The global threat intelligence market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of around 19.9% during the forecast period 2020 to 2027 and to reach around US$ 22.9 Bn by 2027.
Market Dynamics
Government of developed and developing countries is focused on digitization, with the high spending of on the development of present IT infrastructure, coupled with approach toward safeguarding the important data are major factor expected to drive the growth of global market. In addition, rising cyber attack and demand for threat intelligence solution from various industry verticals such as BFSI, healthcare, IT & telecom, etc. are among other factors expected to further support the growth of target market.
Government is spending high on development of BFSI, healthcare sector its approach towards safeguarding the data in resulting in demand for threat intelligence software. In addition, developing regulatory scenario related to data theft, increasing cyber crime activities through various application and growing demand for the mobile & web application. These are among other factors expected to support the growth of target market.
In addition, emergence of small and mid-size players focused on providing cyber security services and major players approach towards introduction of new software are among other factors expected to further impact the growth of target market positively.
- In 2020, HYAS Infosec Inc. a leader in threat intelligence and attribution introduced HYAS Insight, a threat intelligence and attribution solution that improves visibility and productivity for analysts, researchers and investigators while vastly increasing the accuracy of their findings.
- In 2017, ThreatConnect launched TC Complete, TC Analyze, TC Manage and TC Identify products on ThreatConnect Platform in order to help organizations understand adversaries, automate their security operations, and accelerate threat mitigation.
However factors such as high cost associated to intelligent service and lack of skilled professional are expected to hamper the growth of global market. In addition, complexities in deriving quality information from huge volumes of threat data are other factors expected to challenge the growth of global market.
High spending by the major players for providing innovative solutions coupled with approach towards strategic merger and acquisitions in order to increase the customer base and enhance the product portfolio are factors expected to create new opportunities for players over the forecast period.
- In 2020, Coalition a leading cyber insurance provider for small and midsize businesses acquired a security & threat intelligence provider Binaryedge. The acquisition will help the company to expand its product portfolio and enhance the profit ratio
Threat Intelligence Market Segment Analysis, 2019
The global threat intelligence market is segmented into solution, service, deployment, and application. The solution segment is further bifurcated in to unified threat management, SIEM, IAM, incident forensics, log management, and third party risk management. Among application the BFSI segment is expected to account for significant revenue share in the global market.
Segment Analysis by Region
The market in North America is expected to account for major revenue share owing to stringent government regulations related to data security and availability of advanced infrastructure in order to support the adoption of intelligent threat software and services. In addition, high demand for threat intelligent services from various industry verticals is expected to support the growth of target market in this region.
Asia Pacific is expected to witness faster growth in the near future owing to high government spending on development on present IT infrastructure. In addition, inclination of major players toward emerging economies in order to increase the customer base is expected to further support the growth of target market in this region.
Competitive Landscape
The market is highly competitive due to presence of large number of players. In addition, new product launches and high investment for infrastructure development is expected to further increase the competition in the market.
Report coverage
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Market
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Global Threat Intelligence Market
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Analysis Period
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2016 – 2027
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Base Year
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2019
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Forecast Data
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2020 – 2027
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Market Stratification
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Solution, Service, Deployment, Application and Geography
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Regional Scope
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North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
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Report Coverage
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Market Trends, Drivers, Restraints, Competitive Analysis, Player Profiling, Regulation Analysis
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The market research study on “Threat Intelligence Market (Solution: Unified threat management, SIEM, IAM, Incident Forensics, Log Management, and Third Party risk management; Services: Professional services, Managed Service, Subscription Services, and Training & Support; Deployment: Cloud-based and On-Premise; Application: BFSI, IT & Telecom, Healthcare, Retail, Government & Defense, Manufacturing, and Others) – Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Opportunities and Forecast, 2020 - 2027”, offers a detailed insights on the global threat intelligence market entailing insights on its different market segments. Market dynamics with drivers, restraints and opportunities with their impact are provided in the report. The report provides insights on global threat intelligence market segment by solution, service, deployment, application and major geographic regions. The report covers basic development policies and layouts of technology development processes. Secondly, the report covers global threat intelligence market size and segment markets by solution, service, deployment, application and geography along with the information on companies operating in the market. The threat intelligence market analysis is provided for major regional market including North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. For each region, the market size for different segments has been covered under the scope of report. The players profiled in the report Symantec, IBM, FireEye, Trend Micro, Dell Technologies, Alienvault, Digital Shadows, Threatconnect, Crowdstrike, McAfee, LogRhythm, Kaspersky Lab, and Farsight Security.
