This statistic depicts the typical IT security breach costs to enterprises and small or medium-sized businesses worldwide as of April 2017. On average, SMBs lost business worth 87,800 U.S. dollars during a data breach incident. Enterprise-sized companies lost approximately 992,000 U.S. dollars worth of business.
Average cost of IT security breach consequences for small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) and enterprises worldwide as of April 2017
(in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
SMB
Enterprises
Compensation
8
134
Improving software and infrastructure
10
132
Additional internal staff wages
11
130
Damage to credit rating/insurance premiums
10
111
Employing external professionals
12
107
Lost business
13
104
Extra PR (to repair brand damage)
8
99
Training
8
97
New staff
7
78
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Branden. "Average cost of IT security breach consequences for small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) and enterprises worldwide as of April 2017 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/752451/cost-it-security-types-by-company-size-worldwide/
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Branden. "Average Cost of It Security Breach Consequences for Small-to-medium Businesses (Smbs) and Enterprises Worldwide as of April 2017 (in 1,000 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/752451/cost-it-security-types-by-company-size-worldwide/
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