IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024
IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report is now available, offering IT, risk management, and security leaders essential insights for strategic decision-making. This 19th edition of the series highlights the evolving landscape of cybersecurity, including the impact of shadow data—unmanaged data residing in various sources—and the significant costs of business disruption due to data breaches.
Conducted independently by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored, analysed, and published by IBM, this year’s report examines data from 604 organisations affected by breaches between March 2023 and February 2024. Covering 17 industries across 16 countries, the study involved interviews with 3,556 security and C-suite leaders who provided first-hand accounts of these incidents.
Download the report now to understand the risk that cyber crime poses to your business.
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