IDC's Worldwide Security Appliance Tracker Taxonomy, 2025

This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's security appliances market taxonomy. IDC's security appliances taxonomy is the basis for IDC security appliances research studies, trackers, and forecasters worldwide."IDC's security appliances taxonomy provides our customers with a complete and standardized vision of the worldwide security appliances marketplace," says Carlo Davila, research manager, Security Appliances Tracker at IDC.

IDC's Worldwide Security Appliance Tracker Taxonomy

Security Appliance Tracker Taxonomy Changes for 2025

Taxonomy Overview

Definitions

• Security Appliances Definition
• Hierarchical Nomenclature
• Technology Segmentations
  • Network Security
    • Trusted Network Access and Protection
      • Firewall/UTM
      • VPN/ZTNA
      • IDS/IPS
      • Secure Web Gateway
    • Active Application Security
      • Infrastructure Protection
      • Web Application and API Protection
  • Information and Data Security
    • Information Protection
      • Messaging Security Appliances
• Operating System
• Geographic Coverage
• Security Class/Price Band
  • Security Class
  • Price Band
• Market Metrics
  • Revenue
    • Vendor Revenue
    • Renewal/Firmware Update Revenue
    • Value
    • Renewal/Firmware Update Value
  • Shipments
  • Average Selling Value and List Price
• Exchange Rates

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• Methodology
• Related Research
• Synopsis