As of February 2024, the average cost of a data breach worldwide was about 4.88 million U.S. dollars. Of this total, 1.63 million U.S. dollars were the costs for detection and escalation, 1.47 million U.S. dollars were the costs of lost business, and 1.35 million U.S. dollars were post-breach response costs.
Cost distribution of data breach worldwide from 2018 to 2024, by main cost segments
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IBM. (July 30, 2024). Cost distribution of data breach worldwide from 2018 to 2024, by main cost segments (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417524/worldwide-data-breach-by-main-cost-segments/
IBM. "Cost distribution of data breach worldwide from 2018 to 2024, by main cost segments (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417524/worldwide-data-breach-by-main-cost-segments/
IBM. (2024). Cost distribution of data breach worldwide from 2018 to 2024, by main cost segments (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417524/worldwide-data-breach-by-main-cost-segments/
IBM. "Cost Distribution of Data Breach Worldwide from 2018 to 2024, by Main Cost Segments (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417524/worldwide-data-breach-by-main-cost-segments/
IBM, Cost distribution of data breach worldwide from 2018 to 2024, by main cost segments (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417524/worldwide-data-breach-by-main-cost-segments/ (last visited September 12, 2024)
Cost distribution of data breach worldwide from 2018 to 2024, by main cost segments (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], IBM, July 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417524/worldwide-data-breach-by-main-cost-segments/
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