Cyber security: long-term cost of most disruptive breach for UK businesses 2020
This statistic displays the average estimated long-term cost of the most disruptive cyber security breach for businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by business size. Medium/large businesses reported that the average long-term cost of their most disruptive breaches amounted to 812 British pounds, whereas micro and small businesses reported an average long-term cost of 324 British pounds.
The average direct cost, recovery cost and long-term cost of the most disruptive security breaches and the average cost of all cyber security breaches, depend heavily on the size of the business.
Concerning the size of businesses, micro firms had two to nine employees, small firms had 10 to 49 employees, medium firms had 50 to 249 employees and large firms had 250 employees or more.
The average direct cost, recovery cost and long-term cost of the most disruptive security breaches and the average cost of all cyber security breaches, depend heavily on the size of the business.
Concerning the size of businesses, micro firms had two to nine employees, small firms had 10 to 49 employees, medium firms had 50 to 249 employees and large firms had 250 employees or more.
