Information Security Software (Russian Market)

2023: Sales of antiviruses in Russia decreased by 61%

In January-May 2023, sales of consumer antiviruses in Russia amounted to 195 thousand licenses, which is 61% less than a year earlier. Revenue on the market decreased by the same 61%, to 268 million rubles. Such data on July 11, 2023 was cited by the Kommersant newspaper with reference to a large analytical company, which, as the idea notes, does not officially work in the Russian Federation, but continues to supply information to market participants.

According to the study, the share of the market leader - Kaspersky Lab"" - increased to 94% in unit terms against 80% a year earlier. However, the total number of licenses sold to the company decreased by 54%. Sales in pieces and money in Slovak fell by Eset almost 100%, and in Russian (Dr.Web Dr.Web) - by 14% and 25%, respectively. The Czech Avast reduced sales by 92% in pieces and by 83% in money. At the same time, Eset and Avast officially left Russia in 2022.

Sales of antiviruses in the Russian Federation decreased by 61%

At the same time, Bitdefender, a division of Romanian SoftWin, a developer of antiviruses, firewalls and spam filters, showed an increase of 1.5 times in unit and monetary terms.

Experts interviewed by Kommersant believe that the antivirus market has plummeted due to Microsoft's withdrawal from Russia. In the Russian Federation, laptops and computers with preinstalled Windows almost ceased to be sold, in which antiviruses of one brand or another were often embedded by hardware manufacturers. Users often install pirated versions of Windows on "clean" PCs and laptops.

With the transition of users to pirated OS and programs, the demand for official antiviruses also fell - users either also began to download their pirated versions, or use free programs, the number of which is also growing, said Rustem Khayretdinov, deputy general director of Garda Technologies.[1]

2022: State purchases of antiviruses for 4 years increased 2.5 times to 2.3 billion rubles

Government purchases of antiviruses in Russia in 2022 reached 2.3 billion rubles, which is 2.5 times more in comparison with 2019. This is evidenced by the data of "Kontur. Torgov."

According to RIA Novosti with reference to the materials of the service, in 2019 the number of purchases of antivirus software was 2076 with a total amount of published trading of 944 million rubles, in 2020 - 2136 for 1.543 billion rubles, in 2021 - 2487 for 1.624 billion rubles, and in 2022 - 2702 for 2.3 billion rubles.

Government purchases of antiviruses reached 2.3 billion rubles

According to Kontur. Torgov, in 2019-2022. government purchases of Kaspersky Lab software in the Russian Federation increased by 29% in units (to 2126) and by 135% in money (to 2 billion rubles). Purchases of antiviruses from Doctor Web for four years increased in physical terms by 48% - to 571, by the amount of published trading - by 264%, to 255 million rubles.

At the same time, the volume of purchases of antiviruses from foreign manufacturers was decreasing. From 2019 to 2022, government purchases of ESET antivirus Nod32 the Slovak company ESET Software, decreased 9 times in terms of the number of procedures - up to 5 procedures, and 7 times in terms of the amount of published trades - up to 870 thousand rubles. The departure from the Russian market of Microsoft Corporation suspended the purchase of Windows OS by customers, which included Microsoft Defender antivirus software, experts say.

The increase in the share of domestic decisions is natural. This was influenced by the departure of foreign software manufacturers from the Russian market (ESET Software and Microsoft) and the introduction of licensing antiviruses for state needs from the FSB and FSTEC. Today, Kaspersky Lab and Doctor Web solutions have licenses. These circumstances allow domestic developers to quickly develop and increase turnover in the state order market, "explained Vasily Danilchik, an expert on the Kontur. Bargaining project[2]

2020: Ministry of Digital Science plans to regulate public purchases of antiviruses

On February 7, 2020 TAdviser , it became known that Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation it had prepared a draft order#^[3] of the Ministry of^[4], which defines the form and procedure for presenting information centralized purchases. anti-virus software The project was published on February 6, 2020. More. here

2017: Russian encryption tools should become the main ones in Runet by 2021

Most participants in information interaction in Russia will switch to domestic means of traffic encryption by 2021. Such a plan is proposed in May 2017 by the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications in the draft program "Digital Economy of Russia." The ministry also sets the task of forcing browser developers to switch to Russian cryptography tools.

encryption schools in the world are essentially two - Russia and the United States, plus China has now taken up this issue. Our algorithms are very reliable. They are approved by a special committee of the International Organization for standar­ti­za­tsii (ISO), "said Ilya Massukh, head of the Information Security working group . - But the world's largest IT corporations do not want to embed them in their browsers. We set such a task with the state program. "

According to him, American security certificates are currently used for a secure connection on the Internet. In the event of anti-Russian sanctions, these certificates may be revoked, and the data of the Russians will be at risk.

