Mobile Security Software Market Share

Mobile Security Software Market Overview

Market Research Future (MRFR) expects the Global Mobile Security Software Market size expected to reach from USD 2.189 Billion in 2022 to USD 7.894 billion by 2032, at a CAGR of 15.3% during forecast period 2022 to 2032. The global mobile security software market is expanding and is expected to offer significant opportunities in sectors like BFSI, government & defense, healthcare, and IT & telecom. Prominent drivers for this market are the increasing sophistication of cyber-attacks in mobile devices and the growing trend of bring your own device (BYOD) in different companies. The market is looking for opportunities with the emergence of mobile security as a service, as it is estimated to offer faster, easier and affordable solutions for companies to meet their IT requirements without having to develop their own infrastructure or invest in developing, maintaining, and creating these resources.

COVID-19 Impact on the Global Mobile Security Software Market 

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted companies to closely examine business continuity plans and evaluate their remote work readiness. Working in remote areas creates a weak connection in the security ecosystem as workers choose to access the network through public Wi-Fi. In addition, the COVID-19 outbreak would require people to confine themselves at home for an extended period of time, thus influencing organizations to adopt security solutions for mobile endpoints.

Market Dynamics

Drivers

Growing instances of theft of confidential financial data

Due to the increasing instances of theft of confidential financial data, a majority of customers are adopting mobile payment security software for mobile devices. This will prevent fraudsters from obtaining credit and debit card details as the entire payment transaction needs authorization between the merchant's acquirer and issuing bank.

High adoption of m-commerce and mobile banking

The growing adoption of m-commerce and mobile banking is expected to increase the adoption of mobile payment security software. There is also a growing need to protect personal financial information among consumers, which promotes the growth of the industry.

Market Segmentation 

Global Mobile Security Software Industry has been segmented on the basis of Type.

Based on the type, the global mobile security software market has been segmented into mobile data security, mobile identity management, mobile security as a service, mobile device security, email spam blocking, and mobile virtual private networks.

Regional Analysis

North America to dominate the global market

North America captured the highest market share of 34.64% in 2018, with market size of USD 4.935.7 million. North America was set to be the largest market in 2019, with a valuation of 34.64% for mobile security software during the assessment period. The rising number of mobile employees in the area and the growing trend of BYOD in businesses are the key drivers of demand for mobile security software solutions. In addition, the growing incidence of cyber-attacks has contributed to a range of security concerns, and thus companies are searching for robust solutions to mitigate the rising number of cyber threats.

Europe to follow North America

The countries in Western Europe are recording a proliferation of mobile workforce. Countries like Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, and France are presenting workforce transformation.  In such countries, the flexible workplace policy is attaining attraction, which, in turn, is boosting the growth of the overall industry for mobile software security.

Competitive Landscape 

Market players are engaged in a range of strategic initiatives, such as collaboration, alliances, acquisitions, and geographic expansion, to boost their business development and market position.

Key Players

• Apple Inc. (US)


• Intel Security (US)


• Kaspersky Lab (Russia)


• Symantec Corporation (US)


• VMware Inc. (US)


• Microsoft Corporation (US)


• F-Secure Corporation (Finland)


• Citrix Systems Inc. (US)


• AVG Technologies (Czech Republic)


• 
  Sophos Group PLC (UK)
  

Recent Developments

In March 2019, McAfee expanded its partnership with Microsoft and offered the McAfee MVISION Cloud for Microsoft Teams. The solution enables Microsoft's Team (chat-based workspace) capabilities by enabling IT teams to implement contextual access control seamlessly, data loss prevention (DLP) policies and collaboration controls, address threats from insiders and compromised accounts, audit all user activities, and protect corporate data.

In April 2019, Wandera, a market leader in mobile security, announced integrations within Microsoft's Enterprise Mobility + Security suite to provide advanced mobile threat defense to businesses. The solution allows Microsoft customers to take advantage from Wandera's multi-level protection for users, endpoints, and corporate applications.

In November 2018, Symantec absorbed Appthority, a mobile application security analysis provider. With this, Symantec will now offer its customers the vital ability to analyze mobile applications for both malicious and dangerous activities, such as vulnerabilities, risk of sensitive data loss, and privacy-invasive actions.

In October 2018, F-Secure collaborated with Actiontec Electronics. Actiontec Electronics Platform—Optim—has been integrated with F-Secure and offers enhanced connected home protection and parental controls to safeguard from malicious web sites, hacking, spyware, phishing, and vulnerable IoT devices, and other cybersecurity threats.

In February 2018, Cisco, Apple, Aon, and Allianz together unveiled a new cyber risk management solution for businesses. The solution consists of Aon's cyber resilience assessment services, Cisco and Apple's technology, and Allianz's enhanced cyber insurance options.

Report Overview

This research report estimates revenue growth at global, regional, and national levels and offers insight into new updates in each sub-sector from 2014 to 2024. For this report, MRFR divided the global mobile security software market report by type and region.

Segmentation Table

By Type

• Mobile data security


• Mobile identity management


• Mobile device security


• Mobile security as a service


• Email spam blocking


• Mobile virtual private networks