This is the ultimate guide to the cost of IT security. Select the details that match your company to see the average budgets your industry peers spend on IT security (by region, industry, size), what security measures they take, the major threat vectors they encounter, how much money they lose as a result, and what you can do to avoid being compromised. The Calculator has been created as an adjustable tool. The data presented can be updated and/or added to over time based on insights from customers and Kaspersky.
IT security budget in 2021
Data provided by 25 respondents*
All regions, Government, 99 employees
IT Security budget makes up 25% of the total IT spend
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average
$ 146 690
average
$ 146 690
max
$ 984 375
2021
2024
Expected change to IT security budget in three years
+ 13 %
year
2021
2024
YoY Dynamics
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Threats experienced in the last 12 months
Data provided by 29 respondents*
All regions, Government, 99 employees
58%
Physical loss of devices or media
54%
Targeted attacks
49%
Phishing / social engineering attacks on accounts
47%
Data breach
47%
Attacks on local / branch offices of our company
47%
Incidents affecting suppliers that the business shares data with
For companies working with government entities it is imperative to be 100% compliant with national legislature. Among the top concerns for your company are incidents with malware and the inappropriate use of IT resources by staff.
While the first concern is effectively addressed by a comprehensive multi-layered security solution, the second requires raising cyber awareness among employees with training from cybersecurity professionals.
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*These statistics are based on results from an online survey of 3,063 business representatives from companies with 50 and up to 4,999 employees around the world, conducted in 2021 by Kaspersky and B2B International. Statistics based on less than 30 respondents should be used with caution, due to this being a low base.
** The methodology for measuring endpoint protection represents the penetration of endpoint protection in businesses meaning the proportion of corporate endpoints (both physical devices and virtual endpoints) that have endpoint security software installed in the average organization of this vertical and segment
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