DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "United States Virtualization Security Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 - 2026)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The US virtualization security market is expected to register a CAGR of about 14.4% during the forecast period 2021-2026

In the current business scenario, enterprises in the United States are out to transform their businesses to improve their full digital potential. One of the suitable technologies powering the digital transformation is the shifting of companies to their virtual infrastructure. Virtualization provides organizations the ability to process a large amount of data as well as gives access to better processing capabilities.

In the United States, virtual infrastructures, such as hypervisors, virtual machines, and web servers, are prone to several web threats, such as Trojan.Script.Generic and Hoax.Loss.Script.gen. Therefore, virtualization security solutions ensure a significant security level to restrict cyber-attack incidents in virtual infrastructures.

The US market for virtualization security is projected to obtain a massive growth as enterprises are shifting toward cloud and cloud-based technologies as a part of their IT model. In 2019, a survey conducted by Nutanix showed that more than 80% of the respondents prefer cloud-based technologies as an efficient operating model.

As enterprises move to the virtual environment to modernize their conventional infrastructures, they face numerous security and integration issues that can affect system or server performance as well as costs. When software applications have moved to the wrong virtual environment during migration, it results in decreased software performance if the environment is under-equipped or increased enterprise costs if it is over-equipped.

As per the report published by the Ponemon Institute and Siemens in October 2019, the utility industry has faced the worsening effect of virtual migration with more than 50% of organizations reporting significant operational data loss or at least one shutdown per year, and more than 25% impacted by mega cyber attacks.

According to some representatives of FireEye and CrowdStrike, which are regularly tracking malicious web activity, Iran has increased a significant number of offensive cyberattacks against the United States government and critical infrastructure as trade tensions have increased between the two nations. These increasing cyberattacks in the country's government IT infrastructure is expected to drive the demand for virtualization security in the coming years.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created several exploitation opportunities for advanced persistent threat (APT) groups and cybercriminals. In April 2020, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a joint alert on the details of security threats in the United States. These government bodies are observing an increasing use of COVID-19-related themes by cybercriminals.

Presently, the use of teleworking has increased, such as virtual private networks (VPNs), which therefore amplify the threat to individuals as well as organizations. The increasing cyberattacks at the time of crisis are expected to accentuate the usage of virtualization security solutions by enterprises to get rid of such attacks.

Competitive Landscape

The United States virtualization security market is dominated by players, like VMware, Sophos Ltd., and Cisco Systems, which provide virtualization security solutions used by major end-user enterprises.

The players operating in the country account for a significant share in the market and focusing on expanding their customer base. These players are primarily focusing on investment in developing new solutions, strategic collaborations, and other organic and inorganic growth strategies to earn a competitive edge during the forecast period.

Key Topics Covered:

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition

1.2 Scope of the Study

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4 MARKET INSIGHT

4.1 Market Overview

4.2 Porter's Five Forces Analysis

4.3 Market Drivers

4.4 Market Challenges

5 IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE UNITED STATES VIRTUALIZATION SECURITY MARKET

6 MARKET SEGMENTATION

6.1 Virtualization Type

6.1.1 Hardware Virtualization

6.1.2 Software Virtualization

6.2 Component

6.2.1 Solutions

6.2.2 Services

6.3 Deployment

6.3.1 On-Premise

6.3.2 Cloud

6.4 Type of Virtual Infrastructure

6.4.1 Hypervisor

6.4.2 Virtual Machines

6.4.3 Web Servers

6.4.4 Other Type of Virtual Infrastructures

6.5 End User

6.5.1 IT and Telecom

6.5.2 Cloud Service Providers

6.5.3 Data Centers

6.5.4 BFSI

6.5.5 Healthcare

6.5.6 Government

6.5.7 Other End Users

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.1 Company Profiles

7.1.1 VMware Inc.

7.1.2 Trend Micro Incorporated

7.1.3 Sophos Ltd

7.1.4 Hytrust Inc.

7.1.5 Juniper Networks Inc.

7.1.6 10ZiG Technology

7.1.7 Cisco Systems Inc.

7.1.8 Centrify Corporation

8 INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

9 FUTURE OUTLOOK OF THE MARKET

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Widespread adoption of containers has made Kubernetes a fixture in most organizations, which means Kubernetes backup is now a critical IT task.

The biggest challenge associated with Kubernetes backup is that Kubernetes environments are vastly different from traditional IT infrastructures. Backup methods that organizations have long relied on cannot protect Kubernetes clusters or the applications that run on Kubernetes. Although most backup application vendors now offer some degree of support for Kubernetes backup, those tools tend to be somewhat immature compared to traditional backup tools.

Here's a look at some top Kubernetes backup best practices, challenges and tool options.

