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Incident response automation refers to the use of automated tools and workflows to detect, analyze, and respond to cybersecurity threats with minimal human intervention. It enables faster identification and containment of security incidents, reducing potential damage and downtime. By streamlining repetitive tasks and improving accuracy, incident response automation enhances organizational resilience against evolving cyber risks.
The main components of incident response automation include software, hardware, and services. Software refers to a set of programs and applications designed to perform specific tasks and enable computing operations. It offers various deployment modes, including on-premises and cloud, and is used by several organization sizes, including small and medium enterprises and large enterprises. It is applied by banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI), healthcare, government, information technology (IT) and telecommunications, retail, energy and utilities, and 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 rapid escalation of U.S. tariffs and the resulting trade tensions in spring 2025 are significantly impacting the information technology sector, particularly in hardware manufacturing, data infrastructure, and software deployment. Higher duties on imported semiconductors, circuit boards, and networking equipment have raised production and operational costs for tech firms, cloud service providers, and data centers. Companies relying on globally sourced components for laptops, servers, and consumer electronics are facing longer lead times and increased pricing pressures. In parallel, tariffs on specialized software tools and retaliatory measures from key international markets have disrupted global IT supply chains and reduced overseas demand for U.S.-developed technologies. To navigate these challenges, the sector is accelerating investments in domestic chip fabrication, diversifying supplier bases, and adopting AI-driven automation to enhance operational resilience and cost efficiency.
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The incident response automation market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $4.81 billion in 2024 to $5.89 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.4%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to the increasing frequency of cyberattacks, rising regulatory compliance requirements, expanding adoption of cloud-based infrastructures, growing awareness of data breach reputational risks, and the rising cost of cybersecurity incidents.
The incident response automation market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $13.07 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.1%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to rising demand for rapid incident containment, growing adoption of incident response automation platforms, expansion of managed incident response services (IR as a service), increasing investment in cybersecurity infrastructure, and rising insider threat detection needs. Key trends in the forecast period include innovations in AI and machine learning for incident response automation, developments in cloud native incident response solutions, technological advancements in automated playbook execution, innovations in integration of endpoint detection and response (EDR) with incident response, and technological advancements in threat intelligence and collaborative sharing.
The growth in cyber threats is expected to drive the growth of the incident response automation market going forward. Cyber threats are malicious activities targeting digital systems, networks, or data, which can result in financial losses, operational disruption, or exposure of sensitive information. The rise in cybercrime is increasing as more organizations rely on digital platforms, remote work, and online financial transactions, all of which expand vulnerability to attacks. Incident response automation enhances digital security by quickly detecting, analyzing, and mitigating cyberattacks, reducing operational disruption and financial losses. For instance, in April 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3), a US-based federal law enforcement agency, the internet crime report recorded over 859,000 complaints of suspected internet crime in 2024, with reported losses exceeding $16 billion, a 33% increase from 2023. Therefore, the growth in cyber threats is driving the growth of the incident response automation market.
Key companies operating in the incident response automation market are focusing on developing artificial intelligence-powered security information and event management platforms with incident response automation to enhance real-time threat detection, accelerate remediation, and improve operational efficiency across complex IT environments. Artificial intelligence-powered security information and event management platforms with incident response automation are cybersecurity systems that use artificial intelligence to collect, analyze, and correlate security data from multiple sources. For instance, in July 2025, Rapid7, a US-based company specializing in threat detection and exposure management, launched Incident Command, an artificial intelligence-powered next-generation security information and event management (SIEM) platform that unifies threat detection, exposure management, and automation to improve how security teams detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats. The platform integrates agentic artificial intelligence workflows trained on real-world security operations center (SOC) playbooks, unified threat intelligence, and attack surface context to deliver a seamless analyst experience. It automates triage with 99.93% accuracy, consolidates previously siloed functions such as security information and event management (SIEM), security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR), and attack surface management (ASM), and enables security teams to respond to threats faster and more effectively.
In March 2025, SolarWinds, a US-based provider of observability and network management software, acquired Squadcast for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, SolarWinds aims to enhance its observability platform by integrating intelligent incident response capabilities, enabling faster detection, remediation, and improved operational efficiency in complex IT environments. Squadcast is a US-based company specializing in incident response automation.
Major players in the incident response automation market are Google LLC, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corporation, Cisco Systems Inc., Broadcom Inc., Palo Alto Networks Inc., Fortinet Inc., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., CrowdStrike Holdings Inc., Trellix, Rapid7 Inc., SentinelOne, Sumo Logic Inc., Exabeam Inc., Swimlane Inc., CyberBit Ltd., ThreatConnect Inc., BlackPoint Holdings LLC, Radiant Security Inc., and Tines Security Services Ltd.
North America was the largest region in the incident response automation market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in incident response automation report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.
The countries covered in the incident response automation market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The incident response automation market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as threat detection, incident analysis, automated remediation, forensic investigation and vulnerability management. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The incident response automation market also includes sales of network appliances, security sensors, monitoring devices, alerting systems and forensic hardware. 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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