Market Segmentation
Market By Solution
- Unified threat management
- SIEM
- IAM
- Incident Forensics
- Log Management
- Third Party risk management
Market By Service
- Professional services
- Managed Service
- Subscription Services
- Training & Support
Market By Deployment
Market By Application
- BFSI
- IT & Telecom
- Healthcare
- Retail
- Government & Defense
- Manufacturing
- Others
Market By Region
North America
Europe
- UK
- Germany
- France
- Spain
- Rest of Europe
Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- India
- Australia
- South Korea
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
Latin America
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Rest of Latin America
Middle East & Africa
- GCC
- South Africa
- Rest of MEA
Table Of Content:
CHAPTER 1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
1.1. Definition and Scope
1.1.1. Definition of Threat Intelligence
1.1.2. Market Segmentation
1.1.3. List of Abbreviations
1.2. Summary
1.2.1. Market Snapshot
1.2.2. Threat Intelligence Market By Solution
1.2.2.1. Global Threat Intelligence Market Revenue and Growth Rate Comparison By Solution (2016-2027)
1.2.2.2. Global Threat Intelligence Market Revenue Share By Solution in 2019
1.2.2.3. Unified threat management
1.2.2.4. SIEM
1.2.2.5. IAM
1.2.2.6. Incident Forensics
1.2.2.7. Log Management
1.2.2.8. Third Party risk management
1.2.3. Threat Intelligence Market By Service
1.2.3.1. Global Threat Intelligence Market Revenue and Growth Rate Comparison By Service (2016-2027)
1.2.3.1.1. Professional services
1.2.3.1.2. Managed Service
1.2.3.1.3. Subscription Services
1.2.3.1.4. Training & Support
1.2.4. Threat Intelligence Market By Deployment
1.2.4.1. Global Threat Intelligence Market Revenue and Growth Rate Comparison By Deployment (2016-2027)
1.2.4.2. Cloud-based
1.2.4.3. On-Premise
1.2.5. Threat Intelligence Market By Application
1.2.5.1. Global Threat Intelligence Market Revenue and Growth Rate Comparison By Application (2016-2027)
1.2.5.2. BFSI
1.2.5.3. IT & Telecom
1.2.5.4. Healthcare
1.2.5.5. Retail
1.2.5.6. Government & Defense
1.2.5.7. Manufacturing
1.2.5.8. Others
1.2.6. Threat Intelligence Market By Geography
1.2.6.1. Global Threat Intelligence Market Revenue and Growth Rate Comparison by Geography (2016-2027)
1.2.6.2. North America Threat Intelligence Market Revenue and Growth Rate(2016-2027)
1.2.6.3. Europe Threat Intelligence Market Revenue and Growth Rate(2016-2027)
1.2.6.4. Asia-Pacific Threat Intelligence Market Revenue and Growth Rate(2016-2027)
1.2.6.5. Latin America Threat Intelligence Market Revenue and Growth Rate(2016-2027)
1.2.6.6. Middle East and Africa (MEA) Threat Intelligence Market Revenue and Growth Rate(2016-2027)
CHAPTER 2. MARKET DYNAMICS AND COMPETITION ANALYSIS
2.1. Market Drivers
2.2. Restraints and Challenges
2.3. Growth Opportunities
2.4. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
2.4.1. Bargaining Power of Suppliers
2.4.2. Bargaining Power of Buyers
2.4.3. Threat of Substitute
2.4.4. Threat of New Entrants
2.4.5. Degree of Competition
2.5. Value Chain Analysis
2.6. Cost Structure Analysis
2.6.1. Raw Material and Suppliers
2.6.2. Manufacturing Process Analysis
2.7. Regulatory Compliance
2.8. Competitive Landscape, 2019
2.8.1. Player Positioning Analysis
2.8.2. Key Strategies Adopted By Leading Players
CHAPTER 3. MANUFACTURING PLANTS ANALYSIS
3.1. Capacity and Commercial Production Date of Global Threat Intelligence Major Manufacturers in 2019
3.2. Manufacturing Plants Distribution of Global Threat Intelligence Major Manufacturers in 2019
3.3. R&D Status and Technology Source of Global Threat Intelligence Major Manufacturers in 2019
3.4. Raw Materials Sources Analysis of Global Threat Intelligence Major Manufacturers in 2019
CHAPTER 4. THREAT INTELLIGENCE MARKET BY SOLUTION
4.1. Global Threat Intelligence Revenue By Solution
4.2. Unified threat management
4.2.1. Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
