This statistic depicts the most expensive types of IT security breaches to enterprises and small- or medium-sized businesses according to a survey conducted in 2016. As of the measured period, the average cost of zero day vulnerability incidents to enterprises was over 2 million U.S. dollars. Zero day attacks also ranked first among the most expensive attacks against SMBs with an average cost of 149 thousand U.S. dollars.
Most expensive types of IT security incidents for small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) and enterprises worldwide as of 2016 (in U.S. dollars)
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Kaspersky Lab. (September 13, 2016). Most expensive types of IT security incidents for small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) and enterprises worldwide as of 2016 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/619338/worldwide-cost-it-security-types-by-company-size/
Kaspersky Lab. "Most expensive types of IT security incidents for small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) and enterprises worldwide as of 2016 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 13, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/619338/worldwide-cost-it-security-types-by-company-size/
Kaspersky Lab. (2016). Most expensive types of IT security incidents for small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) and enterprises worldwide as of 2016 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/619338/worldwide-cost-it-security-types-by-company-size/
Kaspersky Lab. "Most Expensive Types of It Security Incidents for Small-to-medium Businesses (Smbs) and Enterprises Worldwide as of 2016 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/619338/worldwide-cost-it-security-types-by-company-size/
Kaspersky Lab, Most expensive types of IT security incidents for small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) and enterprises worldwide as of 2016 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/619338/worldwide-cost-it-security-types-by-company-size/ (last visited December 09, 2023)
Most expensive types of IT security incidents for small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) and enterprises worldwide as of 2016 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Kaspersky Lab, September 13, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/619338/worldwide-cost-it-security-types-by-company-size/