Cyber Security top 50 companies: Explosive growth as threats grow exponentially
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To say that the cyber-security sector is growing is an understatement of the century.
Threats are ballooning with the convergence of IT, IoT and OT as digitisation drives the move to connect everything to the internet. Over 6.4 billion fake emails are sent every day by nation-state cyber-attack groups, criminal cyber-attack groups and hackers worldwide, says EY’s 2018-2019 Global Information Security Survey. Over two billion private identities are stolen and US$ 3.5 billion (£2.7 billion) in cyber-damages are incurred daily.
Yet the global annual spend on software, hardware and related cyber-security professional services has only risen to US$100 billion (£75 billion), reports the Gartner Group. The change is reflected in the corporate world, where more and more cyber-security companies are listing, major brands are being acquired and new startups are being launched by the day.
SC Media UK ranks the top 50 pure-play, listed cyber-security companies while acknowledging that many of the sector’s product and services providers are primarily in other sectors, such as telecoms and defence contractors that have significant cyber divisions, plus there are also significant privately owned players.
Many global majors, such as McAfee, did not make it to SC's list simply because they are not listed. Companies such as IBM, Microsoft and Cisco have robust cyber-security divisions that are much larger than many of the companies listed here, but they did not make the cut because their core business is not cyber-security. Curiously, BlackBerry managed to sneak in because security is now the dominant part of its business portfolio.
Those in the industry and those who have seen our list in 2018 might find some curious additions and omissions this year.
Mergers, acquisitions and IPOs are rampant in the sector, and that is reflected in the new list as well. Symantec, last year’s leading name, was left out because the company turned private after being acquired by Broadcom this year. Several new entrants, such as Tufin, had their IPO in 2019.
The companies are ranked according to their total market capitalisation in US dollars as on 8 December 2019. There are companies such as Corero, which is based in the US but listed in London. Their market capitalisation has been converted from their listed currencies to US dollars. For others, such as F-Secure of Finland, the revenue details are listed in their national currencies.
We have used the data provided by Yahoo! Finance to compile this year’s list.
1. Splunk
Core business: Security analytics, ransomware prevention
Corporate Headquarters: San Francisco, California, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$23.33 billion
Total revenue
January 2019: US$1,803,010K
January 2018: US$1,270,788K
Growth: 41.88 percent
2. VeriSign
Core business: Internet security solutions
Corporate Headquarters: Reston, Virginia, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$22.34 billion
Total revenue:
December 2018: US$1,214,969K
December 2017: US$1,165,095K
Growth: 4.28 percent
3. Palo Alto Networks
Core business: Cyber-security software, services
Corporate Headquarters: Santa Clara, California
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$22.12 billion
Total revenue
March 2019: US$2,899,600K
March 2018: US$2,273,600K
Growth: 27.53 percent
4. Secom Co
Core business: Security systems
Corporate Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Market Cap (8 December 2019): JPY2.1 trillion (US$ 19.3 billion)
Total revenue
March 2019: JPY 1,013,823,000K
March 2018: JPY 970,624,000K
Growth: 4.45 percent
5. Fortinet
Core business: Enterprise security solutions
Corporate Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$18 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$1,801,200K
December 2017: US$1,494,930K
Growth: 20.49 percent
6. Check Point
Core business: Firewall, encryption
Corporate Headquarters: San Carlos, California, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$17.63 billion
December 2018: US$1,916,475K
December 2017: US$1,854,658K
Growth: 3.33 percent
7. Okta
Core business: Enterprise identity management
Corporate Headquarters: San Francisco, California, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$14.52 billion
Total revenue
January 2019: US$399,254K
January 2018: US$259,990K
Growth: 53.56 percent
8. Crowdstrike
Core business: Endpoint security
Corporate Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$10.77 billion
Total revenue
January 2019: US$249,824K
January 2018: US$118,752K
Growth: 110.37 percent
9. DXC Technology
Core business: Cyber-security services & solutions
Corporate Headquarters: Tysons, Virginia, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$9.5 billion
Total revenue
March 2019: US$20,753,000K
March 2018: US$21,733,000K
Growth: -4.5 percent
10. F5 Networks
Core business: Application delivery networking security
Corporate Headquarters: Seattle, Washington, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$8.38 billion
Total revenue
October 2018: US$2,161,407K
October 2017: US$2,090,041K