4.2.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, By Region, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
4.3. SIEM
4.3.1. Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
4.3.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, By Region, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
4.4. IAM
4.4.1. Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
4.4.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, By Region, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
4.5. Incident Forensics
4.5.1. Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
4.5.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, By Region, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
4.6. Log Management
4.6.1. Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
4.6.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, By Region, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
4.7. Third Party risk management
4.7.1. Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
4.7.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, By Region, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
CHAPTER 5. THREAT INTELLIGENCE MARKET BY SERVICE
5.1. Global Threat Intelligence Revenue By Service
5.2. Professional services
5.2.1. Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
5.2.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, By Region, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
5.3. Managed Service
5.3.1. Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
5.3.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, By Region, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
5.4. Subscription Services
5.4.1. Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
5.4.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, By Region, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
5.5. Training & Support
5.5.1. Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
5.5.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, By Region, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
CHAPTER 6. THREAT INTELLIGENCE MARKET BY DEPLOYMENT
6.1. Global Threat Intelligence Revenue By Deployment
6.2. Cloud-based
6.2.1. Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
6.2.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, By Region, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
6.3. On-Premise
6.3.1. Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
6.3.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, By Region, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
CHAPTER 7. THREAT INTELLIGENCE MARKET BY APPLICATION
7.1. Global Threat Intelligence Revenue By Application
7.2. BFSI
7.2.1. Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
7.2.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, By Region, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
7.3. IT & Telecom
7.3.1. Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
7.3.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, By Region, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
7.4. Healthcare
7.4.1. Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
7.4.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, By Region, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
7.5. Retail
7.5.1. Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
7.5.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, By Region, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
7.6. Government & Defense
7.6.1. Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
7.6.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, By Region, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
7.7. Manufacturing
7.7.1. Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
7.7.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, By Region, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
7.8. Others
7.8.1. Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
7.8.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, By Region, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
