The statistic shows the potential mitigation costs due to to Meltdown and Spectre, as of 2018. As of that time, about 18 billion U.S. dollars were needed to mitigate security vulnerabilities found in microprocessors - Meltdown and Spectre.
Worldwide potential mitigation costs due to Meltdown and Spectre (in billion U.S. dollars), by device type*
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