An Emerging Threat Vector

An increased number of cyberattacks on cloud infrastructure coupled with stricter regulations and compliance rules around cloud services adoption has driven more cloud security spending. Large enterprises are leading the way and have aggressively adopted technologies that safeguard cloud and Internet of Things (IoT)-based applications, which are highly susceptible to cyberattacks.

Businesses with more than 1,000 employees also face the most pronounced threat from targeted attacks that have the potential to disrupt their IT services. From a geographic perspective, North America is expected to lead the way when it comes to cloud security adoption thanks to the region’s significant investments in research and development and continuous development of new technologies.

The global cloud security market is expected to achieve a compound annual growth rate of 14.7 percent over the next half-decade, going from $34.5 billion in 2020 to $68.5 billion in 2025, MarketsandMarkets projects. As part of CRN’s annual Cloud 100 list, here’s a look at 20 cloud security vendors that have taken on management, segmentation, compliance, and governance challenges in the space.