*NEW RESEARCH* Cyber Security Supplier Prospects 2021 and Beyond

Cyber security suppliers have on the whole proved themselves fairly resilient to the economic pressures caused by the coronavirus pandemic to date. But the sudden, universal rush to remote working over the last 12 months benefitted some more than others, and the next 12 months will bring new challenges as IT departments bed down hastily implemented security tools and policies and embrace new workplace technologies that present fresh vulnerabilities.

Our latest Cyber Security Supplier Prospects 2021 and Beyond report takes a detailed look at the Top Ten leading suppliers (by revenue) of enterprise cyber security products and services to UK customers and assesses what they need to do to be successful in 2021 and beyond. We also provide our analysis of the potential hurdles that will prevent suppliers reaching their potential in the short and mid-term.

The pace of transformation within existing hardware, software and service portfolios has accelerated in tandem with the pandemic for example. And the revenue balance between legacy on-premise solutions and hosted SaaS and managed security service MSS equivalents must now be even more carefully managed even while new opportunities around fifth generation (5G) networks, the Internet of Things (IoT) and edge computing are identified and exploited.

Increased automation and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) will undoubtedly help to reduce opex and smooth the customer experience, yet suppliers must simultaneously maintain effective compliance and performance monitoring frameworks for customers and provide access to client-facing human resources when needed.

The suppliers profiled in this report include BT Group, Cisco, DXC, Fortinet, IBM, Mimecast, NCC Group, Orange Business Services (OBS), Palo Alto Networks and Sophos.

Subscribers to TechSectorViews can access the details in our Cyber Security Supplier Prospects 2021 and Beyond report here. If you don’t have a subscription and would like to know more about how to access our services, please email Deb Seth for more information.

Posted by Martin Courtney at '06:13' - Tagged: suppliers   cybersecurity   prospects   2021