Network Forensics Market - Forecasts from 2025 to 2030

The Network Forensics Market will climb from USD 4.021 billion in 2025 to USD 8.640 billion by 2030, registering a 16.53% CAGR.

The network forensics market is a vital pillar of cybersecurity, focusing on the monitoring, capture, and analysis of network traffic to detect, investigate, and mitigate incidents like data breaches, malware, and insider threats. This discipline reconstructs attack timelines, identifies vulnerabilities, and ensures regulatory compliance in an interconnected digital landscape. Unlike device-centric forensics, network forensics examines data packets to uncover malicious activities, integrating with SIEM, IDS, and AI analytics for enhanced visibility. The expansion of remote work, cloud computing, and IoT devices has broadened attack surfaces, making comprehensive traffic analysis indispensable.

This research examines current trends in demand, supply, and sales, alongside recent developments shaping the network forensics market. It provides a comprehensive analysis of key drivers, restraints, and opportunities. The study details industry trends, policies, and regulations across geographical regions, offering stakeholders a thorough understanding of the regulatory framework and critical factors influencing the market environment.

Competitive intelligence identifies major industry players and their revenue contributions, derived from extensive secondary research. Sources include industry association studies, analyst reports, investor presentations, press releases, and journals. Market size for the overall network forensics sector and its key segments was determined using both bottom-up and top-down methodologies. Values were validated with primary inputs from stakeholders in the global network forensics value chain. Comprehensive market engineering integrated data from diverse sources and proprietary datasets, employing data triangulation for accurate market breakdown and forecasting.

Market insights are presented through analytical narratives, charts, and graphics, enabling efficient comprehension of global network forensics market dynamics. The global market is expected to reach USD 2.59 billion in 2025, growing at a CAGR of 14.41% to USD 5.07 billion by 2030. Key players profiled include Broadcom Inc. (Symantec Corporation), Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corporation, Netscout Systems Inc., and Valvi Solutions Inc., among others.

Key Highlights

Sophisticated cyberattacks, including a 30% surge in ransomware, drive demand for advanced solutions. Regulations like GDPR and CCPA require robust analysis for breach investigations, with fines exceeding €2 billion in 2024. AI-powered tools improve real-time detection and response, reducing false positives. Cloud and IoT expansion, with global IoT spending projected at $1.1 trillion by 2026, heightens monitoring needs.

Growth Drivers

The sophistication of threats like APTs and zero-day exploits, with 60% of critical infrastructure facing attacks in 2024, necessitates traffic analysis. Compliance mandates under GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA enforce logging and investigations, amid a 25% rise in penalties. Cloud and IoT proliferation generates massive traffic, requiring scalable forensics for hybrid environments. AI/ML integration enables predictive analytics and automated responses, as seen in platforms reducing dwell time.

Restraints

High implementation costs, including hardware and maintenance, deter SMEs, with 45% citing barriers in 2024. Privacy concerns from capturing sensitive data conflict with regulations, affecting 40% of deployments. A global shortage of 4 million cybersecurity professionals hampers effective tool utilization.

Segmentation Analysis

By Component: Solutions lead with dominant share, driven by AI-integrated packet capture and analysis software for threat hunting. Services grow via consulting for encrypted traffic handling.

By Deployment Model: Cloud deployments prevail, offering scalability for hybrid setups, projected at 22.5% CAGR through 2030. On-premise holds 53% in 2024 for sensitive data control.

By Enterprise Size: Large enterprises dominate due to complex networks and budgets, facing 70% attack rates versus 40% for SMEs.

By Application: Network security expands rapidly, targeting 60% of attacks on infrastructure.

By End-User: BFSI grows significantly, combating 35% rise in financial attacks and PCI DSS compliance.

Regional Analysis

North America leads, with 65% of U.S. enterprises adopting tools amid CISA guidelines and $50 million DHS investment in 2024. Europe captures 28% share, boosted by GDPR and DORA enforcement. Asia-Pacific accelerates with cybercrime costs at $3.3 trillion by 2025.

Key Developments

In 2025, CrowdStrike acquired FlowSecurity to integrate cloud-native forensics into Falcon, improving hybrid visibility. In 2024, Palo Alto Networks upgraded Cortex XDR with AI for encrypted traffic analysis and endpoint correlation.

This report equips industry experts with critical insights into market trends, regulatory landscapes, and competitive dynamics. It highlights opportunities in AI integration and cloud forensics while addressing cost and talent challenges. The rigorous methodology, blending primary and secondary data, ensures reliable findings, enabling stakeholders to navigate complexities and prioritize investments in this essential cybersecurity domain.

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Report Coverage:

• Historical data from 2022 to 2024 & forecast data from 2025 to 2030
• Growth Opportunities, Challenges, Supply Chain Outlook, Regulatory Framework, and Trend Analysis
• Competitive Positioning, Strategies, and Market Share Analysis
• Revenue Growth and Forecast Assessment of segments and regions including countries
• Company Profiling (Strategies, Products, Financial Information, and Key Developments among others)

Segmentation

• By Component
  • Hardware
  • Software
  • Services
• By Deployment
  • On-Premise
  • Cloud
• By Enterprise Size
  • Small
  • Medium
  • Large
• By Application
  • Network Security
  • Data Center Security
  • Endpoint Security
  • Application Security
• By End-User
  • BFSI
  • Retail
  • Government
  • IT & Telecommunication
  • Healthcare
  • Others
• By Geography
  • North America
    • USA
    • Canada
    • Mexico
  • South America
    • Brazil
    • Argentina
    • Others
  • Europe
    • Germany
    • France
    • United Kingdom
    • Spain
    • Others
  • Middle East and Africa
    • Saudi Arabia
    • UAE
    • Israel
    • Others
  • Asia-Pacific
    • China
    • India
    • Japan
    • South Korea
    • Indonesia
    • Thailand
    • Taiwan
    • Others