One of the first best practices for Kubernetes backups is to focus on applications, not on servers. In a Kubernetes environment, there is no static mapping of applications to specific servers or VMs. Backups need to work in this highly dynamic model.

Agility is one of the main reasons organizations use containers. An organization can create a containerized application in a development environment and then move it to the production environment on premises or in the cloud. This underscores that organizations tend to adopt and retire containerized applications far more frequently than server-based applications.

A Kubernetes backup tool should be able to automatically detect newly deployed applications. Backup admins should tag or use a similar mechanism to identify applications, because some Kubernetes backup tools can back up and restore applications based on their tags.

Tags are just key-value pairs applied to various types of objects. The tag's only purpose is to make it easier for an admin to find certain objects.

In some organizations, admins assign tags to applications as a way of identifying them. Kubernetes environments often refer to tags as labels.

An organization must be comfortable with whatever backup tool it uses.

There are a few critical things to look for in a Kubernetes backup tool. First, containers do much more now than host stateless applications. A Kubernetes backup product must be able to back up persistent volumes used by applications. The backup tool also needs to protect all other application components, such as configuration data and databases.

A backup product also needs the ability to restore a backup to a different Kubernetes cluster, if necessary. Clusters can and sometimes do fail, and when that happens, it is important to be able to recover an application to a cluster that is still functional.

An organization must be comfortable with whatever backup tool it uses. Some of the tools to back up Kubernetes environments are command-line utilities that require a deep understanding of the Kubernetes environment. Examples of these tools include Velero and Stash, which, when used together, can perform Kubernetes backups. There is nothing wrong with using these types of tools with the necessary technical expertise. However, organizations that adopt a simpler, GUI-based backup tool, such as those offered by Portworx and Druva, can prevent mistakes that may leave data unprotected.

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If you look back at early 2020 new year predictions, you will find nowhere a reference to an unprecedented global pandemic that will shut down, in many ways, the way we live and begin a new normal.But it happened. And with the new normal came new everything.

With the rapid shift to more cloud servers, the popularity of network-connected smartphones, in addition to the shift to remote work, organizations had to quickly adapt their security measures to make sure they are secured at all times, from any remote places they might connect from. This has now become the new security perimeter.

The new landscape has generated a surge of sophisticated fifth-generation cyberattacks. As organizations adapted to remote work, and all its digital implications, cyber-criminals seized the global crisis to launch a series of large-scale cyber exploits.

The era of weapons-grade hacking

Cyberattacks have reached a new level of sophistication, ranging from international espionage to massive breaches of personal information to large-scale internet disruption.

Advanced weapons-grade hacking tools have been leaked, allowing attackers to move fast and infect large numbers of businesses and entities across huge swaths of geographic regions. Large-scale, multi-vector mega-attacks have sparked a need for integrated and unified security structures.

Most businesses are still in the world of second- or third-generation security, which only protects against viruses, application attacks and payload delivery. Networks, virtualized data centres, cloud environments and mobile devices are all left exposed. To ensure a cybersecure organization, businesses must evolve to fifth-generation security: advanced threat prevention that uniformly prevents attacks on a businesss entire IT infrastructure.

The SolarWinds supply-chain attack

Just as we thought 2020 could not have brought any more bad news or cybercrime advancements, along came the SolarWinds incident, which swiftly qualified for the title of the most significant attack of the year: sophisticated, multi-vector attacks with clear characteristics of a cyber pandemic, where the malicious activity is spread within the organization in a manner of seconds. This was a manifestation of fifth-generation cyber-attack.

The scope of the incident became clearer several days later when Microsoft, FireEye, SolarWinds, and the U.S. government all admitted they suffered an attack made possible by a hack to SolarWinds, a common IT-management software. Further investigation revealed that the attackers added a backdoor, called Sunburst, to a component of the SolarWinds system, which was then distributed to its customers via an automatic software update. That granted remote access to multiple high-profile organizations making it one of the most successful supply-chain attacks ever observed.

Several aspects of the SolarWinds supply-chain attack make it unprecedented in the ever-evolving cyber-landscape. Its scope was uniquely broad, with an estimated 18,000 SolarWinds customers affected, including most Fortune 500 firms.

COVID ushers in a cyber-pandemic

COVID-19 forced organizations to set aside their existing business and strategic plans, and quickly pivot to delivering secure remote connectivity at massive scale for their workforces. Security teams also had to deal with escalating threats to their new cloud deployments, as hackers sought to take advantage of the pandemics disruption: 71% of security professionals reported an increase in cyber-threats since lockdowns started.

As COVID-19 continues to dominate headlines in 2021, news of vaccine developments or new national restrictions will continue to be used in phishing campaigns, as they have been through 2020. The pharma companies that developed vaccines will also continue to be targeted by malicious attacks from criminals or nation states looking to exploit the situation.

