Here Are Cyber Security Statistics & Data For 2022

What is the cost of cyber crime?

On average, a malware attack costs a company over $2.5 million (including the time needed to resolve the attack. Malware attacks are when sensitive information is less secure than it should be and cyber criminals take advantage of your position.

These figures are staggering and can’t be ignored. To arm your company with knowledge and to understand the trends of cyber criminals today, here are cyber security statistics for 2022:

The Cost Of Cyber Crime

  • Ransomware is 57x more destructive in 2021 than it was in 2015.
  • The average cost of a data breach to small business can range from $120,000 to $1.24 million.
  • Data breach costs rose from $3.86 million to $4.24 million in 2021.
  • The average cost was $1.07 million higher in breaches where remote work was a factor in causing the breach.

Enterprise Organizations Cyber Security Statistics

  • Enterprises experienced 130 security breaches per year, per organization, on average.
  • Enterprises saw the annual cost of cyber security increase 22.7% in 2021.
  • The annual number of security breaches on enterprise organizations increased by 27.4%.
  • On average enterprises needed 50 days to resolve an insider’s attack and 23 days to recover from a ransomware attack.

The Top 5 Cyber Crimes In 2021 Were:

  • Extortion
  • Identity theft
  • Personal data breach
  • Non-payment
  • Phishing attacks

Over the years, we have uncovered thousands of dollars in wasted spending, untold hours of lost productivity, and inefficient technology systems. Our services give your organization saved time by expanding performance and security through network monitoring and protective maintenance. You can protect your data without having to sacrifice your level of support that your organization requires to move forward prosperously.

That’s where we come in. Unsafe data is one of the top items on our IT audit that we commonly identify for our top Fortune 500 clients. After performing a cyber security assessment and resolution, you’ll be able to move confidently with your customers’ data and billing details.

Contact Enterprise Solutions Consulting today for a discussion about what a Managed Service Provider can do for your organization. We’ll get your systems and processes assessed for vulnerability, lost billing, and missed opportunities.

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*Data according to Purplesec reporting in 2022.