Fresh research introduced with this year’s report provides a deeper dive into the types of data we have long explored — including the per record cost of a data breach and the root causes of data breaches.

IBM systems, products and services are designed to be part of a lawful, comprehensive security approach, which will necessarily involve additional operational procedures, and may require other …

Aug 5, 2020 · IBM Security has released results of a global study examining the financial impact of data breaches, revealing that these incidents cost companies $3.86 million per breach on average, and …

The 2020 Cost of a Data Breach Report shows some consistency with past research, including the global total cost of a data breach, which averaged USD3.86 million in the 2020 study, down about …

Jul 28, 2021 · IBM Security announced the results of a global study which found that data breaches now cost surveyed companies $4.24 million per incident on average – the highest cost in the 17-year …

Jul 29, 2020 · IBM Security announced today the results of a global study examining the financial impact of data breaches, revealing that these incidents cost companies studied $3.86 million per breach on …

According to IBM's annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, the staggering financial impact of data breaches reached a global average of $4.88 million!

Aug 22, 2025 · This year’s headline: global data breach costs have declined for the first time in five years, dropping to USD 4.44 million, due to faster breach containment that was driven by AI-powered …

Jul 31, 2020 · The IBM Security Cost of Data Breach Report 2020 reveals that the global average cost of a data breach is $3.86M in damages, with healthcare as the industry with the highest recovery costs.

Fresh research introduced with this year’s report provides a deeper dive into the types of data we have long explored — including the per record cost of a data breach and the root causes of data breaches.