Recent Check Point (a World Economic Forum partner) research shows that healthcare is currently the most targeted industry in the U.S., with a 71% increase in attacks compared to September. Since November, there has been an increase of over 45% in the amount of attacks in the sector, double the global increase in amount of attacks over the same time period (22%).

Remote vulnerabilities

As the coronavirus spread worldwide, the social distancing policies enacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic shifted a substantial portion of businesses from corporate offices to employees home offices. Network admins had to rapidly adjust to the requirements of working remotely and implement remote-access platforms within their organizations. Unfortunately, these often resulted in misconfigurations and vulnerable connections, allowing attackers to leverage these flaws to access corporate information.

As a result, the first half of 2020 saw an increase in attacks against remote access technologies such as RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol, developed by Microsoft to provide an interface for remote connection) and VPN.

Schools and universities have pivoted to large-scale use of e-learning platforms, so perhaps its no surprise that the sector experienced a 30% increase in weekly cyberattacks during the month of August, in the run-up to the start of new semesters. Attacks launched by these digital class clowns will continue to disrupt remote-learning activities over the coming year, if and when the pandemic spread will peak.

Fifth-generation solutions

With this new world, comes a new opportunity to redefine the role of cybersecurity and ensure every organization is stepping up the fifth generation of security. Below are three guiding principles:

As weve learned, vaccination is far better than treatment. The same applies to your cybersecurity. Real time prevention of attacks, before they infiltrate, places your organization in a better position to defend against the next cyber-pandemic.

Solutions applied in individual areas of attack will probably leave you with security gaps, fragmented visibility, complex management and limited options to scale. Consolidated security architecture will guarantee you the security effectiveness needed to prevent sophisticated cyberattack. Unified management and risk visibility fill out your security posture.

To prevent zero-day attacks, organizations first need incisive, real-time threat intelligence that provides up-to-minute information on the newest attack vectors and hacking techniques. Threat intelligence must cover all attack surfaces including cloud, mobile, network, endpoint and IoT.

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SINGAPORE -Media Outreach- 10 February 2021 -The benefits of automation in ManagedServices are well understood, but the diverse requirements of end-clients havemeant that manual operations were still the norm. The complexity inimplementing automation is increased with the hybrid workload (servers spreadacross the Big-3 cloud providers Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform,Microsoft Azure) and hence most providers were forced to rely on manualoperations.

This changes with InfraGuard.io which isbringing in an era of Platform-backed Managed Services with in-built automationand self-governance features. Singapore-based Cloud Comrade is one of the firstpartners to adopt this new way of working.

InfraGuard's CEO, Deepak Sharma said,"InfraGuard is built by converging our decade-long experience in Cloud ManagedServices into a single product. Imagine a server management solution that worksseamlessly across all Cloud Providers & Data Centres and supports allflavours of Windows & UNIX Operating Systems. One that brings central accesspolicies, automation and scalability right from Day 1 and is backed byworld-class support. Too good to be true? Well, it is a reality now. InfraGuardis today being used by some of the world's largest Public Cloud MSPs."

Cloud Comrade, oneof the fastest-growing managed service providers (MSPs) in Southeast Asia, hasbeen the first partner to adopt InfraGuard as the platform of choice to deliverautomated Managed Services to all its clients.

Andy Waroma, Co-Managing Director &Co-Founder of Cloud Comrade, commented, "Cloud Comrade is constantly enhancingand expanding our product offerings and capabilities to deliver new value toour customers. We are excited to partner InfraGuard to bring a unique automatedcloud server management solution to our customers. InfraGuard's automatedfeatures with stringent compliance and audit monitoring standards minimisecommon maintenance and security pitfalls and enable us to create a uniformserver management environment that is highly scalable and secure."

The core featuresof InfraGuard reside in three major segments of Access Management, PatchManagement and SOP Automation with value add-ons such as Encrypted Key Vault,Script Repository and Security Lockdown among others. InfraGuard also comeswith an Open API and ready integrations with many third-party software.

With InfraGuard,apart from enhanced efficiency, Cloud Comrade can also create Centres ofExcellence for each service scope, ensuring that the end-clients are alwaysbenefiting from industry-standard governance and operation frameworks.

