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- Cloud-based identity proofing apps and tools are among the most popular areas of inquiry from Gartner clients today.
- Securing public cloud-based applications and platforms is also a research area generating a significant amount of inquiries with Gartner clients in 2017.
- Gartner is predicting the global Cloud Service Brokerage (CSB) market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.8% from 2013 to reach $160B.
- SaaS platform security management, federated identity management, and enterprise internet reputation management are no longer part of the Hype Cycle For Cloud Security
These and other insights are from the Gartner Hype Cycle for Cloud Security 2017. Gartner clients can access the entire Hype Cycle for Cloud Security, 2017 here (61 pp., PDF, client access reqd). The research & advisory firm is predicting that Application Security-as-a-Service, Identity-Proofing Services, and Private Cloud Computing will deliver the greatest security benefits to enterprises by 2019. High Assurance Hypervisors, which is vital for securing diverse cloud platforms, are predicted to provide moderate security benefits to companies adopting them in the next two years. Cloud computing security encompasses the three core areas of multi-tenancy risk, virtualization security, and software-as-a-service control according to Gartner’s research presented in the Hype Cycle.
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