CHAPTER 8. NORTH AMERICA THREAT INTELLIGENCE MARKET BY COUNTRY
8.1. North America Threat Intelligence Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
8.2. North America Threat Intelligence Market Revenue Share Comparison, 2016 & 2027 (%)
8.3. U.S.
8.3.1. U.S. Threat Intelligence Market Revenue and Forecast By Solution, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
8.3.2. Market Revenue and Forecast By Service, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
8.3.3. Market Revenue and Forecast By Deployment, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
8.3.4. Market Revenue and Forecast By Application, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
8.4. Canada
8.4.1. Market Revenue and Forecast By Solution, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
8.4.2. Market Revenue and Forecast By Service, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
8.4.3. Market Revenue and Forecast By Deployment, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
8.4.4. Market Revenue and Forecast By Application, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
CHAPTER 9. EUROPE THREAT INTELLIGENCE MARKET BY COUNTRY
9.1. Europe Threat Intelligence Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.2. Europe Threat Intelligence Market Revenue Share Comparison, 2016 & 2027 (%)
9.3. UK
9.3.1. Market Revenue and Forecast By Solution, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.3.2. Market Revenue and Forecast By Service, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.3.3. Market Revenue and Forecast By Deployment, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.3.4. Market Revenue and Forecast By Application, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.4. Germany
9.4.1. Market Revenue and Forecast By Solution, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.4.2. Market Revenue and Forecast By Service, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.4.3. Market Revenue and Forecast By Deployment, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.4.4. Market Revenue and Forecast By Application, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.5. France
9.5.1. Market Revenue and Forecast By Solution, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.5.2. Market Revenue and Forecast By Service, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.5.3. Market Revenue and Forecast By Deployment, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.5.4. Market Revenue and Forecast By Application, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.6. Spain
9.6.1. Market Revenue and Forecast By Solution, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.6.2. Market Revenue and Forecast By Service, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.6.3. Market Revenue and Forecast By Deployment, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.6.4. Market Revenue and Forecast By Application, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.7. Rest of Europe
9.7.1. Market Revenue and Forecast By Solution, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.7.2. Market Revenue and Forecast By Service, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.7.3. Market Revenue and Forecast By Deployment, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
9.7.4. Market Revenue and Forecast By Application, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
CHAPTER 10. ASIA-PACIFIC THREAT INTELLIGENCE MARKET BY COUNTRY
10.1. Asia-Pacific Threat Intelligence Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.2. Asia-Pacific Threat Intelligence Market Revenue Share Comparison, 2016 & 2027 (%)
10.3. China
10.3.1. Market Revenue and Forecast By Solution, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.3.2. Market Revenue and Forecast By Service, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.3.3. Market Revenue and Forecast By Deployment, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.3.4. Market Revenue and Forecast By Application, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.4. Japan
10.4.1. Market Revenue and Forecast By Solution, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.4.2. Market Revenue and Forecast By Service, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.4.3. Market Revenue and Forecast By Deployment, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.4.4. Market Revenue and Forecast By Application, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.5. India
10.5.1. Market Revenue and Forecast By Solution, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.5.2. Market Revenue and Forecast By Service, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.5.3. Market Revenue and Forecast By Deployment, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.5.4. Market Revenue and Forecast By Application, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.6. Australia
10.6.1. Market Revenue and Forecast By Solution, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.6.2. Market Revenue and Forecast By Service, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.6.3. Market Revenue and Forecast By Deployment, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.6.4. Market Revenue and Forecast By Application, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.7. South Korea
10.7.1. Market Revenue and Forecast By Solution, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.7.2. Market Revenue and Forecast By Service, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.7.3. Market Revenue and Forecast By Deployment, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.7.4. Market Revenue and Forecast By Application, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.8. Rest of Asia-Pacific
