Security Service Edge Market Report 2025

This 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 security service edge market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $0.98 billion in 2024 to $1.25 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.6%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to digital transformation, remote work trends, regulatory compliance, increasing sophistication of cyber threats, bring your own device policies,.

The security service edge market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $2.92 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23.7%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to emergence of advanced threats, IoT proliferation, integration with devops practices, zero-trust security model adoption, shift towards secure access service edge.Major trends in the forecast period include convergence of network security and wide area networking (WAN), increased adoption of zero trust architectures, enhanced user and device visibility, integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), rise of cloud-native security services.

The rise in cyber threats is expected to propel the growth of the security service edge market going forward. Cyber threats refer to malicious activities or potential dangers that exploit computer systems, networks, and digital infrastructure vulnerabilities. It arises due to several factors, including the increasing frequency of high-profile data breaches and the growing sophistication of hackers. Security service edge addresses cyber threats by providing a comprehensive cybersecurity solution that includes securing network connections, enforcing access controls, protecting cloud resources, safeguarding endpoints, securing data, and improving threat detection and response capabilities. For instance, in February 2023, according to the Australian Cyber Security Centre, an Australia-based cyber security agency, in 2022, cybercrime reports received were 76,000, up from 13% from the previous year. Therefore, the rise in cyber threats is driving the growth of the security service edge market.

Major companies operating in the security service edge market are concentrating on innovative security solutions, such as consulting security edge services, to address the evolving cybersecurity landscape and meet the increasing demand for robust security measures. This service refers to a new category of network security services that provides a modular and unified approach to consulting and implementing an SSE. For instance, in January 2024, Kyndryl Holdings, Inc., a US-based IT service management company, introduced Kyndryl Consult Security Services Edge and Kyndryl Managed SSE, two new security edge services developed jointly with Cisco Systems Inc., a US-based technology company, to help customers improve their cybersecurity and proactively address and respond to cyber incidents. These services enhance security controls, proactively address cyber incidents, and help enterprises transition into a secure access service edge (SASE). Additionally, these services enable enterprises to establish a foundation for transitioning into a secure access service edge (SASE), incorporate a zero-trust network, and facilitate hybrid work scenarios.

In August 2024, Fortinet, a U.S.-based cybersecurity company, acquired Next DLP, a UK-based data security startup, for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition aims to bolster Fortinet's data loss prevention (DLP) capabilities, with a focus on mitigating insider threats. Next DLP specializes in cloud-native data protection, providing security solutions that span endpoints and cloud environments. This addition enhances Fortinet's Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Security Service Edge (SSE) offerings, further strengthening its position in comprehensive data security solutions.

Major companies operating in the security service edge market are Microsoft 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., Citrix Systems Inc., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Proofpoint Inc., Zscaler Inc., Cloudflare Inc., Cyxtera Technologies Inc., Forcepoint LLC, SonicWall Inc., Barracuda Networks Inc., Open Systems AG, Cato Networks Inc., Appgate Inc., Versa Networks Inc., Netskope Inc., Wandera Limited, Menlo Security Inc.

North America was the largest region in the security service edge market in 2024. The regions covered in the security service edge market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the security service edge market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The security service edge market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as secure Web gateways, zero-trust network access, cloud access security brokers, threat intelligence, and user-centric security measures. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The security service edge (SSE) market also includes sales of edge devices and endpoints, cloud infrastructure, security analytics tools, and monitoring tools. 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).

Security Service Edge (SSE) is a cloud-based delivery model for network security services designed to bolster protection, enhance performance, and enable secure access to the web, cloud services, and private applications. SSE integrates multiple essential security features, including secure web gateways (SWG), zero-trust network access (ZTNA), cloud access security brokers (CASB), and firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS), aiming to provide comprehensive security solutions in the cloud.

The main types of security service edge are cloud-based and web-based. Cloud-based refers to a computing model in which resources, services, and applications are hosted, managed, and accessed over the internet through cloud computing infrastructure. It includes various components, such as solutions and services and end users are banking, financial services, and insurance, healthcare and life sciences, education, information technology and telecommunications, government, retail and e-commerce, manufacturing, and others.

The main types of security service edge are cloud-based and web-based. Cloud-based refers to a computing model in which resources, services, and applications are hosted, managed, and accessed over the internet through cloud computing infrastructure. It includes various components, such as solutions and services and end users are banking, financial services, and insurance, healthcare and life sciences, education, information technology and telecommunications, government, retail and e-commerce, manufacturing, and others.

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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