The statistic reveals the results of a survey of businesses worldwide regarding the cost of information security incidents they had detected in the 12 months prior to the survey. As of mid 2017, the average loss caused by IT security incident stood at 578 U.S. dollars.
Average cost per information security incidents in organizations worldwide from 2016 to 2018
(in U.S. dollars)
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IDG Research Services. (December 4, 2017). Average cost per information security incidents in organizations worldwide from 2016 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/790759/cost-of-information-security-incidents-in-companies/
IDG Research Services. "Average cost per information security incidents in organizations worldwide from 2016 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 4, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/790759/cost-of-information-security-incidents-in-companies/
IDG Research Services. (2017). Average cost per information security incidents in organizations worldwide from 2016 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/790759/cost-of-information-security-incidents-in-companies/
IDG Research Services. "Average Cost per Information Security Incidents in Organizations Worldwide from 2016 to 2018 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/790759/cost-of-information-security-incidents-in-companies/
IDG Research Services, Average cost per information security incidents in organizations worldwide from 2016 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/790759/cost-of-information-security-incidents-in-companies/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Average cost per information security incidents in organizations worldwide from 2016 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], IDG Research Services, December 4, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/790759/cost-of-information-security-incidents-in-companies/
