Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) Market Report 2026

The cloud access security broker (casb) market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $15.53 billion in 2025 to $18.63 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.9%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to rapid migration to cloud applications, early adoption of saas platforms, increasing data breach incidents, growing regulatory compliance requirements, expansion of remote workforce.

The cloud access security broker (casb) market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $39.15 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.4%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to zero trust security adoption, rising multi cloud environments, demand for unified security visibility, increasing insider threat risks, automation of cloud security controls. Major trends in the forecast period include rising adoption of cloud security governance, growing demand for data loss prevention in cloud, expansion of saas security monitoring, increased focus on regulatory compliance enforcement, integration of casb with enterprise security platforms.

The rising frequency of cyber-attacks is expected to drive the expansion of the cloud access security broker (CASB) market. Cyber-attacks are deliberate and malicious actions aimed at compromising the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of computer systems, networks, or digital information. The growing number of cyber-attacks has increased the demand for Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASBs), as organizations look for effective solutions to secure cloud environments, safeguard sensitive data, and address evolving cyber threats. For example, in November 2023, the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), a US-based international non-profit organisation focused on cybercrime prevention, reported 1,624,144 phishing attacks in the first quarter of 2023, surpassing the 888,585 attacks in Q4 2022 and the previous record of 1,270,883 attacks in Q3 2022. Consequently, the rising frequency of cyber-attacks is fueling the growth of the cloud access security broker (CASB) market.

Companies in the CASB market are concentrating on developing advanced solutions such as native cloud-app traffic auditing to improve visibility, minimize risky cloud usage, and enforce data-protection policies in real time. Native cloud-app traffic auditing allows a CASB to monitor and log all user and file activity within cloud applications like Microsoft 365, OneDrive, Teams, and SharePoint without the need for on-device agents or network proxies, enabling seamless cloud-data protection. For instance, in March 2024, Safetica Group, a US-based cybersecurity company, launched Safetica CASB for Microsoft 365, which integrates with Microsoft 365 audit logs and cloud APIs to track email and file activity, manage sharing policies, and protect sensitive data across OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams.

In March 2023, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE), a US-based provider of cloud-based data management services, acquired Axis Security for an undisclosed sum. This acquisition is intended to strengthen HPE's security offerings by incorporating Axis Security's innovative cloud security solutions, allowing organizations to better safeguard their applications and data within a hybrid cloud environment. Axis Security is a US-based cybersecurity firm that specializes in cloud security solutions, particularly in securing application access and data.

Major companies operating in the cloud access security broker (casb) market are Microsoft Corporation; Cisco Systems Inc.; Broadcom Inc.; Forcepoint LLC; Imperva Inc.; Proofpoint Inc.; Zscaler Inc.; Fortinet Inc.; Oracle Corporation; VMware LLC; McAfee LLC; Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.; Palo Alto Networks Inc.; Trend Micro Incorporated; Netskope Inc.; Lookout Inc.; Protegrity USA Inc.; CipherCloud Inc.; SonrAI Security Inc.; Qualys Inc.; International Business Machines Corporation; Google LLC; Salesforce Inc.; SAP SE; OpenText Corporation.

North America was the largest region in the cloud access security broker (CASB) market in 2025. The regions covered in the cloud access security broker (casb) market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the cloud access security broker (casb) market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Tariffs have impacted the cloud access security broker market by increasing costs for imported security appliances, networking equipment, and supporting infrastructure. These cost increases have affected hybrid and on premises CASB deployments more than cloud native models. North america and asia pacific are the most impacted regions due to their heavy reliance on global IT hardware supply chains. Higher tariffs have increased implementation costs for large enterprises and regulated industries. At the same time, tariffs are accelerating the shift toward cloud delivered CASB solutions and software centric security architectures.

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A cloud access security broker (CASB) is a software application that acts as a bridge between an organization's on-premises or remote network and a cloud service provider's infrastructure. It assesses and enhances the security of cloud traffic, playing a crucial role in managing cloud consumption, protecting against threats, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and data protection protocols.

The primary solutions offered by cloud access security brokers (CASBs) include control and monitoring of cloud services, risk and compliance management, data security, threat protection, among others. Control and monitoring of cloud services involve overseeing and optimizing productivity across various privately or publicly accessible clouds. This practice allows IT teams to identify the cloud services used by each employee within the organization. CASB services cater to infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, and software as a service, serving both large enterprises and small to medium enterprises (SMEs). CASBs find applications in governance, risk, and compliance, data security, application security, and more, across various industries such as banking, financial services, insurance, government, healthcare, IT and telecom, manufacturing, retail and consumer goods, education, and others.

The cloud access security broker (CASB) market includes revenues earned by entities by offering managed services, support and maintenance, and professional services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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