerning
Survey period 2019 cyberthreats worldwide . The goal of phishing is to deceive the email recipient into believing that the message is
legitimate and convince them to give away a form of their identity - be it their credit card details or business login
Region(s) Australia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, data. Over 165 thousand unique phishing sites were discovered worldwide in the first quarter of 2020 alone and
United Kingdom, United States hundreds of notable brand and legitimate entities were attacked just in the first month of 2020. A slight stall in
global cybersecurity spending Businesses and individuals have been spending on security solution to counter
Number of respondents 850 cybercrimes such as phishing attacks. Worldwide spending on cybersecurity has been growing in recent years
and is expected to continue to grow in 2020, albeit at a compromised speed due to the impact of the coronavirus
Age group n.a.
(COVID-19) pandemic. Total spending for 2020 is forecast to reach almost 42 billion U.S. dollars, as opposed to
Special characteristics senior IT executives from IT information security, cybersecurity, and IT a previously predicted 43 billion.
opersations
Published by Capgemini
Notes: n.a.
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How automated and scalable is your remediation process for endpoints?
Scalability/automation level of enterprise endpoint remediation process 2019
Description
Source and methodology information
Only a small percentage of enterprises worldwide have fully automated and scalable remediation processes for
Source(s) SANS Institute; OpenText; Website ([Link]) their endpoints, according to a 2019 global survey on endpoint risks and protections. Most respondents either
reported partly automated or manual remediation and recovery processes.
Conducted by SANS Institute
Region(s) Worldwide
Original source 2019 SANS Survey on Next-Generation Endpoint Risks and Protections,
page 18
Notes: The report did not offer details on the number of respondents.
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