Web 应用程序防火墙市场 - 增长、趋势、COVID-19 影响和预测（2022-2027 年）

网路应用防火墙市场在预测期内将以 16.92% 的复合年增长率增长。

当前的趋势是将网路漏洞扫描程序的强大功能与来自 Web 应用程序安全领域的工具包相结合。这使得可以使用来自一个级别的数据在另一个级别采取更集中的方法。

主要亮点

• 预计网路安全、欺诈行为的增加以及政府对数据和网络安全的严格法律将推动市场扩张。此外，基于 Web 的应用程序和服务正在改变当今企业、政府和教育机构中信息分发和交换的方式。信息的廉价可用性以及 Web 和基于 Web 的服务的扩散导致越来越依赖防火墙市场以更好地集成内部信息系统。
• 某些商业和政府法律明确或隐含地要求部署 WAF（Web 应用程序防火墙）解决方案。例如，PCI-DSS（支付卡行业数据安全标准）是促进WAF使用的知名且重要的标准。 WAF 功能可以在软件或硬件中实现，并在具有通用操作系统的设备设备或标准服务器上运行。
• 此外，拥有在线零售和银行平台的组织主要利用 WAF 来保护运营安全和敏感的消费者数据。此外，在医疗保健行业，防火墙的使用量正在上升，从而推动了市场的发展。 WAF 有助于防止通过启用 Wi-Fi 的设备和其他连接设备对关键医疗保健网络和电子病历进行不必要的访问。
• 不过，网络应用防火墙面临两大挑战：成本和性能。性能通常是一个问题，因为这些工具会监控在应用层发送和接收的所有信息。 HTTP 和 SMTP 等每种协议都有代理程序，并且可能需要很长时间才能支持新的网络应用程序和协议。
• 由于特殊情况，在过去两年中，COVID-19 疫情刺激了对 Web 应用防火墙解决方案的需求。例如，许多公司正在将他们的安全工作重新集中在远程办公系统的端点保护上。此外，企业安全团队缺乏资源来解决在线应用程序安全的无数挑战，从而为有效的 Web 应用程序防火墙创造了一个不断增长的市场。

主要市场趋势

医疗保健领域显着增长

• 防火墙是任何医疗保健网络的第一道防线，可保护 EHR（电子健康记录）和 PHI（受保护的健康资讯）免受恶意软件和其他网络攻击。
• 在医疗保健组织中，访问网络的不仅仅是计算机和智能手机。连接的医疗设备支持 Wi-Fi 并联网以收集患者数据和监测健康状况。黑客可能无法直接从连接的医疗设备获取所需信息，但他们可以使用这些设备使用远程网络访问作为一种手段，获得对整个网络的无限制访问权限。医疗设备在网络安全方面经常被忽视，因为它们缺乏与访问网络相关的传统接口。
• 由于 EHR 和临床数据的价值，由于黑客通过多种方式未经授权访问网络，因此医疗保健防火墙需要覆盖比任何其他行业更多的领域。
• 2021 年，Verizon 分析了 849 起事件（其中 571 起确认数据洩露），发现网络应用程序是最常见的媒介。针对医疗保健组织的 Web 应用程序攻击可能会影响医疗保健应用程序、系统、数据和资源的机密性、完整性和可访问性。
• 医疗机构 Mount Sinai 选择梭子鱼 CloudGen WAF 是基于微软的可靠建议，它强调易用性和直观的用户界面，同时又不牺牲功能集。该技术将使医疗保健组织能够结合 HTTP 和 HTTPS 来保护云中的 Web 和移动应用程序，特别是西奈山的六个应用程序和患者门户。

北美在网络应用防火墙市场占有最大份额

• 在技术突破和使用方面，北美主导着全球网络应用防火墙行业。北美拥有完善的基础设施以及从事 Web 应用程序防火墙解决方案的经济手段。此外，预计在预测期内，对国防工业的投资增加和电信行业的技术进步将推动市场增长。 Web 应用防火墙 (WAF) 市场受到政府数据安全法规的推动。
• 这主要是由于新兴经济体增加了对研发 (R&D) 活动的投资，这有助于改进安全技术。由于网络安全供应商和美国和加拿大等发达国家的存在，北美被认为是技术采用和基础设施开发最先进的地区。另一方面，物联网的发展趋势和来自公司内部和外部的威胁日益增加，是鼓励公司使用WAF解决方案并推进WAF市场的因素。
• 由于安全漏洞的发生和网络安全供应商的存在，据说北美是技术引进和基础设施开发最先进的地区。威胁意识是该地区的主要经济和安全挑战。近年来，由于对敏感数据安全性的担忧日益增加，政府干预也有所增加。
• 就安全供应商的强大存在而言，北美处于领先地位。北美是美国和加拿大等先进国家在引进网络安全技术和发展基础设施方面最先进的地区。
• 此外，安全信息和云应用等服务有望推动市场发展。此外，Imperva、F5、Akamai、Citrix、梭子鱼、Fortinet 等行业参与者的存在以及多样化的产品组合为该地区市场的活力做出了贡献。此外，市场参与者将受益于与使用人工智能和网络应用程序相关的增长。此外，预计新行业参与者的进入将在预测期内推动市场增长。

