IDC's Japan Semiannual Security Software Tracker® takes a close look at six significant growth markets in the security software area. This service offers, on a semiannual basis, a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the market size, vendor revenue, and buying behavior patterns of the security software market in Japan. It tracks the performance of leading vendors and provides detailed analyses of the key success factors contributing to their current market positioning.

Technology Coverage


This tracker provides total market size and vendor share for the technology areas listed. Measurement for this tracker is in factory revenue.

Core Coverage

  • Identity and digital trust
  • Endpoint security
  • Messaging security
  • Web content inspection
  • Network security
  • Security analytics, intelligence, response, and orchestration

Geographic Scope


  • Japan

Data Deliverables


This tracker is delivered on a semiannual basis with tools such as pivot tables. For a complete delivery schedule, please contact an IDC sales representative. Deliverables for this tracker include:

  • Historical data
  • Forecast data

Forecast Coverage


Forecasts for this tracker are updated semiannually and include five years of historical data and an additional five years of annual market projections. Forecasts are available at the country level. The forecasts included in this tracker are as follows:

Core Forecast Coverage

  • Identity and digital trust
  • Endpoint security
  • Messaging security
  • Web content inspection
  • Network security
  • Security analytics, intelligence, response, and orchestration
  • Takashi Manabe

    Group Director, Software/Service Solutions, Data & Analytics, IDC Japan

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