Analysis of the Global Managed Security Service Providers Market

• Publication date: May 2012
• Report size: 129 pages

This research service covers the Global managed security service providers (MSSPs) market. It examines drivers and restraints for growth, pricing, distribution, demand, and geographical trends. Additionally, the study contains an in-depth analysis of the competitive situation, including vendors' market shares and profiles of the key vendors in the industry. The market is further divided into the following three service segments: managed/monitorin...

This research service covers the Global managed security service providers (MSSPs) market. It examines drivers and restraints for growth, pricing, distribution, demand, and geographical trends. Additionally, the study contains an in-depth analysis of the competitive situation, including vendors' market shares and profiles of the key vendors in the industry. The market is further divided into the following three service segments: managed/monitoring (CPE), cloud-based security, and assessment services. These segments are also broken down, and forecasting for services in each sub-segment is given. The base year is 2011, and forecasts run through 2016.


Executive Summary

•In 2011, the managed security service provider (MSSP) market continued to see strong global growth rates. The MSSP channel, driven by lower costs and higher efficiency rates, is lucrative in many parts of the world.
•The economic slowdown that began in 2009 has actually contributed to the growth of the MSSP market because MSSPs help organizations reduce expenditures while allowing them to maintain strong security postures.
•Globally, MSSPs are experiencing growth as organizations look for security service providers to help these organizations deliver security capabilities that go beyond their in-house experiences and abilities.
•The complexity of managing today’s internal and external threats has led organizations to outsource security management, therefore increasing MSSP demand.
•Moreover, strong regulations are forcing businesses to improve security, satisfy compliance requirements, and reduce costs.
•As the growth of and demand for services increase, MSSPs are expanding the breadth of their portfolios to address the complexity of securing an organization’s infrastructure and network.
•Key offerings today go beyond the management and monitoring of security services. Customers are looking for MSSPs to define security projects, identify gaps in their security postures, and assist with compliance requirements.
•With increasing demand, MSSPs are able to offer more services as customer premises equipment (CPE) based or as a cloud based.
•Within the current MSSP market, basic CPE-based firewalls and intrusion detection systems/intrusion prevention systems (IDS/IPS) represent the most mature services, but cloud-based security services are gaining momentum. Some key high-growth services in the cloud-based security service spectrum include security information event management (SIEM), log management, Web filtering, and e-mail filtering.
•Perceived commoditization of the market is a challenge for many MSSPs. Customers find it difficult to understand the competitive differences and benefits among various MSSPs.

Market Overview—Key Questions This Study Will Answer

Is the MSSP market a lucrative global channel in which security vendors should locate partners? At what rate is the global MSSP market growing?
How fast is each geographic region growing, and which region is exhibiting the fastest growth?
What services are MSSPs offering, and what are they looking at for the future?
Which services are growing at a healthy rate?
What specific service offerings are most in demand?
Who are the leading competitors in the global MSSP market?

Global Security Systems Industry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary 4
Market Overview 11
Total Managed Security Service Providers Market -
External Challenges: Drivers and Restraints 23
Forecasts and Trends 32
Demand Analysis 49
Market Share and Competitive Analysis 54
Managed/Monitoring (CPE) Services Segment Breakdown 60
Cloud-based Security Services Segment Breakdown 67
Assessment Services Segment Breakdown 74
North American Breakdown 81
EMEA Breakdown 87
APAC Breakdown 93
Latin American Breakdown 99
The Last Word 105
Appendix 108