Digital forensics market size is majorly driven owing to factors such as increasing threats from crimes and terrorist attacks, rising security concerns across different industries, economic growth in emerging markets. Digital forensics is a forensic science that involves finding data from digital devices by recovery and interpretation and is mostly associated to computer crime. Investigation, acquisition of exhibits, and reporting are the three stages for investigation in digital forensics. Digital forensics is presently considered as a significant tool to gather, determine and present data as evidence. In the near future, forensics technology would find wide applications in the education, transport, and other sectors. Large number of players with innovative products, which offer better accuracy and functionality are emerging in the market. Considering all the prevailing trends, the market for digital forensics is expected to grow at a significant rate during the forecast period.
Digital Forensics Market Dynamics
Vital opportunities related with digital forensics market are innovations in digital forensic tools. However, rising complication in mobile devices, increased utilization of cloud based applications and persistent threat of government snooping are some factors that can limit the growth of this market.
During the forecast period, North America is expected hold largest share for global digital forensics market. Computer forensics was the largest segment in 2014 due to widespread application in various law enforcement agencies as computers may hold relevant files related to crimes such as drug trafficking, murder, kidnap, or fraud. With increasing technological advancements, application of digital forensics is becoming critical for solving high-end crimes. Increasing rate of cyber-crimes and privacy concerns are other factors which are positively impacting the growth of digital forensics in the developed nations mostly. Economic growth coupled with digitalization in the emerging markets is boosting the need for digital forensics in APAC region. Owing to the factors mentioned above, the digital forensics market is anticipated to grow considerably during the forecast period.
Digital Forensics Market Report coverage
Market |
Digital Forensics Market |
Analysis Period |
2014 – 2021 |
Base Year |
2014 |
Forecast Data |
2015 – 2021 |
Market Stratification |
Types, Industry Use, Geography |
Regional Scope |
North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, ROW |
Report Coverage |
Market Trends, Drivers, Restraints, Porter's Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Player Profiling, Value Chain Analysis |
The market research study on “Digital Forensic Market (Types: Computer Forensics, Network Forensics, Cloud Forensics, Mobile Device Forensics, Database Forensics, Others; Industry Use: Healthcare, Education, BFSI, Defense and Aerospace, Law Enforcement, Transportation And Logistics, Others) – Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Opportunities and Forecast, 2015 – 2021” offers a comprehensive study on digital forensic market along with varied market segments. Market dynamics such as drivers, restraints and opportunities with their impact analysis are included. Porter's five forces model analysis for digital forensics market is also incorporated. The report provides insight on global digital forensic market, its type, industry use, and major geographic regions. Secondly, the report covers the digital forensic market size, and segment markets by types, industry use, and geography along with the information on companies operating in the market. The digital forensic market analysis is offered for foremost regional markets including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and ROW. For each region, the market sizes for different segments have been covered under the scope of this research study. This report offers broad view on the market by incorporating detailed product portfolio of major vendors along with their competitive scenario. The players profiled in the report include Digital Detectives, Paraben Corporation, Guidance Software, Inc., LogRhythm, Inc., Binary Intelligence, FireEye Inc., ASR Data, Lancope, Inc., Access Data Group, Inc. and Global Digital Forensics among others.
The global digital forensic market is segmented as below: