Table of Contents
Executive Summary
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- The market
- Strong growth
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- Figure 1: UK market for computer security products and services, 2015-19
- A market affecting everyone
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- Figure 2: Average investment in cyber security, by sector, 2019
- Four major solution sectors
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- Figure 3: Segmentation of the computer security market, by solution, 2019
- Product sectors
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- Figure 4: Segmentation of the computer security market, by product/service, 2019
- The primary drivers
- The expectations
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- Figure 5: Forecast market for computer security products and services, 2020-24
- Companies and brands
- A fragmented and international market
- What we think
Issues and Insights
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- Update patches only work if enacted
- The facts
- The implications
- It is not only ransomware
- The facts
- The implications
The Market – What You Need to Know
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- A high priority sector
- The consequences of breaches are serious
- A growth market
- Constant catch-up
Market Size
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- The breach levels
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- Figure 6: European comparisons of companies suffering cyber breaches, 2019
- A large and growing sector
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- Figure 7: UK market for computer security products and services, 2015-19
Market Segmentation by industry sector
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- Every sector impacted
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- Figure 8: Cyber security incidents reported to the information commissioner’s office, Q1-Q3 2019/20
- Major differences in spend
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- Figure 9: Average investment in cyber security, by sector, 2019
Market Segmentation by Solution
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- Figure 10: Segmentation of the computer security market, by solution, 2019
- Infrastructure
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- Figure 11: Development of the infrastructure solutions sector, 2015-19
- Systems security
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- Figure 12: Development of the systems security sector, 2015-19
- Content security
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- Figure 13: Development of the content security sector, 2015-19
- Governance
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- Figure 14: Development of the governance sector, 2015-19
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Market Segmentation by Product/Service
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- Figure 15: Segmentation of the computer security market, by product/service, 2019
- Software
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- Figure 16: Development of the software sector, 2015-19
- Project services and outsourcing
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- Figure 17: Development of the project services and outsourcing sector, 2015-19
- Hardware
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- Figure 18: Development of the hardware sector, 2015-19
- Network
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- Figure 19: Development of the network sector, 2015-19
- Consultancy
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- Figure 20: Development of the consultancy sector, 2015-19
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Market Segmentation by Size of Company
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- Even enterprises are not 100% covered
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- Figure 21: Proportion of companies with no cyber security spend, by size of company, 2018-19
- The impact of GDPR
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- Figure 22: Unprompted reasons for investing in cyber security, 2019
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- Figure 23: Average investment in cyber security, by size of company, 2017-19
- The cloud confuses expenditure data
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- Figure 24: Proportion of companies using various ICT security measures by size of company, 2018
Market Forecast
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- Strong prospects
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- Figure 25: Forecast market for computer security products and services, 2020-24
- A background of encouragement
The Impact of the Economy
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- GDP growth returns in Q3
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- Figure 26: UK GDP growth rate, 2012 – Q3 2019
- Figure 27: GDP growth levels in major EU economies, September 2019 (% annual change)
- Business investment and confidence suffering from uncertainty
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- Figure 28: UK business investment, £ million, Q1 2015 – Q3 2019
- Figure 29: UK ICT investment, £ million, Q1 2015 – Q3 2019
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- Figure 30: ICAEW UK National Business ConfidenceTM index, Q4 2013 – Q4 2019
Market Trends
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- Continued internet growth
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- Figure 31: Worldwide internet usage, by region, 2000-19 (million)
- Figure 32: Proportion of UK businesses with internet access, by size of company, 2018
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- Figure 33: Proportion of employees using computers and the internet for their business, by size of company, 2018
- Figure 34: Breakdown of employees with work internet access, by size of company, 2018 (million)
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- Figure 35: Proportion of employees provided with a 3G portable device for accessing the internet for their business, by size of company, 2018
- Website use by companies
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- Figure 36: Proportion of UK businesses with websites, by size of business, 2018
- Figure 37: Proportion of companies with various capabilities on their websites, by size of business, 2018
- E-commerce
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- Figure 38: Development of B2B and B2C e-commerce, 2014-2018
- Figure 39: Proportion of industry sector turnover derived from e-commerce, by sector, 2018
- Cloud computing
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- Figure 40: The cloud computing market, 2015-19
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- Figure 41: cloud computing revenue streams, 2015-19 (£ billion)
Market Drivers
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- Is the UK becoming complacent?
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- Figure 42: European expectations of IT security spend, 2018 and 2019
- Cyber-attacks in the UK
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- Figure 43: UK cyber security incidents, by type, Q2 2018/19 and 2019/20
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- Figure 44: UK cyber security incidents, by type, first three quarters of 2019/20
- Clouding the issue
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- Figure 45: Number of IaaS and PaaS environments used, 2019
- Figure 46: Number of SaaS environments used, 2019
- The future of attacks
Companies and Brands – What You Need to Know
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- A critical IT sector
- Constant industry evolution but still fragmented
Industry Structure
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- Software
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- Figure 47: Development of the business and domestic software industry, 2014-19
- Figure 48: Financial structure of the business and domestic software industry, 2019 (number of companies)
- Computer consultancy
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- Figure 49: Development of the computer consultancy industry, 2014-19
- Figure 50: Financial structure of the computer consultancy industry, 2019 (number of companies)
- Computer/cyber security
Competitive Strategies
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- Market segmentation
- Route to market
- Capabilities and markets extended through acquisitions
Company Profiles
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- BAe Systems
- Activity
- Performance
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- Figure 51: Financial performance of BAe Systems, 2014-18 (£ million)
- Strategy
- Cisco Systems
- Activity
- Performance
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- Figure 52: Turnover development of Cisco Systems, 2015-19 ($ billion)
- Strategy
- IBM
- Activity
- Performance
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- Figure 53: Financial performance of IBM United Kingdom, 2014-18 (£ million)
- Strategy
- McAfee
- Activity
- Performance
- Strategy
- Sophos Group
- Activity
- Performance
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- Figure 54: Financial performance of Sophos Group, 2015-19 ($ million)
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- Figure 55: Geographic analysis of Sophos Group revenues, 2018-19
- Strategy
- Symantec Enterprise Security/Broadcom/Accenture
- Activity
- Performance
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- Figure 56: Financial performance of Symantec Security (UK), 2016-18 (£ 000)
- Strategy
Appendix – Data Sources, Abbreviations and Supporting Information
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- Abbreviations
- Methodology
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