New technologies for telecommunications infrastructures, such as 3G and the upcoming 4G, are posing new threats to remote access security. Smartphones and tablets, which run on 3G and 4G networks, are the new challenges for software security providers, especially for business users.

"IDC expects companies to continue to leverage and integrate new security technologies to defend against intrusion and malware. Consequently, CIOs will keep on evaluating and adopting the latest IT security solution proactively. Thus, the overall security software market will continue to experience healthy growth," Marco said.

IDC expects the identity and access management (IAM), and security and vulnerability management (SVM) markets to experience the largest growth of 17 percent and reach US$375 million and US$161 million, respectively in 2011. The secure content and threat management (SCTM) market is expected to grow at 13.3 percent and reach US$1.06 billion in 2011.