Date: 31/10/2011

Infonetics: Market for desktop and mobile security clients to hit $8.2 billion by 2015

Market research firm Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its latest Security Client Software vendor market share and forecast report.

The excerpt market findings shared by Infonetics include:
Infonetics forecasts the global market for desktop and mobile security clients to hit $8.2 billion by 2015
Consumer-focused desktop and laptop client security solutions make up the largest segment of market, albeit the slowest-growing
Symantec continues to lead the desktop security client market, although the McAfee/Intel DeepSAFE launch could soon shake up the market share landscape
Tempering growth expectations for mobile security clients is the fact that many companies will look to cloud-based solutions and SaaS for mobile security

"Hackers continue to focus their energy on the installed base of hundreds of millions of desktop computers around the globe, but with nearly 3 billion new smartphones and tablets expected to ship worldwide between 2010 and 2015, the opportunity for financially motivated hacking of smartphones grows significantly every year. As more enterprises and consumers set out to protect their mobile devices, we expect the mobile security client market to take off, growing at a phenomenal 41% 5-year compound annual growth rate," notes Jeff Wilson, principal analyst for security at Infonetics Research.
The vendors covered in the report include AhnLab, Avast!, AVG, Avira, BitDefender, Bluefire, Bullguard, Check Point, Credant, Dr. Web, F-Secure, Juniper/SMobile, Kaspersky, McAfee, Mobile Armor, Panda, Sophos, Symantec, Trend Micro, and others.