Global Cloud E-mail Security Market 2016-2020

Outlook of the global cloud e-mail security market

Technavio’s market research analyst estimates that the global market for cloud e-mail security will grow impressively at a CAGR of over 15% by 2020. An important factor spurring the prospects for growth in this market is the recent increase in the instances of cloud service-specific attacks. Due to the growing usage of cloud-based e-mail services and the users' willingness to reveal personal information, there has been a sudden increase in the instances of attacks on the public and private cloud. The archived e-mails that are stored in the cloud are a major target for attackers. This compromises the user’s personal information, which in turn results in identity theft and access to confidential e-mails.

The adoption of hybrid solutions by enterprises is a major trend impelling the prospects for growth in this market during the forecast period. In a hybrid solution, critical data can be maintained and handled in the internal system, which can then be shared and managed via the cloud. Due to the rising volumes of business data and growing flexibility needs, organizations in sectors such as defense and finance are adopting hybrid services for data storage and sharing purposes. Moreover, recent attacks on government installations have prompted several government agencies to adopt hybrid security solutions, which in turn will lead to the growth of the market during the estimated period.

Segmentation by end user and analysis of the cloud e-mail security market

• Large enterprises
• SMEs
• Government organizations

The large enterprises end user sector dominated this market during 2015 and is envisaged to continue its market dominance until the end of 2020 owing to the early adoption of e-mail security solutions by large enterprises. Since cloud e-mail security helps in managing and monitoring e-mail data in a cost-effective manner, its demand among the end users from the large enterprises sector will increase substantially over the next four years. Comprehensive market research carried out by the analysts at Technavio has shown that the large enterprises sector will grow at a CAGR of almost 15% by 2020.

Geographical segmentation of the cloud e-mail security market

• Americas
• APAC
• EMEA

During 2015, the Americas was the largest market for cloud e-mail security as it accounted for more than 47% of the total market share. In this region, the high prevalence of insider fraud in organizations will lead to the high adoption of cloud e-mail security solutions during the forecast period.

Competitive landscape and key vendors 

The global cloud e-mail security market is highly fragmented because of the presence of large multinational vendors and many small regional players. To survive and succeed in this market, the large vendors are acquiring smaller vendors as it will help them to boost market shares. Also, the vendors in this market have to differentiate their service offerings through clear service level agreements and unique value propositions to gain a competitive edge over their rivals.

Key vendors in this market are -

• Cisco
• Intel (McAfee)
• Raytheon (Websense)
• Symantec
• TrendMicro

Other prominent vendors in this market are AppRiver, Apptix, Avira, Barracuda Networks, Dell SonicWALL, Entrust, Mimecast, Panda security, Proofpoint, and Watchguard.

Key questions answered in the report include

• What will the market size and the growth rate be in 2020?
• What are the key factors driving the global cloud e-mail security market?
• What are the key market trends impacting the growth of the global cloud e-mail security market?
• What are the challenges to market growth for the global cloud e-mail security market?
• Who are the key vendors in the global cloud e-mail security market?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the global cloud e-mail security market?
• Trending factors influencing the market shares of the Americas, APAC, and EMEA.
• What are the key outcomes of the five forces analysis of the global cloud e-mail security market?

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