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Are #cybersecurity incidents growing more costly?

Cyentia Institute's recent Information Risk Insights Study points to a 15-fold increase in the cost of #incidents and #databreaches over the last 15 years.

The chart on the left shows the distribution of known/reported financial losses from incidents across the time period of the study. The typical (median) incident costs about $600K, while more extreme (95th percentile) losses swell to $32M. Note that the chart uses a log scale, so the tail of large losses is a lot longer than it appears.

The chart on the right trends the escalating costs of cyber events over time. Median losses from a security incident have absolutely exploded over the last 15 years, rising 15-fold from $190K to almost $3 million! The cost of extreme events has also risen substantially (~5x). So, yeah—cyber events are definitely growing more costly.

That said, this picture looks a lot different among different types and sizes of organizations. How are financial losses and other #cyberrisk factors trending for orgs like yours?

Download the full IRIS 2025 to find out!
Free with no reg req'd - though you can join Cyentia's free membership forum for bonus analytical content related to the report.

cyentia.com/iris2025/

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@tribut @norootcause The thing that's WAY more interesting is examining how we work. We get this by asking for stories of the incident and how work around this area is performed.

Not what was good or bad. Just what was. Facts and perspectives. Questions that ask about how the job is done, what is known about observing this system, what alternative steps did you have to take, was there a point the procedures didn't apply and you had to improvise, what was the most difficult part for you?

One of my favorite resources for this is the HOP Better Questions Guide (a great site all around for more resources like this):

engage.southpacinternational.c

engage.southpacinternational.comDownload the Better Questions Guide | HOPLAB - Southpac InternationalThis guide has been developed to provide you with practical assistance in using better questions in day to day activities.