10.8.1. Market Revenue and Forecast By Solution, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.8.2. Market Revenue and Forecast By Service, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.8.3. Market Revenue and Forecast By Deployment, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
10.8.4. Market Revenue and Forecast By Application, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
CHAPTER 11. LATIN AMERICA THREAT INTELLIGENCE MARKET BY COUNTRY
11.1. Latin America Threat Intelligence Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
11.2. Latin America Threat Intelligence Market Revenue Share Comparison, 2016 & 2027 (%)
11.3. Brazil
11.3.1. Market Revenue and Forecast By Solution, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
11.3.2. Market Revenue and Forecast By Service, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
11.3.3. Market Revenue and Forecast By Deployment, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
11.3.4. Market Revenue and Forecast By Application, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
11.4. Mexico
11.4.1. Market Revenue and Forecast By Solution, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
11.4.2. Market Revenue and Forecast By Service, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
11.4.3. Market Revenue and Forecast By Deployment, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
11.4.4. Market Revenue and Forecast By Application, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
11.5. Rest of Latin America
11.5.1. Market Revenue and Forecast By Solution, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
11.5.2. Market Revenue and Forecast By Service, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
11.5.3. Market Revenue and Forecast By Deployment, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
11.5.4. Market Revenue and Forecast By Application, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
CHAPTER 12. MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA THREAT INTELLIGENCE MARKET BY COUNTRY
12.1. Middle East & Africa Threat Intelligence Market Revenue and Growth Rate, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
12.2. Middle East & Africa Threat Intelligence Market Revenue Share Comparison, 2016 & 2027 (%)
12.3. GCC
12.3.1. Market Revenue and Forecast By Solution, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
12.3.2. Market Revenue and Forecast By Service, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
12.3.3. Market Revenue and Forecast By Deployment, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
12.3.4. Market Revenue and Forecast By Application, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
12.4. South Africa
12.4.1. Market Revenue and Forecast By Solution, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
12.4.2. Market Revenue and Forecast By Service, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
12.4.3. Market Revenue and Forecast By Deployment, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
12.4.4. Market Revenue and Forecast By Application, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
12.5. Rest of Middle East & Africa
12.5.1. Market Revenue and Forecast By Solution, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
12.5.2. Market Revenue and Forecast By Service, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
12.5.3. Market Revenue and Forecast By Deployment, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
12.5.4. Market Revenue and Forecast By Application, 2016 - 2027 ($Million)
CHAPTER 13. COMPANY PROFILE
13.1. Symantec
13.1.1. Company Snapshot
13.1.2. Overview
13.1.3. Financial Overview
13.1.4. Type Portfolio
13.1.5. Key Developments
13.1.6. Strategies
13.2. IBM
13.2.1. Company Snapshot
13.2.2. Overview
13.2.3. Financial Overview
13.2.4. Type Portfolio
13.2.5. Key Developments
13.2.6. Strategies
13.3. FireEye
13.3.1. Company Snapshot
13.3.2. Overview
13.3.3. Financial Overview
13.3.4. Type Portfolio
13.3.5. Key Developments
13.3.6. Strategies
13.4. Trend Micro
13.4.1. Company Snapshot
13.4.2. Overview
13.4.3. Financial Overview
13.4.4. Type Portfolio
13.4.5. Key Developments
13.4.6. Strategies
13.5. Dell Technologies
13.5.1. Company Snapshot
13.5.2. Overview
13.5.3. Financial Overview
13.5.4. Type Portfolio
13.5.5. Key Developments
13.5.6. Strategies
13.6. Alienvault
13.6.1. Company Snapshot
13.6.2. Overview
13.6.3. Financial Overview
13.6.4. Type Portfolio
13.6.5. Key Developments
13.6.6. Strategies
13.7. Digital Shadows
13.7.1. Company Snapshot
13.7.2. Overview
13.7.3. Financial Overview
13.7.4. Type Portfolio
13.7.5. Key Developments
13.7.6. Strategies
13.8. Threatconnect
13.8.1. Company Snapshot
13.8.2. Overview
13.8.3. Financial Overview
13.8.4. Type Portfolio
13.8.5. Key Developments
13.8.6. Strategies
13.9. Crowdstrike
13.9.1. Company Snapshot
13.9.2. Overview
13.9.3. Financial Overview
13.9.4. Type Portfolio
13.9.5. Key Developments
13.9.6. Strategies
13.10. McAfee
13.10.1. Company Snapshot
13.10.2. Overview
13.10.3. Financial Overview
13.10.4. Type Portfolio
13.10.5. Key Developments
13.10.6. Strategies
13.11. LogRhythm
13.11.1. Company Snapshot
13.11.2. Overview
13.11.3. Financial Overview
13.11.4. Type Portfolio
13.11.5. Key Developments
13.11.6. Strategies
13.12. Others
13.12.1. Company Snapshot
13.12.2. Overview
13.12.3. Financial Overview
13.12.4. Type Portfolio
13.12.5. Key Developments
13.12.6. Strategies
CHAPTER 14. RESEARCH APPROACH
14.1. Research Methodology
14.1.1. Initial Data Search
14.1.2. Secondary Research
14.1.3. Primary Research
14.2. Assumptions and Scope