InfraGuard isglobal server management software with offices in Singapore, Australia, UK andIndia. Both, as a standalone solution and in conjunction with its MSP partners,InfraGuard provides automation and functionality across Access Management,Patch Management & SOP Automation. To know more visit: infraguard.io

Cloud Comrade is a Singapore-based cloud computing consultancy companywith a presence also in Indonesia and Malaysia. The company offers acomprehensive range of services from strategy and design to deployment,migration, and management of customers' IT infrastructure. It has implementedhundreds of cloud projects with over 400 customers around the ASEAN region.Cloud Comrade partners with the best solution providers in the field of cloudcomputing and holds top-tier certifications with Amazon Web Services, GoogleCloud Platform and Microsoft Azure. In January 2019, ST Telemedia (sttelemedia.com),an active strategic investor specialising in communications & media, datacenters, and infrastructure technology businesses, acquired a majority stake inthe company. More information on Cloud Comrade can be found at cloudcomrade.com.

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A year or so ago there were over 500 hyperscale data centre in existence worldwide and a further 170 or more in the pipeline, according to Synergy Research. But the explosion in cloud adoption public and private is not only driving demand for hyperscale data centres. Fuelled by the IoT and the arrival of 5G, the ongoing decentralisation of the cloud is also contributing hugely to the growing shift towards distributed edge computing.

Edge cloud environments are now pivotal in extending the cloud down to the local level. These enable much of the data processing, storage, control and management of local applications to take place much closer to users, machines and devices. With this latency is significantly improved and optimised applications responsiveness, therefore maximising enterprise productivity, efficiency, competitive advantage, user and customer experience. Low latency also ensures the future availability and performance potential of 5G mobile network coverage; super-fast streaming video for content delivery providers; real-time cloud gaming; real-time AI, machine learning/deep learning decision making in industrial automation and medical environments; pinpoint control of driverless vehicles and much more.

Fuelled by the IoT and 5G, the ongoing decentralisation of the cloud is contributing hugely to the growing shift towards distributed edge computing

For lower latency and greater agility, data centres must be able to rapidly provision and scale compute and storage resources exactly where they are needed but without risk of compromising IT security and resilience. At the same time, it is important to bear in mind that edge computing in edge data centres complements rather than competes against public cloud services.

Therefore, CIOs and developers reliant on the lowest latency possible must consider the best place to deploy and support new services as well as rethink the network architecture. In doing so, large enterprises, SMEs as well as cloud and telecoms service providers will benefit from their data and applications being much closer to users and customers with only less time sensitive, non-mission critical data being sent to the centralised public cloud for further analysis or archiving.

Apart from improved latency the cost of backhauling all data to one or two large hyperscale data centres can be significantly reduced by keeping it local. High volume data transmission costs can be enormous, such as in the case of autonomous vehicles.

In response to new and growing market requirements a more regionalised edge data centre colocation solution has become necessary. This directly addresses the latency issues and data transit costs that typically occur with centralised cloud business models overly reliant on data centres in far off locations at the other end of the country or even further afield. Edge colocation facilities are purpose-designed to fill the considerable gaps between modular micro (unmanned) data centres located at the very edge of the network, for example next to mobile cell towers, on factory floors and hospital wards and the centralised hyperscale ones.

However, to optimise a best of both worlds approach between public and local edge private clouds requires strategically located data centres to regional internet exchanges as well as diverse onsite carrier fibre connectivity. Hybrid architectures combining public, private and perhaps on premise legacy IT will also be required which often creates complex engineering challenges.

Applications migrations will dictate the hybrid strategy and one size does not fit all. Building the business case and the preparation work can be challenging when considering which applications will be placed in the edge data centre and which in the hyperscale data centre; how long it will take to migrate all the applications to the new infrastructure; the skills and experience available within the IT department; whether any remaining on premise legacy IT infrastructure needs to be accommodated; the software required for managing all environments within a hybrid implementation.

To optimise a best of both worlds approach between public and local edge private clouds requires strategically located data centres to regional internet exchanges as well as diverse onsite carrier fibre connectivity

With the above in mind, the level of on-site engineering competence available at regional colocation sites will be very important. Connectivity directly into public cloud provider infrastructure via on-site gateways is another factor, along with the flexibility to carry out pre-production testing in the data centre to ensure everything works prior to launching.

The need for speed in terms of achieving low latency connectivity along with greater bandwidth and the benefits of reduced data transit costs must not be allowed to distract from the fundamentals of colocation: Continuous 24/7 data and storage systems availability through the provision of secure and resilient critical infrastructure.

It is wise to check physical and cyber security, forwards power availability, the types of cooling systems used and overall energy efficiency (PUE) use of 100 per cent renewably sourced power should be a given by now but also look at how else a potential data centre provider is addressing sustainability. Finally, request proof of uptime service record, proven certifiable security and operational credentials, DR and business continuity contingencies, and the ability to provide end to end server migration and installation services.

Interested in hearing industry leaders discuss subjects like this and sharing their experiences and use-cases? The Data Centre Congress, 4th March 2021 is a free virtual event exploring the world of data centres. Learn more here and book your free ticket:https://datacentrecongress.com/

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