On April 21, 2025, global research firm IDC released its report “China Cybersecurity Hardware Market Share, 2024”. According to the report, the market reached a total value of 21 billion RMB (approx. $2.9 billion USD), with Sangfor Technologies securing the #1 position with 11.1% market share, thanks to its strong product competitiveness and continuous innovation.
Two Decades of Expertise Fueling Market Leadership
Sangfor’s leadership is not accidental—it is built upon over 20 years of deep cybersecurity expertise, relentless product innovation, and a keen understanding of evolving customer needs.
Facing a New Era of Cyber Threats
The cybersecurity landscape is being rapidly reshaped by two opposing forces:
- On one hand, threat actors are leveraging advanced AI large models to launch more complex, evasive, and high-efficiency attacks.
- On the other hand, many users are still reliant on legacy hardware architectures with slow update cycles, leaving traditional security devices outdated and ineffective—often reduced to mere rackspace fillers in server rooms.
To make matters more complex, as businesses migrate core systems to the cloud, they are encountering new challenges in data security and user experience. It’s not that security hardware is obsolete; rather, customers now demand more intelligent, adaptive protection—something traditional devices are no longer equipped to provide.
A New Security Paradigm: AI + Cloud Adoption
Sangfor’s answer is a visionary transformation: the “Security Paradigm 2.0”, which integrates AI-powered intelligence with Cloud Adoption. This shift marks Sangfor’s evolution from simply providing products, to delivering real, verifiable security outcomes.
Key Pillars of the New Paradigm:
- AI vs. AI: Sangfor empowers users to counter AI-powered attacks with AI large model capabilities in cybersecurity, enabling faster detection of fast-evolving threats and uncovering previously invisible risks.
- Cloud Subscription Model: Users gain access to consistent and scalable security services through an intuitive and flexible cloud-based subscription, optimizing both effectiveness and operational simplicity.
This innovative model breaks the limitations of traditional hardware, particularly around slow updates and poor scalability. As a result, Sangfor’s solutions are being revitalized—bringing new value and vitality to the market.
Cloud-Enabled Network Secure: Next-Gen AI + SASE Firewall
Sangfor’s Network Secure firewall adopts a cloud-integrated architecture with over 30 Points of Presence (PoPs) across China. By combining local and cloud-based engines, it delivers:
- 100ms real-time protection against emerging threats
- 5-minute full-network immunization against unknown attacks
- On-demand access to AI large models, security experts, and SASE features
This seamless cloud-network integration empowers organizations to block the majority of advanced threats proactively, rather than reactively.
Zero Trust aTrust / ZTNA: Integrated Security for a Modern Workplace
Sangfor’s aTrust and ZTNA platforms enable organizations to build a fully integrated secure workplace by effortlessly expanding:
- XDLP (Data Loss Prevention)
- SWG (Secure Web Gateway)
- GA (Global Acceleration)
With just one client and one control platform, organizations can secure a wide range of work scenarios—office, remote, and mobile. Existing SSL VPN users can also upgrade to aTrust or deploy ZTNA for significantly enhanced remote access security.
IAG: Visibility, Control, and Growth
Sangfor’s Internet Access Gateway (IAG) continues to evolve as a multi-dimensional security platform, integrating:
- Internet behavior management
- Endpoint control
- Data loss prevention
This solution addresses key challenges in managing internal security for remote and mobile workforces.
Enhanced Through Cloud Subscriptions:
- XDLP: Strengthens control over sensitive file distribution at the endpoint level.
- SWG: Enforces consistent security policies across internal and off-network terminals, detecting risky behaviors and controlling data leakage even when devices are offline.
Looking Ahead: Making “AI + Cloud Adoption” Tangible
Sangfor remains committed to refining its products and services, ensuring its customers are empowered with tangible, effective, and future-ready cybersecurity solutions. By embracing AI and Cloud Adoption, Sangfor is not only meeting expectations—it's exceeding them, enabling every user to stay “One Step Ahead in Security.”
