As of 2022, medium and large businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) that recalled their most disruptive breach or attack in the last 12 months, reported that the average long-term cost of their most disruptive breaches amounted to 2,750 British pounds, whereas micro and small businesses reported an average long-term cost of 125 British pounds.
Average estimated direct long-term cost of the most disruptive cyber security breach for businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2022
(in GBP)
among UK businesses that identified any breaches or attacks in the last 12 months
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information: "For businesses, analysis by size splits the population into micro businesses (1 to 9 employees), small businesses (10 to 49 employees), medium businesses (50 to 249 employees), and large businesses (250 employees or more)."
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (March 30, 2022). Average estimated direct long-term cost of the most disruptive cyber security breach for businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2022 (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/709729/cyber-security-long-term-cost-of-most-disruptive-breach-for-uk-businesses/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Average estimated direct long-term cost of the most disruptive cyber security breach for businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2022 (in GBP)." Chart. March 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/709729/cyber-security-long-term-cost-of-most-disruptive-breach-for-uk-businesses/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2022). Average estimated direct long-term cost of the most disruptive cyber security breach for businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2022 (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/709729/cyber-security-long-term-cost-of-most-disruptive-breach-for-uk-businesses/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Average Estimated Direct Long-term Cost of The Most Disruptive Cyber Security Breach for Businesses in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of 2022 (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/709729/cyber-security-long-term-cost-of-most-disruptive-breach-for-uk-businesses/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Average estimated direct long-term cost of the most disruptive cyber security breach for businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2022 (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/709729/cyber-security-long-term-cost-of-most-disruptive-breach-for-uk-businesses/ (last visited June 27, 2022)