Growth: 3.41 percent
11. Juniper Networks
Core business: Threat intelligence & network security
Corporate Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$8.01 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$4,647,500K
December 2017: US$5,027,200K
Growth: -7.55 percent
12. Trend Micro
Core business: Network security
Corporate Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Market Cap (8 December 2019): JPY797.07 billion (US$7.34 billion)
Total revenue
December 2018: US$160,410,000K
December 2017: US$148,811,000K
Growth: 7.9 percent
13. Proofpoint
Core business: Email security
Corporate Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$6.5 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$716,994K
December 2017: US$515,289K
Growth: 39.14 percent
14. Zscaler
Core business: Security-as-a-service solutions
Corporate Headquarters: San Jose, California, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$6.08 billion
Total revenue
August 2019: US$302,836K
August 2018: US$190,174K
Growth: 59.24 percent
15. Avast
Core business: Cyber-attack protection
Corporate Headquarters: Prague, Czech Republic
Market Cap (8 December 2019): CZK132 billion (US$5.72 billion)
Total revenue
December 2018: CZK808,300K
December 2017: CZK652,900K
Growth: 23.8 percent
16. CyberArk
Core business: Privileged access security
Corporate Headquarters: Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$4.5 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$343,199K
December 2017: US$261,701K
Growth: 31.14 percentGrowth: 31.14 percent
17. BlackBerry
Core business: Secure end-to-end mobility
Corporate Headquarters: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$3.96 billion
Total revenue
February 2019: US$904,000K
February 2018: US$932,000K
Growth: -3 percent
18. FireEye
Core business: Cyber-security software, services
Corporate Headquarters: Milpitas, California, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$3.55 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$830,950K
December 2017: US$751,086K
Growth: 10.6 percent
19. Verint
Core business: Cyber-intelligence
Corporate Headquarters: Melville, New York, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$3.46 billion
Total revenue
January 2019: US$1,229,747K
January 2018: US$1,135,229K
Growth: 8.33 percent
20. Qualys
Core business: Cloud security & compliance
Corporate Headquarters: Redwood City, California, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$3.3 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$278,889K
December 2017: US$230,828K
Growth: 20.82 percent
21. Sophos Group
Core business: IT security and data protection
Corporate Headquarters: Abingdon, UK
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$2.75 billion
Total revenue
March 2019: US$710,600K
March 2018: US$640,700K
Growth: 10.9 percent
22. Mimecast
Core business: Email security
Corporate Headquarters: London, UK
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$2.7 billion
Total revenue
March 2019: US$340,377K
March 2018: US$261,897K
Growth: 29.97 percent
23. Rapid7
Core business: SecOps cloud security
Corporate Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$2.6 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$244,091K
December 2017: US$200,940K
Growth: 21.47 percent
24. Tenable
Core business: Cyber-exposure platform
Corporate Headquarters: Columbia, Maryland USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$2.46 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$267,360K
December 2017: US$187,727K
Growth: 42.42 percent
25. Varonis Systems
Core business: Data analytics and security
Corporate Headquarters: New York, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$2.33 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$270,288K
December 2017: US$217,364K
Growth: 24.35 percent
26. Sailpoint
Core business: Enterprise identity governance
Corporate Headquarters: Austin, Texas, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$2.15 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$248,920K
December 2017: US$186,056K
Growth: 33.79 percent
27. GB Group
Core business: Identity verification
Corporate Headquarters: Chester, UK
Market Cap (8 December 2019): £1.42 billion (US$1.86 billion)
Total revenue
March 2019: US$188,369K
March 2018: US$157,125K
Growth: 19.88 percent
28. Netscout
Core business: Business assurance services
Corporate Headquarters: Westford, Massachusetts, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$1.83 billion
Total revenue
March 2019: US$909,918K
March 2018: US$986,787K
Growth: -7.79 percent
29. Ping Identity
Core business: Intelligent identity platform
Corporate Headquarters: Denver, Colorado, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$1.6 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$201,562K
December 2017: US$172,539K
Growth: 16.82 percent
30. ForeScout
Core business: Network security & access control
Corporate Headquarters: Campbell, California, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$1.59 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$ 297,651K
December 2017: US$220,871K
Growth: 34.76 percent
31. Radware
Core business: Application security & delivery
Corporate Headquarters: Tel Aviv, Israel
