PUBLISHER: IMARC | PRODUCT CODE: 1702220
PUBLISHER: IMARC | PRODUCT CODE: 1702220
The global data loss prevention market size was valued at USD 2.58 Billion in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group estimates the market to reach USD 12.29 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a CAGR of 18.9% during 2025-2033. North America currently dominates the market, holding a significant market share of over 29.8% in 2024. The growing focus of organizations on securing and protecting their data and complying with regulations, coupled with the rising adoption of DLP software to secure data and mobile workforce on remote cloud systems, is propelling the data loss prevention market demand. At present, North America holds the largest market share, driven by stringent data privacy regulations and advanced cybersecurity ecosystem.
Data loss prevention (DLP) refers to a set of tools and processes used to detect and prevent data breaches, exfiltration, or unauthorized access of sensitive data. It classifies regulated, confidential, and business-critical data; monitors and controls endpoint activities; filters data streams on corporate networks; and regulates data in the cloud. It also helps meet compliance and auditing requirements and identify areas of weakness and anomalies for forensics and incident response. As a result, organizations nowadays are relying on DLP to protect and secure their data and comply with relevant regulations.
Due to the rapid digitalization of business processes, organizations operating in different industry verticals have become vulnerable to cyberattacks. As these cyberattacks can lead to misuse of confidential data and a huge financial loss, there is a rise in the adoption of DLP software to help organizations defend against illicit data leakage and transfer. Apart from this, it is widely utilized by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to achieve data visibility, protect personally identifiable information (PII), and enforce security in Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) environments. Moreover, due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, governing agencies of numerous countries have implemented lockdowns. Consequently, several companies have shifted to remote working models and DLP software to secure mobile workforce and data on remote cloud systems. Besides this, as hospitals collect and store incredible amounts of personal and medical data, research and development (R&D), and intellectual property (IP), DLP is gaining traction in the healthcare sector to safeguard protected health information (PHI). Furthermore, the increasing usage of online banking services is driving the demand for DLP in the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sector to protect payment card information and customers' sensitive data.
The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players being Absolute Software Corporation, Broadcom Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Digital Guardian (HelpSystems LLC), Forcepoint, Gtb Technologies Inc., McAfee Corp., Proofpoint Inc., Thales Group, Trend Micro Inc., Trustwave Holdings (Singapore Telecommunications Limited) and Zecurion.