Nevertheless, the industry was skeptical about the idea of ​ ​ switching to domestic encryption by 2021. According to observers, this issue will require great openness of the industry, interaction of countries. It will take a lot of time for specialists not only to develop, but also to implement and support technologies.

The government is considering the draft program "Digital Economy of Russia," developed by the Ministry of Communications and finalized taking into account the comments of interested departments. It is planned to present the final version of the program in June 2017. The project of the Ministry of Communications involves development in eight directions, including state regulation and management, information infrastructure, research, education and personnel, information security, smart city and telemedicine.

2015

IDC data

In January 2015, IDC representative Yakovlev * suggested that revenue from the sale of antiviruses in Russia in 2015 would remain the same.

ESET data

Denis Mateev from ESET * was more optimistic and predicted 12% sales growth. Kaspersky Lab expected the market to fall in dollar terms. In ruble terms, the company's experts hoped to maintain sales at the level of 2014.

Kaspersky Lab data

According to Sergey Zemkov, director of Kaspersky Lab * in Russia, Transcaucasia and Central Asia, despite the reduction in IT costs of government agencies and large businesses, minimal budget cuts should be expected in the information security segment. He believes that import substitution will stimulate state-owned companies to purchase domestic antivirus software.

2014

ESET data

In January 2015, the head of the antivirus company ESET in Russia, Denis Mateev, told Vedomosti * that sales of antivirus software in ruble terms amounted to 12 billion. Then he referred to ESET's own research and surveys of the company's partners. Compared to 2013, the market practically did not grow. Last year, in ruble terms, the Antivirus software market amounted to 11.9 billion rubles.

Kaspersky Lab data

Kaspersky Lab analysts * estimated the domestic market in 2014 at $190-220 million (excluding server solutions).

IDC data

The analyst IDC Sergey Yakovlev estimated the market antivirus software at $219 million ($233 million at the end of 2013). IDC * noted that 55% of the market is occupied by Kaspersky Lab products, ESET estimated its share at 25-30%, according to Denis Mateev, 20% of the market was collectively occupied by Dr.Web antivirus, Symantec, TrendMicro and McAfee.

Experts from Kaspersky Lab, ESET and IDC agreed that the decline was due to a sharp reduction in government orders for antivirus software in the second half of 2014, a decrease in interest in antiviruses in the SME segment, and the situation in the economy. It is also likely that the market has moved into saturation.

2013

IDC data

Total sales of software security solutions in 2013 amounted to more than $412 million, exceeding the same figures of the previous year by 9.2%. The demand for these solutions was largely ensured by the continued strengthening of state regulation of the information security sector in Russia. This trend is expected to continue into 2014.

The endpoint security software segment still accounts for more than 50% of the entire security software market. In second place are solutions for monitoring vulnerabilities and controlling security in corporate networks. On the third - software complexes for identification and access control.

Home users remain the largest consumers of security software, providing almost a quarter of the total market volume. They are followed by the state and financial sectors.

Kaspersky Lab retained its leading position with a share of more than 30% of the market. ESET has reserved second place. But in third place, significantly ahead of Symantec, the Russian company Positive Technologies (Positive Technologies), specializing in security control solutions, broke out.

In 2014, IDC expected a slight decline in this market, but since 2015 it has predicted a recovery in growth, on average at 6.3% in the period up to 2018.

2012

According to Ilya Shabanov, founder of the Anti-Malware portal, in 2012 the antivirus segment of the Russian information security market was the largest and ahead of other segments (for example, the network security segment) at least several times.

"The total turnover of this market in 2011 amounted to $334 million, and in 2012, according to preliminary data, reached $400 million. At the same time, it retains an upward trend. This is against the background of a reduction in the same segment in some countries, in European Union particular in Greece, Italy and (Spain up to 20% per year). The main market players at the moment are,,,,,, " Kaspersky Lab Eset he Symantec "Dr.Web Trend Micro noted.

In May 2012, the head of the Russian representative office of the antivirus company ESETDenis Mateev said that the volume of the Russian antivirus software market in 2012 could reach $330. "I don't think the antivirus market will grow much this year. We predict 10 percent growth, "he said. At the same time, Mr. Mateev estimated ESET's share in the Russian antivirus software market at 30%.

2011

IDC data

The volume of the Russian information security software systems (IS) market in 2011 reached $306 million, which corresponds to an annual increase of 27.7%, according to IDC. According to IDC forecasts, in the next five years the Russian market for information security software products will grow annually by an average of 18.6%.

In 2011, about 60% of the market was controlled by five companies: Kaspersky Lab (Kaspersky), ESET, Symantec, Positive Technologies (Positive Technologies) and Microsoft. Also among the leading suppliers of information security software solutions in 2011 were IBM, Doctor Web (Dr.Web), Jet Infosystems, HP and Oracle.

