Latest report on cost of breaches

 

In a recent survey conducted by IBM, based on data from 550 global organizations across 17 sectors that experienced data breaches between March 2021-2022, the average cost of a breach was $4.35 million. By industry sector:

 

• Healthcare: $10.1m
• Financial: $6.0m
• Pharmaceuticals: $5.0m
• Technology: $5.0m
• Energy: $4.7m
• Industrial: $4.5m
• Education: $3.9m
• Transportation: $3.6m
• Retail: $3.3m
• Public Sector: $2.1m

The numbers from last year's IBM survey were: 

• Healthcare: $9.2m
• Finance: $5.7m
• Pharmaceuticals: $5m
• Technology: $4.9m
• Energy: $4.7m
• Services: $4.7m
• Industrial: $4.2m
• Global average: $4.2m
• Entertainment: $3.8m
• Education: $3.8m
• Transportation: $3.8m