Analysis of the Unified Threat Management Market and the Impact of Convergence

Frost & Sullivan, September 2011, Pages: 140

Multiple Attack Vectors Make a Sound Case for Unified Threat Management

New Functionalities Vital to Stand out in a Fiercely Competitive Market

UTM integrates multiple security tools into a single network appliance, enabling businesses to deploy enterprise-grade security without the complexity and costs associated with multiple point products. The value of integrated solutions becomes all the more apparent in an environment of advanced attacks, wherein cyber criminals favor blended attacks that use multiple vectors and require more than one security function. The rising numbers of high-profile breaches and companies’ obligation to report them publicly further motivate businesses to invest in sophisticated network security products such as UTM. Meanwhile, there is a marked shift toward converged security and networking functionalities, which include quality of service (QoS), Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6), load balancing, and network address translation (NAT).

While the UTM value proposition of all-in-one security is strong, vendors must continue to develop next-generation capabilities to meet evolving business practices and stay competitive against specialized security solutions. Their solutions must prove impenetrable, even when combating many new threat vectors such as Web applications, as traditional security functions are unequal to the task of warding them off. “Businesses seek to leverage new technologies to stay competitive but must also accept the associated risks,” says the analyst of this research. “For UTM vendors, the ability to address these novel threats will determine their success in the market.”

UTM products integrate essential security technologies such as firewalls, virtual private network (VPN), intrusion prevention, spam filtering, web filtering, and data leakage prevention. Many businesses find tremendous value in this approach, and UTM solutions are becoming increasingly popular among businesses of all sizes. “Innovative UTM vendors have developed new technologies capable of inspecting network traffic based on extensive contextual data such as application, user, time, device, and location,” notes the analyst. “This enables the UTM products to more effectively and accurately identify and block threats.”

Market Sectors

Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research:

- Enterprise

- SMB

Unified threat management (UTM) products are designed to consolidate multiple network security functions in a single, easily deployed network appliance. At a minimum, UTM solutions offer network firewall/IPsec VPN, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and gateway anti-malware. These solutions now include much more functionality, such as application control, anti-spyware, anti-spam, content filtering, and data leakage protection. These multi-function security products provide many benefits for customers, which combined with new features, have spurred market growth in recent years.

Executive Summary Market Overview

Total Market

- External Challenges: Drivers and Restraints
- Forecasts and Trends
- Market Share and Competitive Analysis

Small and Medium-size Business (SMB) Breakdown

Enterprise Market Breakdown Americas Breakdown

Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Breakdown

Asia Pacific (APAC) Breakdown

The Last Word Appendix

List of Figures:

- Market Overview, Total UTM Market: Global, 2010
- Percent Sales Breakdown, Total UTM Market: Global, 2010
- UTM Market: Distribution Channel Analysis, Global, 2010
- UTM Market: Key Market Drivers and Restraints, Global, 2011-2015
- Market Overview, Total UTM Market: Global, 2010
- Total UTM Market Unit and Revenue Forecast, Global, 2008–2015
- Average Price for UTM Products, Total UTM Market: Global, 2008–2015
- Total UTM Market Percent Revenue Forecast by Region, 2008–2015
- Total UTM Market: Revenue Forecast by Region, 2008–2015
- Total UTM Market Revenue Forecast by Vertical Market, Global, 2008–2015
- Total UTM Market Percent Revenue Forecast by Distribution Channel, Global, 2008–2015
- Total UTM Market Percent Revenue Forecast by Services, Global, 2008–2015
- Percent of Sales, Total UTM Market: Global, 2010
- Total UTM Absolute Market Share Trend, Global, 2008–2010
- Total UTM Percentage Market Share Trend, Global, 2008–2010
- Total UTM Market: Company Market Share Analysis of Top 5 Participants Global, 2010
- Total UTM Market: Competitive Structure, Global, 2010
- Competitive Positioning Analysis, Total UTM Market: Global, 2010
- Competitor Growth Analysis, Total UTM Market: Global, 2010
- Product Coverage Analysis, Total UTM Market: Global, 2010
- Competitor Value Comparison, Total UTM Market: Global, 2010
- SMB Percent Sales Breakdown, Global, 2010
- SMB Segment Unit and Revenue Forecast, Global, 2008–2015
- Average Price for SMB UTM Products, Global, 2008–2015
- SMB UTM Market Percent Revenue Forecast by Distribution Channel, Global, 2008–2015
- Enterprise Percent Sales Breakdown, Global, 2010
- Enterprise Segment Unit and Revenue Forecast, Global, 2008–2015
- Average Price for Enterprise UTM Products, Global, 2008–2015
- Enterprise UTM Market Percent Revenue Forecast by Distribution Channel, Global, 2008–2015
- UTM Market Unit and Revenue Forecast, Americas, 2008–2015
- UTM Market Revenue Forecast by Vertical Market, Americas, 2008–2015
- UTM Market Percent Revenue Forecast by Distribution Channel, Americas, 2008–2015
- UTM Market Unit and Revenue Forecast, EMEA, 2008–2015
- UTM Market Revenue Forecast by Vertical Market, EMEA, 2008–2015
- UTM Market Percent Revenue Forecast by Distribution Channel, EMEA, 2008–2015
- UTM Market Unit and Revenue Forecast, APAC, 2008–2015
- UTM Market Revenue Forecast by Vertical Market, APAC, 2008–2015
- UTM Market Percent Revenue Forecast by Distribution Channel, APAC, 2008–2015

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