PUBLISHER: The Business Research Company | PRODUCT CODE: 1847336
PUBLISHER: The Business Research Company | PRODUCT CODE: 1847336
Cloud data security encompasses the practices, technologies, and policies aimed at safeguarding data stored, processed, and transmitted within cloud computing environments. It involves a range of measures to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data, thereby mitigating the risks associated with unauthorized access.
The primary components of cloud data security consist of solutions and services. Solutions comprise a set of technologies, practices, and protocols specifically designed to protect data within cloud environments. These are utilized across various organizational sizes, including large enterprises, small enterprises, and medium-sized enterprises, and are deployed across industry verticals such as banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI), information technology and telecommunications, healthcare, retail and e-commerce, government, among others.
Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report's Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.
The sharp rise in U.S. tariffs and the ensuing trade tensions in spring 2025 are having a significant impact on the information technology sector, especially in hardware manufacturing, data infrastructure, and software deployment. Increased duties on imported semiconductors, circuit boards, and networking equipment have driven up production and operating costs for tech companies, cloud service providers, and data centers. Firms that depend on globally sourced components for laptops, servers, and consumer electronics are grappling with extended lead times and mounting pricing pressures. At the same time, tariffs on specialized software and retaliatory actions by key international markets have disrupted global IT supply chains and dampened foreign demand for U.S.-made technologies. In response, the sector is ramping up investments in domestic chip production, broadening its supplier network, and leveraging AI-powered automation to improve resilience and manage costs more effectively.
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The cloud data security market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $6.02 billion in 2024 to $6.73 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.9%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to data breaches, regulatory compliance, increased cloud adoption, security incidents, digital transformation initiatives.
The cloud data security market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $10.07 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.6%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to IoT expansion, edge computing, ai and machine learning adoption, hybrid and multi-cloud environments, remote workforce trends. Major trends in the forecast period include increased emphasis on zero trust architecture, rise of cloud-native security solutions, integration of security orchestration and automation, enhanced threat intelligence sharing, heightened regulatory scrutiny.
The forecast of 10.6% growth over the next five years reflects a modest reduction of 0.9% from the previous estimate for this market. This reduction is primarily due to the impact of tariffs between the US and other countries. US cloud security operations may face cost hikes if tariffs are extended to specialized encryption hardware and multi-factor authentication devices imported from global security hubs. The effect will also be felt more widely due to reciprocal tariffs and the negative effect on the global economy and trade due to increased trade tensions and restrictions.
The increase in cyber data thefts is projected to drive the growth of the cloud data security market in the future. Cyber data theft involves unauthorized access to digital information, including personal data such as names, addresses, social security numbers, and financial details. This rise in cyber data theft can be attributed to factors such as heightened connectivity, the proliferation of data, financial incentives for criminals, and globalization. Cloud data security plays a crucial role in mitigating these thefts by implementing various measures to safeguard sensitive information stored in cloud environments. It adopts a comprehensive security approach that combines technology, processes, and user awareness to effectively protect sensitive data in the cloud. For example, in November 2023, the Australian Cyber Security Centre, part of the Department of Defence Australia, reported receiving over 94,000 cybercrime reports during the financial year 2022-2023, reflecting a 23 percent increase from the previous year, 2021-2022. Thus, the rising incidence of cyber data theft is driving the growth of the cloud data security market.
Prominent companies in the cloud data security market are focusing on developing advanced data security solutions to address the increasing frequency and sophistication of data threats. Advanced data security solutions are comprehensive platforms that provide complete cyber resilience, encompassing both cyber posture and recovery capabilities. For example, in May 2022, Rubrik Inc., a US-based company, introduced Rubrik Security Cloud. This innovative platform is engineered to safeguard data, monitor data risks, and swiftly recover data across various environments, employing a modern, zero-trust architecture enhanced by machine learning. Additionally, it offers automated discovery, global policy-driven workflows, zero-trust security measures, multi-factor authentication, threat containment features, and a robust data observation engine.
In October 2023, Palo Alto Networks, a US-based cybersecurity vendor, acquired Dig Security for an undisclosed sum. This strategic acquisition is aimed at bolstering Palo Alto Networks' Prisma cloud platform with Dig's data security posture management (DSPM) technology. It seeks to enhance the company's cloud security offerings and address the increasing demand for data security in the era of generative AI. Dig Security, a US-based developer of data security software, specializes in discovering, monitoring, and protecting cloud data in real time.
Major companies operating in the cloud data security market report are Amazon.com Inc.; Alphabet Inc.; Microsoft Corporation; Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.; Intel Corporation; International Business Machines Corporation (IBM); Cisco Systems Inc.; Broadcom Inc.; VMware Inc.; Palo Alto Networks Inc.; Juniper Networks Inc.; Fortinet Inc.; Akamai Technologies Inc.; F5 Networks Inc.; Splunk Inc.; Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.; FireEye Inc.; Trend Micro Inc.; CrowdStrike Holdings Inc.; Zscaler Inc.; Sangfor Technologies Inc.; Cloudflare Inc.; Rapid7 Inc.; Barracuda Networks Inc.; Pulse Secure LLC
North America was the largest region in the cloud based language learning market in 2024. The regions covered in the cloud data security market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
The countries covered in the cloud data security market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The cloud data security market consists of revenues earned by entities providing services such as encryption services, access control services, security training and awareness, and vulnerability management. The market value includes the value of related goods sold. The cloud data security market also includes sales encryption software, access control tools, data loss prevention (DLP) software tools, and security monitoring platforms. Values in this market are 'factory gate' values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market's historic and forecast market growth by geography.
The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include the technological advancements such as AI and automation, Russia-Ukraine war, trade tariffs (government-imposed import/export duties), elevated inflation and interest rates.