竞争格局

Web 应用程序防火墙是一个分散的市场。目前，Web 应用程序攻击的数量越来越多，为玩家创造了新的空间，现有玩家被细分为小型、中型和大型企业。在竞争者中，对抗程度最高的是中小玩家。主要参与者有 Akamai Technologies Inc.、F5 Networks Inc.、Barracuda Networks Inc.、Imperva, Inc. 等。

• 2022 年 5 月 - 梭子鱼网络的梭子鱼云应用程序保护增加了自动 API 发现和 GraphQL 安全功能，以防止故障并更轻鬆地扩展 Web 应用程序防火墙的使用。将 Venafi 信任保护平台与梭子鱼 Web 应用防火墙相结合，可以实现 TLS 证书的机器身份管理的持续自动化。
• 2022 年 3 月 - 据 Cloudflare 称，该公司免费计划的用户现在可以使用免费的 Web 应用程序防火墙 (WAF)。 WAF 将允许访问 WAF 的用户界面，其中包括可用于自动阻止威胁的规则集。免费的 Cloudflare WAF 包含一个託管规则集，旨在阻止广泛的常见漏洞利用。
• 2021 年 5 月 - Imperva, Inc 宣布达成协议，收购高级 API 安全提供商 CloudVector。 Cloud Vector 使客户能够发现、监控和防止任何环境中所有 API 流量的漏洞利用和破坏。此次收购支持了公司保护 Web 应用程序和 API 的愿景。

其他特典

• Excel 格式的市场预测 (ME) 表
• 3 个月的分析师支持

内容

第 1 章介绍

• 调查先决条件
• 调查范围

第 2 章研究方法

第 3 章执行摘要

第 4 章市场动态

• 市场概览
• 市场促进因素和限制因素简介
• 市场促进因素
  • 网络攻击事件增加，例如网络盗窃、间谍活动、故意破坏和欺诈
  • 扩大技术进步和物联网在各种最终用户应用中的应用
• 市场抑制因素
  • 家电类型WAF引入成本高
• 价值链分析
• 行业吸引力 - 波特五力分析
  • 新进入者的威胁
  • 买方/消费者议价能力
  • 供应商的议价能力
  • 替代品的威胁
  • 竞争公司之间的敌对关係

第 5 章市场细分

• 按组件
  • 解决方案
    • 硬件设备
    • 虚拟设备
    • 云端
  • 服务
    • 咨询
    • 支持与维护
    • 培训和教育
    • 专业服务
    • 系统集成
• 按组织规模
  • 中小企业
  • 大企业
• 按行业
  • BFSI
  • 零售
  • IT/通信行业
  • 政府/国防
  • 医疗保健
  • 能源与公用事业
  • 教育
  • 其他行业
• 按地区
  • 北美
    • 美国
    • 加拿大
  • 欧洲
    • 英国
    • 德国
    • 法国
    • 其他欧洲地区
  • 亚太地区
    • 中国
    • 印度
    • 日本
    • 其他亚太地区
  • 世界其他地区
    • 拉丁美洲
    • 中东和非洲

第 6 章竞争格局

• 公司简介
  • Akamai Technologies, Inc.
  • Barracuda Networks, Inc.
  • Cloudflare, Inc.
  • Citrix Systems, Inc.
  • Qualys, Inc.
  • F5 Networks, Inc.
  • Imperva, Inc.
  • Fortinet, Inc.
  • Penta Security Systems Inc.
  • Radware Ltd
  • Trustwave Holdings, Inc.
  • Nsfocus Information Technology Co., Ltd
  • Sophos Group PLC

第 7 章投资分析

第 8 章市场机会和未来趋势

The web application firewall market is growing at a CAGR of 16.92% during the forecast period. The current trend is to merge the ability of network vulnerability scanners with the toolkits for the web application security space. This allows the ability to use data from one level and drive a more focused approach for the other level.

