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Penetration Testing Market size was valued at USD 2.43 billion in 2023 and is likely to reach USD 11.24 billion by 2036, expanding at around 12.5% CAGR during the forecast period i.e., between 2024-2036. In the year 2024, the industry size of penetration testing is estimated at USD 2.67 billion.
Further, the penetration testing market generated a revenue of USD 1,395.6 Million in the year 2021. The growth of the market can be attributed to the surge in cybercrime all across the globe which needs to be controlled. Data breaches and hacks from numerous sources, including mobile and IoT (internet of things) devices, have dramatically increased as a result of a lack of data protection solutions and servers, pandemic-related consequences, and increasingly sophisticated exploits. Cybercrime, which includes data theft or embezzlement, hacking, and destruction, grew by roughly 599% during the COVID-19 epidemic. Hence the adoption of penetration testing is anticipated to increase, since it has become one of the essential parts of cyber-security strategy.
Companies integrate cybersecurity best practices into their corporate culture to successfully combat harmful intent. Organizations of all sizes are protected from cyberattacks owing to the penetration testing solution's ability to conduct tests more quickly, inexpensively, and frequently. Further, as data security and privacy concerns are dealt about more, compliance requirements have increased. Hence, regulations have been developed by industry groups and sector-specific regulatory bodies, which firms must follow alongside governments. Some of these regulations even carry fines if data is not protected from hackers. For instance, the GDPR permits fines up to USD 10 million or 2% of worldwide revenues, whichever is greater. The maximum fine for serious offences is USD 20 million, or 4% of the global turnover. Therefore, a regular penetration test is the first step toward obtaining compliance if the firm needs to adhere to particular industry norms and laws.
Growth Drivers
In India, the smartphone penetration rate was about 50 percent in 2020 and was predicted to reach approximately 95 percent in 2040, a more than twofold increase from the financial year 2016 when only about 20 percent of the population used smartphones. Mobile phones are now an even bigger part of routine everyday activities. Owing to the pandemic the penetration of smart phones increased and is expected to boost further. Thus the trend suggests that customers are using the internet more frequently, utilizing more services such as financial technology platforms, and generally exposing themselves to more information technology service providers and data security concerns. Hence, penetration testing is an essential part of modern services since it could evaluate digital infrastructure and stop dangerous attacks.
Security breaches could cost the organization millions of dollars. For instance, for the 12th consecutive year, the United States has the greatest cost of a data breach, with about USD 4 million higher than the global average. Hence avoiding security breaches is necessary in order to avoid further expenses. Hence, to avoid security breaches in the system, penetration testing could be used to detect and eliminate vulnerabilities before they arise.
In 2019, approximately, 89% of organizations were using cloud computing, high from 2020 which was about 85% of the organization.
In April 2022, the Australian business Bugcrowd introduced project-based pen testing for quick deployment and real-time findings. It also offered a crowdsourced security platform. Additionally, the business unveiled a brand-new product called "Basic Pen Test and Standard Pen Test—purpose," which is accessible via the Bugcrowd platform and has a number of features that are intended to make compliance-based testing quick, simple, and, most importantly, efficient.
About 25% of workers in America were working remotely in 2021. It is also believed that, by 2025, approximately 35 Million employees in America would work remotely.
Challenges
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2024-2036 |
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12.5% |
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USD 2.43 billion |
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Forecast Year Market Size (2036) |
USD 11.24 billion |
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The global penetration testing market is segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by enterprise size into small & medium enterprise [SMEs], and large enterprise. Out of which the small & medium enterprise [SMEs] segment is anticipated to grow at a highest CAGR of 15.9% over the forecast period. This growth can be attributed to rise in data breach activities faced by the organization. Data breach is one of the major concerns for the small & medium enterprise. In actuality, about 50% of small businesses fail within six months of suffering a data breach or cyberattack. Hence, it is vital for enterprises of all sizes to implement steps to monitor suspicious network behavior. Additionally, penetration testing for small & medium enterprise may be necessary for present or potential clients. A larger company are frequently expected to confirm that security of small & medium enterprise is strong enough, as they would be availing services. As by employing the product and services of respected enterprise, they risk damaging their brand and their reputation, further which could ultimately affect the SMEs growth. Hence, the adoption of penetration testing is growing in SMEs
The global penetration testing market is also segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by end user industry into education, BFSI, healthcare, retail, IT & telecom, and others. Amongst these segments, the BFSI segment is anticipated to hold the largest market revenue share of USD 15.56% by the end of 2036, growth of this segment can be attributed to growing cyber-attack on this sector. Compared to other industries, the financial sector always faces risks from innovative applications. The rise in cyberattacks is also attributed to platform advertising. Additionally, as a result of their migration to digital transactions and e-commerce platforms, banks and other financial institutions have become lucrative targets for hackers. For instance, the two main types of attacks against the BFSI sector in India were data breaches and digital banking threats, with data breaches accounting for more than 49% of reported occurrences in both years (2021 and 2022). About 17% of all attacks against this industry in 2022 were malware-based cyber events. Hence, these factors are estimated to boost the demand for penetration testing market. However, the IT & telecom segment is anticipated to grow at a highest CAGR of 15.8% over the forecast period.
Our in-depth analysis of the global penetration testing market includes the following segments:
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North America Market Analysis
The North America industry is poised to dominate 38% revenue share by 2036, attributed to growing adoption of DevOps, and growing pace of quality assurance (QA) tools. Additionally, the government in North America has set stringent regulation for penetration testing, has this region is the center for technology and hence it is more prone to cybercrime. Organizations in this area are frequently the target of cyberattacks. Phishing attacks were the most frequent cyberattacks that American businesses encountered in 2019. According to estimates from IT security professionals, successful phishing attempts via email, social media, or phone affected about 60 percent of U.S. firms in that year. However, the penetration testing market in Asia Pacific region is estimated to grow at a highest CAGR of 15.6% over the forecast period.
January 22, 2020: Synopsys, Inc. and Finastra announced a collaboration to provide an application security validation programme for FusionFabric.cloud, Finastra's open platform for designing, deploying, and consuming financial applications. The programme, backed by the Synopsys Software Integrity Group, makes sure that all applications supplied through the FusionFabric.cloud FusionStore have passed rigorous security testing tests.
November 17, 2022: Bishop Fox, a provider of offensive security, has obtained $46 million in expansion capital, which would be used to bolster its Cosmos platform, which conducts automated application penetration tests to enhance attack surface security, according to VentureBeat.
Author Credits: Abhishek Verma
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