Understanding adoption of security technologies (Customer Focus): Industry Research

Understanding adoption of security technologies (Customer Focus)

Published Date: November 2007

Published By: Datamonitor

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DATAMONITOR VIEW: CATALYST; SUMMARY; ANALYSIS; Although the firewall and VPN market is close to saturation, investments will continue; The penetration of security technologies is high and has increased from 2006; The firewall and VPN market is close to saturation; Investments are planned in all security technologies and growth will continue; Security technologies have a high penetration in all the surveyed regions and industries; The penetration of security has reached 80% in all regions; Unsurprisingly the retail banking industry has the highest penetration of security solutions; Outsourcing of security is related to geography and the availability of internal resources; The number of enterprises outsourcing security is higher than for other technologies; Enterprises in Italy and Spain are more likely to outsource their security solutions; Security is important but enterprise applications are a bigger priority in 2007; A number of enterprises are making security their largest IT project in 2007; The value of these investments is small despite the importance of security; Enterprises view Cisco and Symantec to be the leaders in security; Cisco and Symantec have the greatest mindshare among enterprises for security solutions; SUMMARY; Security is not enterprises' biggest priority but investments will continue
APPENDIX: Definitions; Methodology; Further reading; Ask the analyst; Datamonitor consulting; Disclaimer
List of Tables: Table 1: Which of the following security technologies do you currently have or use, and which would you prioritise for investment in the next 6 months?; Table 2: Which of the following do you currently have or use, and which would you prioritise for investment in the next 6 months? 2 years?; Table 3: Do you currently have or use security technologies or would you consider investment in the next 6 months? 2 years?; Table 4: Do you currently have or use security technologies or would you consider investment in the next 6 months? 2 years?; Table 5: Do you outsource security now, or are you considering outsourcing in the next 6 months? 2 years?; Table 6: How much investment are you making in your single biggest IT project in budget year 2007? Which technology area does this fall under?; Table 7: Please pick two firms which you believe to be 'leaders' in security
List of Figures: Figure 1: Penetration of security technologies is high but still increasing; Figure 2: The number of investments planned appears to be slowing; Figure 3: Enterprises in Germany and the UK are leading in terms of deployments; Figure 4: More investments are being made in enterprises with higher security solution penetration; Figure 5: Enterprises in Italy and Spain are most likely to outsource their security solutions; Figure 6: 16% of enterprises are making security their largest IT project in 2007; Figure 7: Cisco and Symantec are the clear leaders in security in terms of customer sentiment