Home users remained the leading consumers in the market. In the corporate segment, information security infrastructure management solutions and identity and access management solutions were in great demand. Solutions to protect against data leaks were in demand by organizations working with large amounts of personal and financial data - primarily banks, telecom operators and government organizations.

The researchers also note an increase in demand from companies in the manufacturing sector. Recent threats, such as Stuxnet, Duqu and Flame, are forcing businesses to pay more attention to information security than before.

The trend towards a slowdown in demand growth for external perimeter protection solutions that emerged in 2010 will continue throughout the forecast period - from 2012 to 2016.

TAdviser estimates

As Igor Lyapunov, director of the information security center of Jet Infosystems, commented to TAdviser, in general, the company's share in the Russian information security market (including services) was about 12-14%.

However, the information security market in Russia is very not homogeneous, the expert added: there is software development, there is distribution, there is the introduction and integration of information security systems, there is an open market for commercial companies, and there is a market for closed state projects.

"All these are different markets, different players and, accordingly, market leaders. Our company focuses, first of all, on the open market of system integration and services - on it we receive 95% of our revenue, "he said.

Nikolai Stepanov, head of the department for working with partners of Doctor Web, noted that his company occupies a strong position in the SaaS segment - providing antivirus software as a service. According to Nikolai Stepanov, in Russia there is an increase in demand for licensed software in Russia, including due to the growth of Internet coverage in the country.

"However, there are not only positive trends. First of all, they include an increase in the attention of cybercriminals to RBS systems. This is mainly expressed in the appearance of a significant number of malware that poses a danger to Internet banking customers. Despite this, some banks and their clients do not pay enough attention to this problem, "the expert noted.

The press service of Symantec noted TAdviser that an important trend is the growing interest of customers in non-anti-virus protection tools. "This suggests that companies are aware of the need for a comprehensive approach to protection. The fastest growing area of ​ ​ our business has become data breach protection systems, there is a growing interest in technologies for protecting mobile systems, solutions for controlling policy compliance and protecting critical systems, and others, "the company said.

2010

According to the IDC Russia Security Software 2011-2015 Forecast and 2010 Vendor Shares report, the volume of the Russian information security software systems (IS) market in 2010 reached $229 million, which corresponded to an annual increase of 29.9%. According to IDC forecasts, in the next five years, the Russian market for information security software systems should have grown annually by an average of 18.3%.

About 60% of the Russian market for information security software solutions was controlled by five companies: Kaspersky Lab (Kaspersky), Symantec, Microsoft, Dr.Web antivirus and ESET. Also, among the suppliers of specialized software, IDC singled out IBM, Informzaschita, Infowatch, Check Point and ArcSight.

2009

According to IDC, the volume of the Russian information security (information security) software systems market in 2009 reached $201 million, which corresponds to a decrease of 4.7% over the year, although in a previous report analysts predicted that in the next five years this market will grow annually by 16%. As expected, the rate of decline in the Russian market for information security software solutions was not so significant compared to the dynamics of the Russian IT market as a whole, which in 2009 decreased by 35.4%.

In 2009, about 65% of the Russian information security software market was controlled by five companies: Kaspersky Lab (Kaspersky), ESET, Symantec, Informzaschita and Microsoft.

Home users remained the most active consumers in the Russian information security software market, leaving behind such traditional consumers as government agencies, banking and telecommunications companies. The growth in the maturity of this category of consumers, combined with the competent pricing and marketing policies of suppliers, led to a significant increase in demand in this segment in 2009.

Companies continue to prepare information systems for the requirements of the law on personal data, which comes into force in 2011. We should also expect growth in segments such as identity and access management, as well as information security infrastructure.

The growing popularity of virtualization, cloud services, a growing number of mobile employees will require reliable protection of information systems and will keep the demand for information security software solutions at a high level.

Market Segment Estimates

DLP - Leak Protection Software Market

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2014

According to Natalia Kasperskaya, CEO of InfoWatch, the volume of the Russian DLP systems market in 2014 grew by 30-35%, and the volume of the entire global DLP systems market amounted to $700 million. In Russia, there are five developers of DLP systems (the main ones are InfoWatch, Jet Infosystems, Zecurion, SearchInform (SearchInform)).

Shares of major vendors of the Russian DLP systems market by sales volume

Source: Anti-Malware.ru, September 2014

76.3% of the Russian DLP systems market belongs to three domestic vendors. According to Anti-Malware.ru forecasts made in September 2014, according to the results of 2014, the volume of the Russian DLP systems market will amount to $85-88 million. Large business (64%), the public sector (26%) and medium-sized businesses (10%) are leading in implementing DLP systems in Russia.

Freely Available Reports

Analysis of the DLP market in Russia for 2009-2010

In 2014, sales of antiviruses in Russia almost did not grow

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