Average cost of IT security breach consequences for small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) and enterprises worldwide as of April 2017
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This statistic depicts the typical IT security breach costs to enterprises and small or medium-sized businesses worldwide as of . On average, SMBs lost business worth * U.S. dollars during a data breach incident. Enterprise-sized companies lost approximately ** U.S. dollars worth of business.
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Branden. (September 18, 2017). 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) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/752451/cost-it-security-types-by-company-size-worldwide/
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Branden. (2017). 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). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/752451/cost-it-security-types-by-company-size-worldwide/
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)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 18 Sep 2017, /statistics/752451/cost-it-security-types-by-company-size-worldwide/
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) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/752451/cost-it-security-types-by-company-size-worldwide/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
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) [Graph], Branden, September 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/752451/cost-it-security-types-by-company-size-worldwide/