Cloud security services will be a $5.9bn market in 2017

Cloud-based security services saw a huge increase during the last 12 months,  according to the latest figures from Gartner. In a new report, Gartner says cloud-based security services will reach $5.9 billion this year, representing a 21 percent growth compared to the year before. Overall growth for the cloud-based security services are outpacing the total information security market and by 2020, Gartner believes cloud-based will hit $9 billion. The driving force behind this immense growth are small and medium-sized businesses (SMB). They are becoming increasingly aware of security threats and are willing to invest more to protect themselves. They also see cloud deployments… [Continue Reading]