2023 IDC MarketScape Report: Worldwide Network Edge Security As A Service
The network security market is in the process of a much-needed convergence trend. Security vendors have shifted from a focus on individualized security services to a consolidated, cloud-delivered network security platform that treats individual services as optional modules.
International Data Corporation (IDC) refers to this integrated security services platform as network edge security as a service (NESaaS). At its core, NESaaS includes three key capabilities: secure web gateway (SWG), cloud access security broker (CASB), and zero trust network access (ZTNA).
The IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Network Edge Security as a Service 2023 Vendor Assessment details how the integration of these technologies is driving improved security posture and outcomes as well as performance benefits that facilitate business goals for productivity and security.
Read the report excerpt to learn:
- How cloud delivered network security works
- How users are protected when accessing SaaS and private applications
- The component parts that enable converged network security
- Phishing predictions for 2022-2023
- Why Zscaler was named a Leader
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IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. The Capabilities score measures vendor product, go-to-market and business execution in the short-term. The Strategy score measures alignment of vendor strategies with customer requirements in a 3-5-year timeframe. Vendor market share is represented by the size of the circles. Vendor year-over-year growth rate relative to the given market is indicated by a plus, neutral or minus next to the vendor name.