Key Highlights

• The rising incidences of cyber theft, fraud, and stringent government laws related to data and cyber security are expected to propel market expansion. Furthermore, in today's corporate, government, and educational sectors, web-based apps and services have transformed the nature of information delivery and interchange. Because of the cheap availability of information and the variety of web services and web-based services, the firewall market is being increasingly relied upon for greater integration of internal information systems.
• Specific business and government laws, expressly or implicitly, demand the deployment of a WAF (Web Application Firewall) solution to deploy. For example, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) is a well-known and significant standard that promotes WAF use. WAF capability can be implemented in software or hardware and run on an appliance device or a standard server with a common operating system.
• Additionally, organizations with online retailing and banking platforms mainly utilize WAFs to secure their operations and protect consumers' sensitive data. Furthermore, the healthcare industry's increased usage of firewalls is boosting the market. Through Wi-Fi-enabled equipment and other linked devices, WAFs help prevents unwanted access to essential healthcare networks and electronic patient records.
• However, web application firewalls face two significant challenges: cost and performance. Because these tools monitor all incoming and outgoing information at the application layer, performance is frequently a concern. Each protocol, such as HTTP and SMTP, has its proxy program, and new network applications and protocols can take a long time to gain support.
• Due to exceptional circumstances, the COVID-19 epidemic has spurred demand for web application firewall solutions during the previous two years. For example, many businesses are refocusing their security efforts on endpoint protection for work-from-home systems. Additionally, company security teams lack the resources to solve numerous online application security challenges, raising the market for an efficient web application firewall.

Key Market Trends

Healthcare Sector to Witness Significant Growth

• Firewalls are the first line of defense for every healthcare network and protect EHRs (Electronic Health Records) and protected health information (PHI) from malware and other cyber attacks.
• Healthcare organizations have more than just computers and smartphones accessing the network. Connected medical devices are Wi-Fi enabled and network usage to collect patient data and monitor health. While hackers may not get the information they are looking for directly from connected medical devices, they can use these devices using remote network access as a means to access the entire network freely. Medical devices are often overlooked as a cyber security vector because they may lack traditional interfaces associated with accessing the network.
• Healthcare firewalls have to cover more ground than other industries because of the value of EHRs and clinical data since there are numerous ways hackers can gain unauthorized access to the network.
• In 2021, Verizon analyzed 849 incidents, 571 of which had confirmed data exposure, and discovered that web applications were the most common vector. The confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of healthcare applications, systems, data, and resources may be affected by web application attacks targeted at healthcare organizations.
• Mount Sinai, a health care company, chose the Barracuda CloudGen WAF based on a solid recommendation from Microsoft that emphasized the convenience of use and intuitiveness of the user interface without sacrificing the feature set. With the help of this technology, the health care company can use a mix of HTTP and HTTPS to secure web and mobile applications in the cloud, in particular Mount Sinai's six apps and patient portals.

North America Holds the Largest Share in Web Application Firewall Market

• Regarding technological breakthroughs and usage, North America dominates the global web application firewall industry. It has a well-equipped infrastructure as well as the economic means to engage in web application firewall solutions. Furthermore, the market growth is predicted to be fueled by an increase in defense industry investments, along with technological advancements in the telecommunications industry during the forecast period. The web application firewall (WAF) market is driven by government regulations on data security.
• It is primarily due to a rise in the number of investments committed in research and development (R&D) activities by established economies that have boosted security technology improvements. North America is regarded as the most advanced region for technological adoption and infrastructure due to the presence of cyber security vendors and developed countries, such as the United States and Canada. On the other hand, the growing IoT trend, as well as increased internal and external threats, are luring businesses to use WAF solutions and driving the WAF market forward.
• North America is regarded as the most advanced region for technology adoption and infrastructure due to security breach occurrences and the existence of cyber security vendors. In the region, threat awareness is a key economic and security challenge. In recent years, the growing concern over the security of sensitive data has resulted in more government intervention.
• North America is leading in terms of the higher presence of security vendors. North America is the most advanced region for cyber security technology adoption and infrastructure due to developed countries, such as the United States and Canada.
• The market is projected to be driven by services, such as security information and cloud applications. Furthermore, the presence of industry players, like Imperva, F5, Akamai, Citrix, Barracuda, and Fortinet, as well as a diverse product portfolio, help to fuel the market in this region. Furthermore, the market players are likely to benefit from the increase related to artificial intelligence and web application usage. Furthermore, the entry of new industry players is expected to boost market growth during the forecast period.

