SPARK Matrix™: Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Q3 2025

QKS Group's Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) market research includes a comprehensive analysis of the global market by considering emerging technology trends, market trends, and future market outlook. This research offers strategic insights for technology vendors to better understand the current market landscape for supporting their growth strategies; and for users to assess different vendors’ capabilities, competitive differentiation, and market position.

The research also includes detailed competition analysis and vendor evaluation, along with the proprietary SPARK Matrix analysis. SPARK MatrixTM ranks and positions leading Cloud Access Security Broker vendors with a global impact. SPARK MatrixTM includes analysis of vendors such as Broadcom, Cisco, Forcepoint, Fortra, Microsoft, Netskope, Palo Alto Networks, Proofpoint, Skyhigh Security and Zscaler.

According to Aiyaz Ahmed, Analyst at QKS Group "CASB solutions have become indispensable for securing today’s distributed cloud environments, delivering unified visibility into shadow IT, granular policy enforcement across SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS, and real-time data protection through adaptive access controls and inline encryption." The most robust platforms combine user and entity behavior analytics, dynamic risk scoring, and seamless integration with IAM, DLP, and SIEM systems to detect anomalous activity, prevent unauthorized data exfiltration, and simplify compliance reporting. However, effective CASB deployment demands more than top-tier technology, it requires continual policy tuning, alignment with cloud architects and DevOps teams, and a strategic alignment with the organization’s broader risk management goals.

2025 Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) SPARK Matrix
Source: QKS Group

Table of Contents

• Key Findings

• SPARK Image

• Vendor Profiles

• Market Definition & Capabilities

• Evaluation Criteria

• Research Methodologies

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