{"id":127435,"date":"2024-07-31T23:35:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T21:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/10guards.com\/?p=127435"},"modified":"2024-08-01T00:39:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T22:39:39","slug":"ibm-average-breach-costs-hit-record-4-88m-in-2024-up-10-from-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/10guards.com\/fr\/blog\/2024\/07\/31\/ibm-average-breach-costs-hit-record-4-88m-in-2024-up-10-from-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"IBM: average breach costs hit record $4.88M in 2024, up 10% from last year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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IBM released its annual Cost of a Data Breach Report revealing the average cost of data breaches in 2024 has hit a record high of $4.88 million, up 10%\u00a0from 2023\u00a0as breaches grow more disruptive and further expand demands on cyber teams.<\/p>\n

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The new research, conducted independently by Ponemon Institute and analyzed by IBM, studied 604 breached organizations from 16 countries and regions and across 17 industries between March 2023 and February 2024. It also included interviews with 3,556 security and business professionals from the breached organizations.<\/p>\n

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One bright note: the researchers found that organizations that extensively use\u00a0AI and automation\u00a0across prevention workflows saved $2.2 million on average data breach cost over organizations that aren\u2019t using those technologies.<\/p>\n

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In the U.S., the average data breach cost declined \u2013 from $9.48 million in 2023 to $9.36 million in 2024 \u2013 yet remains the highest in the world, followed by the Middle East region, which saw the average breach cost increase from $8.07 million to $8.75 million. If current trends continue, the Middle East could overtake the top spot from the U.S. as early as 2025.<\/p>\n

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Mega breaches \u2013 defined as a million or more records compromised \u2013 were excluded from the calculations because of their huge cost, starting at around $42 million per breach.<\/p>\n

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Below are those takeaways and several others from the Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024.<\/p>\n

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Healthcare, Breach Containment Time Improve<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Among industries,\u00a0healthcare\u00a0took the top spot again, even as the cost per breach dropped substantially, from $10.93 million to $9.77 million.\u00a0Financial firms\u00a0were a distant second at $6.08 million, up slightly over 2023.<\/p>\n

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The average time to identify and contain a breach fell to a 7-year-low of 258 days. Compromised credentials and insider breaches took even longer to contain.<\/p>\n

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The most common initial attack vectors were:<\/p>\n