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Global Network Access Control (NAC) Market, Forecast to 2020
Massive Gains for Vendors Who Can Win the Race to Identify Key Elements of Successful Cyber Defense Platforms
03-May-2016
North America
Market Research
K001-01-00-00-00
IT3043-NA-MR_18473
In 2015, network access control (NAC) proved to be among the most successful cyber defense platforms as NAC vendors experienced 30% YoY growth in revenues for appliances and related services. Frost & Sullivan anticipates continuing demand for NAC through 2020. NAC is a technology that can be used to provide immediate mitigation from cyber threats by changing access privileges for suspect or infected endpoints. Next generation NAC provides visibility into what devices are on the network, and then adds contextual awareness about endpoints to assist in incident investigations. One important feature NAC has is network orchestration which is bidirectional communication between NAC and other cyber security defenses enhancing the efficacy of each.
Key Findings
Market Engineering Measurements
- Market Overview
- Competitor Overview
- Total Addressable Market
CEO’s Perspective
Introduction to the Research
- Purpose of the Research
- Segments of the market to be analysed
Market Overview
NAC Beginnings and Resurgence
Definitions
Distribution Channels
Market Distribution Channels Discussion
Debate About 802.1X
Global NAC Market: Key Market Drivers Global, 2016–2020
Global NAC Market: Key Market Restraints, Global, 2016–2020
Total NAC Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast
Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast Discussion
Pricing Trend and Forecast
Pricing Trends and Forecast Discussion
Unit Shipment Forecast by Region
Revenue Forecast by Region
Regional Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast Discussion
Unit Shipment by Product Type
Revenue Forecast by Product Type
Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast by Product Type
Unit Shipment by Vertical Market
Revenues by Vertical Market
NAC Vertical Market Revenue and Units Forecast Discussion
Market Share
Discussion Market Share
Total NAC Market Segment—Competitive Environment
Competitive Factors and Assessment
Points of Competitive Differentiation Introduction
Points of Competitive Differentiation
BioTech (Portnox)
Cyber Security Vendor (ForeScout)
Education (Aruba)
Manufacturing/Consumer Goods (Portnox)
Manufacturing (Aruba)
Retail (Cisco)
US Healthcare (ForeScout)
Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast
Pricing Trend and Forecast
Pricing Trends and Forecast Discussion
Competitive Analysis Market Share
Competitive Environment
Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast
Pricing Trend and Forecast
Pricing Trends and Forecast Discussion
Competitive Analysis
Competitive Environment
Predictions
Recommendations
Aruba
Auconet
Bradford Networks
Cisco
ForeScout
Impulse
Portnox
Pulse Secure
Market Engineering Methodology
Market Engineering Measurements
Additional Sources of Information on Study Topic Area
List of Companies Included in ?”Others”
Partial List of Companies Interviewed
Learn More—Next Steps
List of Figures
- 1. Total Global NAC Market: Global, 2015
- 2. Total Global NAC Market: Global, 2015
- 3. Total NAC Market: Distribution Channel Analysis, by Revenues, Global, 2015
- 4. Global NAC Market: Key Market Drivers and Restraints, Global, 2016–2020
- 5. Total NAC Market: Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast, Global, 2012?2020
- 6. Total NAC Market: ASP for NAC Deployment, Global, 2012–2020
- 7. Total NAC Market: Unit Shipment Forecast by Region, Global, 2012?2020
- 8. Total NAC Market: Revenue Forecast by Region, Global, 2012?2020
- 9. Total NAC Market: Unit Shipment Forecast by Product Type, Global, 2012?2020
- 10. Total NAC Market: Revenue Forecast by Product Type, Global, 2012–2020
- 11. Total NAC Market: Unit Shipment Forecast by Vertical Market, Global, 2012?2020
- 12. Total NAC Market: Revenue Forecast by Vertical Market, Global, 2012?2020
- 13. Percent of Revenue: Total NAC Market: Global, 2015
- 14. Total NAC Market Segment: Competitive Structure, Global, 2015
- 15. Total NAC Market: Global, 2015?2020
- 16. NAC Market: Points of Competitive Differentiation, Global, 2015
- 17. Enterprise NAC Market: Global, 2015?2020
- 18. Enterprise NAC Market: Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast, Global, 2012?2020
- 19. Enterprise NAC Market: ASP for NAC Deployment, Global, 2012–2020
- 20. Percent of Revenue, Total NAC Market: Global, 2015
- 21. Enterprise Market Segment: Competitive Structure, Global, 2015
- 22. SMB thru Large Business NAC Market: Global, 2015?2020
- 23. SMB thru Large Business NAC Market: Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecast, Global, 2012?2020
- 24. SMB thru Large Business NAC Market: ASP for NAC Deployment, Global, 2012–2020
- 25. Percent of Revenue, SMB thru Large Business NAC Segment: Global, 2015
- 26. SMB thru Large Business Market Segment: Competitive Structure, Global, 2015
- 27. Total NAC Market: Global, 2015?2020
- 28. Total NAC Market: Global, 2015?2020
- 29. Total NAC Market Segments: Global, 2015?2020
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