As of 2023, the global average cost per data breach amounted to 4.45 million U.S. dollars, an increase from 4.35 million U.S. dollars in the previous year. The average cost of a data breach varied across sectors, with the
Average cost of a data breach worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)
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- Most common causes of data breaches in Italy 2017
- Distribution of threat actors in global data breaches 2020
- Confidence in knowledge of financial cost of a breach among U.S. SMBs 2015
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IBM. (July 24, 2023). Average cost of a data breach worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987474/global-average-cost-data-breach/
IBM. "Average cost of a data breach worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987474/global-average-cost-data-breach/
IBM. (2023). Average cost of a data breach worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987474/global-average-cost-data-breach/
IBM. "Average Cost of a Data Breach Worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987474/global-average-cost-data-breach/
IBM, Average cost of a data breach worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987474/global-average-cost-data-breach/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Average cost of a data breach worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], IBM, July 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/987474/global-average-cost-data-breach/