Asia Pacific SOC as a Service Market Forecast to 2030 - Regional Analysis - by Service Type, Enterprise Size, Application, and Industry

The Asia Pacific SOC as a service market is expected to grow from US$ 1.51 billion in 2022 to US$ 3.83 billion by 2030. It is estimated to register a CAGR of 12.3% from 2022 to 2030.

Growing Adoption of SOCaaS in SMEs Boosts Asia Pacific SOC as a Service Market

Various SMEs worldwide have been facing a rise in cyberattacks in recent years. According to Accenture's Cybercrime study, small enterprises record 43% of total cyberattacks annually, of which 46% occurred in small businesses with 1,000 or fewer employees. As a result, on average, SMEs lose US$ 25,000 due to cyberattacks. In addition, in 2020, small enterprises faced over 700,000 attacks, which caused a total of US$ 2.8 billion in damages. Also, as per the World Economic Forum, ~95% of these attacks can be attributed to human error. Also, according to the Check Point, 43% of data breaches are caused by insiders or company employees, considering all cases, whether on purpose or not. Due to such increasing data breach activities, various SMEs witnessed a sharp decline in repeat customers. IBM unveiled that ~50% of small businesses require more than 24 hours to recover from an attack, as over 51% of all small businesses could not access their website for 8-24 hours. Hence, these alarming statistics raise the need for SMEs to implement cybersecurity services to help secure their businesses.

Verizon's 2021 SMB Data Breach Statistics show that SMEs spend between US$ 826 and US$ 653,587 on cybersecurity incidents. According to the same report, cybercrime is also expected to increase by 15%, with costs estimated to reach US$ 10.5 trillion by 2025. Hence, various SMEs are investing in managed security services such as SOCaaS to meet the ever-increasing regulatory and legal requirements. Also, as SOCaaS can provide SMEs with access to a virtual security operations center (SOC), which is responsible for monitoring as well as analyzing network traffic, providing real-time alerts to security teams, and identifying security threats, its adoption is expected to increase in SMEs, creating future opportunities for the growth of the SOC as a service market.

Asia Pacific SOC as a Service Market Overview

The APAC SOC as a service market is categorized into China, India, Japan, Australia, South Korea, and the Rest of APAC. During the forecast period, the market in APAC is anticipated to grow significantly due to the growing need to combine threat detection and prevention operations in a single solution. This shifted enterprises' focus to protect their systems' vulnerability and threat exposures, increasing the demand for SOC as a service among enterprises. The rising adoption of new technologies such as AI and IoT in China, Japan, India, Australia, South Korea, Singapore, and New Zealand is driving the market. AI and IoT technologies are highly vulnerable to cyberattacks, thereby increasing customer demand for SOC as a service to protect data and information. For instance, according to IDC Asia Pacific, spending on IoT is expected to reach US$ 277.5 billion by the end of 2023 and is anticipated to account for US$ 435 billion by 2027. Growing IoT spending increases the risk of cyberattacks on several devices, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, routers, smart watches, webcams, automobiles, household appliances, manufacturing equipment, medical devices, and home security systems connected to the IoT. These devices include sensitive & confidential information and are highly used by consumers in their daily activities. Connected devices are convenient for consumers, and many companies are using them to save money by collecting large amounts of insightful data to streamline their business processes. The growing use of connected devices increases the risk of cyberattacks, making IoT networks more vulnerable to cyber infections and invasions. For instance, if IoT devices get hacked, hackers can use these devices to create havoc, overload networks, or lock down essential equipment for financial gain.

Rising government initiatives for providing security solution to industries is fueling the market. For instance, according to the International Trade Administration, in 2022, Singapore's Cyber Security Agency (CSA) issued licensing for cybersecurity service providers (CSPs). The licensing framework aims to provide greater customer safety by addressing the information imbalance' between customers and CSPs. The licensing framework applies to only two services: penetration testing and managed security operations. These two services have client's sensitive information and are prioritized by the government to protect them from misuse. Moreover, increasing sophisticated cyberattacks and data breaches in China, Japan, and India increase the demand for SOC as a consumer service for protecting data against cyberattacks. For instance, according to AAG report, in Q2 and Q3 2022, China and Japan observed 14,157,775 and 1,246,373 breached accounts and India reached an increase of 15.3% cybercrimes between Q1 and Q2 in 2022, which increases the demand for SOC Services among consumers, thus fueling the market growth in the region.

Asia Pacific SOC as a Service Market Segmentation

The Asia Pacific SOC as a service market is segmented into service type, enterprise size, application, industry, and country.

Based on service type, the Asia Pacific SOC as a service market is segmented into prevention service, detection service, and incident response service. The prevention service segment held the largest share of the Asia Pacific SOC as a service market in 2022.

In terms of enterprise size, the Asia Pacific SOC as a service market is bifurcated into large enterprises and SMEs. The large enterprises segment held a larger share of the Asia Pacific SOC as a service market in 2022.

By application, the Asia Pacific SOC as a service market is segmented into network security, endpoint security, application security, and cloud security. The endpoint security segment held the largest share of the Asia Pacific SOC as a service market in 2022.

Based on industry, the Asia Pacific SOC as a service market is categorized into BFSI, IT and telecom, manufacturing, retail, government and public sector, healthcare, and others. The BFSI segment held the largest share of the Asia Pacific SOC as a service market in 2022.

Based on country, the Asia Pacific SOC as a service market is segmented into Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and the Rest of Asia Pacific. China dominated the Asia Pacific SOC as a service market in 2022.

AT&T Inc, Atos SE, Cloudflare Inc, ConnectWise LLC, ESDS Software Solution Ltd, Fortinet Inc, NTT Data Corp, Thales SA, and Verizon Communications Inc are some of the leading companies operating in the Asia Pacific SOC as a service market.