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$1.1 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$234,404K
December 2017: US$211,369K
Growth: 10.9 percent
32. NCC Group
Core business: Information assurance services
Corporate Headquarters: Manchester, UK
Market Cap (8 December 2019): £0.56 billion (US$0.732 billion)
Total revenue
May 2019: US$329,221K
May 2018: US$306,279K
Growth: 7.5 percent
33. OneSpan
Core business: Authentication & e-signature solutions
Corporate Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$0.689 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$212,280K
December 2017: US$193291K
Growth: 9.8 percent
34. F-Secure
Core business: Internet security for all devices
Corporate Headquarters: Helsinki, Finland
Market Cap (8 December 2019): EUR0.536 billion (US$0.594 billion)
Total revenue
December 2018: US$211,393K
December 2017: US$188,081K
Growth: 12.39 percent
35. Tufin
Core business: Network security policy orchestration
Corporate Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$0.582 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$84,981K
December 2017: US$64,540K
Growth: 31.67 percent
36. Fingerprint Cards
Core business: Fingerprint biometrics
Corporate Headquarters: Gothenburg, Sweden
Market Cap (8 December 2019): SEK4.9 billion (US$0.519 billion)
Total revenue
December 2018: SEK1,535,100K
December 2017: SEK2,966,000K
Growth: -48.24 percent
37. MobileIron
Core business: Enterprise mobility management
Corporate Headquarters: Mountain View, California, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$0.504 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$193,192K
December 2017: US$176,491K
Growth: 9.46 percent
38. A10 Networks
Core business: DDoS cyber-attack protection
Corporate Headquarters: San Jose, California, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$0.489 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$232,223K
December 2017: US$235,429K
Growth: -1.36 percent
39. AhnLab
Core business: Internet security solutions
Corporate Headquarters: Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Market Cap (8 December 2019): KRW0526 billion (US$0.440 billion)
Total revenue
December 2018: KRW156,550M
December 2017: KRW147,620M
Growth: 6.05 percent
40. Zix Corporation
Core business: Email encryption & data protection
Corporate Headquarters: Dallas, Texas, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$0.357 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$70,478K
December 2017: US$65,663K
Growth: 7.33 percent
41. Mitek
Core business: Digital identity verification
Corporate Headquarters: California, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$0.269 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$63,559K
December 2017: US$45,390K
Growth: 40.02 percent
42. Absolute
Core business: Endpoint visibility & control
Corporate Headquarters: Vancouver, Canada
Market Cap (8 December 2019): CAD0.355 billion (US$0.268 billion)
Total revenue
June 2018: US$98,909K
June 2017: US$93,622K
Growth: 5.64 percent
43. Globalscape
Core business: Secure file transfer
Corporate Headquarters: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$0.186 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$34,416K
December 2017: US$33,891K
Growth: 1.55 percent
44. CYREN
Core business: Web, email & mobile security
Corporate Headquarters: McLean, Virginia, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$0.079 billion
Total revenue
June 2018: US$35,900K
June 2017: US$30,799K
Growth: 16.56 percent
45. Precise Biometrics AB
Core business: Mobile identity authentication
Corporate Headquarters: Lund, Sweden
Market Cap (8 December 2019): SEK0.579 billion (US$0.061 billion)
Total revenue
December 2018: SEK67,645K
December 2017: SEK61,039K
Growth: 10.82 percent
46. Finjan Holdings
Core business: Cyber-security IP licensing
Corporate Headquarters: East Palo Alto, California, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$0.053 billion)
Total revenue
December 2018: US$82,300K
December 2017: US$50,484K
Growth: 63.02 percent
47. Clavister
Core business: Network security
Corporate Headquarters: Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
Market Cap (8 December 2019): SEK 0.412 million (US$0.043 billion)
Total revenue
December 2018: SEK111,772K
December 2017: SEK99,584K
Growth: 12.23 percent
48. CynergisTek
Core business: Healthcare cyber-security
Corporate Headquarters: Mission Viejo California
Market Cap (8 December 2019): US$0.032 billion
Total revenue
December 2018: US$71,106K
December 2017: US$71,639K
Growth: -0.744 percent
49. aurionPro
Core business: Enterprise security
Corporate Headquarters: Navi Mumbai, India
Market Cap (8 December 2019): INR1.4 billion (US$0.019 billion)
Total revenue
March 2019: INR5,221,508K
March 2018: INR4,184,557K
Growth: 24.58 percent
50. Corero
Core business: DDoS defencse & security solutions
Corporate Headquarters: Hudson, Massachusetts, USA
Market Cap (8 December 2019): GBP0.014 billion (US$0.018 billion)
Total revenue
December 2018: US$9,951K
December 2017: US$8,531K
Growth: 16.64 percent
source scmagazineuk
Industry: Cyber Security
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