The Costs of Weak IT Security

The global uptick in remote working has increased the frequency, range and probability of security incidents.

The majority (80%) of security professionals say they have witnessed increased security threats since the inception of the pandemic. And yet, only 9% of SMBs prioritise cybersecurity.

Below are key statistics that highlight the risks and potential costs to businesses of not prioritising IT security.

Security risks

The global cost to businesses
$1,797,945per minute

Estimated cost of cyber crime to businesses worldwide

$4.35M Globally
$9.44M US

Average cost of a data breach

$49,246

Average value of a lost/stolen work laptop

$10.5T

Estimation global cost of cyber crime by 2025

$2.5Mper minute

Average cost of a malware attack

327days

Average time taken to identify stolen user credentials.

Data breach

Identification and containment
206 days

Average time taken to identify a data breach

73 days

Average time needed to contain a data breach

Laptop theft

  • A laptop is stolen every 53 seconds.
  • 52% of business leaders admit they sometimes or often leave their laptop in the care of strangers while travelling.
  • 56% of lost work laptops result in a data breach.
The cost of

Human error

95%

Of all data breaches arise from human error

63%

Of insider threats result from employee/contractor negligence

25%

Of all data breaches result from social engineering attacks (when users are manipulated into making security mistakes)

Personal device use

What are IT leaders’ concerns about personal device use?
55%

Of employees claim to use their personal laptop or phone for work at least some of the time

56%

Of IT leaders say personal device use makes their organisation more vulnerable to a security breach

71%

Of IT leaders worry that outgoing employees retain sensitive data on their personal devices/in cloud storage

Password security

65 %

Of business leaders store their laptop passwords on insecure documents (e.g. post-it notes) or share them with other people

Phishing attacks

91%

Of UK companies experienced one or more successful email phishing attacks in 2021

$4.65M

Average cost of a data breach caused by phishing

$5.01M

Average cost of an email phishing attack

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