Competitive Landscape

The web application firewall is a fragmented market. Currently, the number of web application attacks is increasingly creating new spaces for the players, and the existing players are segmented into business enterprises as small, medium, and large sectors. The high rivalry is among small and medium players, which the competitive rivalry is high in the market. Key players are Akamai Technologies Inc., F5 Networks Inc., Barracuda Networks Inc., Imperva, Inc., etc.

• May 2022 - Barracuda Networks' Barracuda Cloud Application Protection has added automated API Discovery and GraphQL security capabilities to prevent outages and make it simple to grow the use of web application firewalls. The combination of the Venafi Trust Protection Platform and the Barracuda Web Application Firewall enables the continuously automating machine identity management for TLS certificates.
• March 2022 - According to Cloudflare, its free plan users have been entitled to a free Web Application Firewall (WAF). Access to the WAF user interface, which includes a ruleset that can be used to block threats automatically, would be made available by the WAF. The Free Cloudflare WAF consists of a managed ruleset created to stop a wide range of common vulnerability attacks.
• May 2021 - Imperva, Inc has announced that it agreed to acquire CloudVector, a provider of advanced API security. With CloudVector, customers can discover, monitor, and protect all API traffic in any environment from exploits and breaches. This acquisition drives the company's vision for web application and API protection.

Additional Benefits:

• The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
• 3 months of analyst support

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION

• 1.1 Study Assumptions
• 1.2 Scope of the Study

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4 MARKET DYNAMICS

• 4.1 Market Overview
• 4.2 Introduction to Market Drivers and Restraints
• 4.3 Market Drivers
  • 4.3.1 Rising Instances of Web Attacks, Such as Cyber Theft, Espionage, Vandalism, and Fraud
  • 4.3.2 Technological Advancement and Increasing Penetration of IoT Across Various End-user Applications
• 4.4 Market Restraints
  • 4.4.1 High Cost of Deployment for Appliance-based WAF
• 4.5 Value Chain Analysis
• 4.6 Industry Attractiveness - Porter's Five Forces Analysis
  • 4.6.1 Threat of New Entrants
  • 4.6.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers/Consumers
  • 4.6.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
  • 4.6.4 Threat of Substitute Products
  • 4.6.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry

5 MARKET SEGMENTATION

• 5.1 By Component
  • 5.1.1 Solutions
    • 5.1.1.1 Hardware Appliances
    • 5.1.1.2 Virtual Appliances
    • 5.1.1.3 Cloud-Based
  • 5.1.2 Services
    • 5.1.2.1 Consulting
    • 5.1.2.2 Support and Maintenance
    • 5.1.2.3 Training and Education
    • 5.1.2.4 Professional Services
    • 5.1.2.5 System Integration
• 5.2 By Organization Size
  • 5.2.1 Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
  • 5.2.2 Large Enterprises
• 5.3 By Industry Vertical
  • 5.3.1 BFSI
  • 5.3.2 Retail
  • 5.3.3 IT and Telecommunications
  • 5.3.4 Government and Defense
  • 5.3.5 Healthcare
  • 5.3.6 Energy and Utilities
  • 5.3.7 Education
  • 5.3.8 Other Industry Verticals
• 5.4 Geography
  • 5.4.1 North America
    • 5.4.1.1 United States
    • 5.4.1.2 Canada
  • 5.4.2 Europe
    • 5.4.2.1 United Kingdom
    • 5.4.2.2 Germany
    • 5.4.2.3 France
    • 5.4.2.4 Rest of Europe
  • 5.4.3 Asia-Pacific
    • 5.4.3.1 China
    • 5.4.3.2 India
    • 5.4.3.3 Japan
    • 5.4.3.4 Rest of Asia-Pacific
  • 5.4.4 Rest of the World
    • 5.4.4.1 Latin America
    • 5.4.4.2 Middle-East & Africa

6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

• 6.1 Company Profiles
  • 6.1.1 Akamai Technologies, Inc.
  • 6.1.2 Barracuda Networks, Inc.
  • 6.1.3 Cloudflare, Inc.
  • 6.1.4 Citrix Systems, Inc.
  • 6.1.5 Qualys, Inc.
  • 6.1.6 F5 Networks, Inc.
  • 6.1.7 Imperva, Inc.
  • 6.1.8 Fortinet, Inc.
  • 6.1.9 Penta Security Systems Inc.
  • 6.1.10 Radware Ltd
  • 6.1.11 Trustwave Holdings, Inc.
  • 6.1.12 Nsfocus Information Technology Co., Ltd
  • 6.1.13 Sophos Group PLC

7 INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

8 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS