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 2020
Data provided by 31 respondents*
Europe, Retail & Wholesale, 4 999 employees
IT Security budget makes up 24% of the total IT spend
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average
$ 5 336 162
average
$ 5 336 162
max
$ 33 750 000
2020
2023
Expected change to IT security budget in three years
+ 11 %
year
2020
2023
YoY Dynamics
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Threats experienced in the last 12 months
Data provided by 34 respondents*
Europe, Retail & Wholesale, 4 999 employees
56%
Data breach
53%
Viruses & malware
38%
Inappropriate sharing of data via mobile devices
38%
IT Security policies violation by employees
35%
Physical loss of company owned mobile devices exposing the organization to risk
32%
Malware infection of BYOD devices
32%
DDoS attacks
29%
Incidents affecting suppliers that the business shares data with
Retail and wholesale companies rely heavily on the staff they employ. In the digital age, they encounter cyberthreats such as malware, the inappropriate use of IT infrastructure by staff, and the physical loss of devices or media containing sensitive data. While the malware threat can be effectively mitigated by up-to-date information security solutions, including security solutions for POS terminals, the only way to improve the IT security performance of staff is through regular cyber-awareness training.
Retail and wholesale companies in Europe often encounter incidents with virtual infrastructure, and involving suppliers with which they share data or third-party cloud services. In addition to that, recent incidents with ransomware have highlighted the weak points in cyber defenses. The recommendations here include building an extra layer of defense with cloud security solutions, enforcing the encryption of data in motion, and the deployment of virtualization-optimized solutions that ensure protection without hindering performance. It's also important that IT systems are protected with security solutions which have proven to be effective against ransomware and allow organizations to comply with data protection regulations – especially as the GDPR will soon be enforceable in Europe.
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*These statistics are based on results from an online survey of 5,266 business representatives from companies with 50 and up to 4,999 employees around the world, conducted in 2020 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 significant increase in the IT security budget in 2020 may be caused by the change of the survey sample for several verticals and significant fluctuations in budgets in these verticals.
** The methodology for measuring endpoint protection has been changed: now it 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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