IT Security Calculator: META, IT & Telecoms, 1000 - 4999 employees

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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 Lab.

IT security budget in 2018

Data provided by 48 respondents*

META, IT & Telecoms, -1 employees

IT Security budget makes up 29% of the total IT spend

average

$ 11 718 938

average

$ 11 718 938

max

$ 140 625 000

2018

2021

Expected change to IT security budget in three years

+ 19 %

year

2018

2021

Security measures in place

Data provided by 64 respondents*

META, IT & Telecoms, -1 employees

100%

Endpoint security

45%

Security assessment

42%

Security solutions for SaaS

42%

Anti-DDoS solutions

41%

Security education & training services

39%

Security solutions for IaaS and cloud

38%

Cloud access security broker

34%

Specialized threat analysis and protection (STAP)

34%

Threat intelligence security services

34%

Incident response services

30%

Endpoint detection & response (EDR)

Threats experienced in the last 12 months

Data provided by 64 respondents*

META, IT & Telecoms, -1 employees

63%

Viruses & malware

59%

Physical loss of devices or media

53%

Data breach

53%

DDoS attacks

50%

Targeted attacks

47%

Inappropriate IT resource use by employees

45%

Incidents affecting third party cloud services used by the business

45%

Incidents affecting IT Infrastructure hosted by a third party

45%

Inappropriate sharing of data via mobile devices

44%

Incidents affecting suppliers that the business shares data with

44%

Incidents affecting virtualized environments

38%

Incidents involving non-computing, connected devices

34%

Cryptomalware/ransomware

34%

Electronic leakage of data from internal systems

80%

Any cyberthreat

$ 1 016 235

Average cost of one incident

Recommendations

Telecom companies, data centers and cloud infrastructure are frequent targets for cyberattacks. You will be the first line of defense for your clients in the case of a malware outbreak. Thus, you are encouraged to deploy a comprehensive multi-layered cybersecurity solution. Another big problem for this sector is the inappropriate use of IT resources by staff, which cannot be solved without regular cyber awareness training.

IT and Telecom companies operating in your region are the first to witness targeted attacks affecting you or your clients. Your ability to deal with attacks depends on the quality of your cybersecurity officers, which can be improved via specialized training. The physical loss of devices and media is another big issue for your region, demanding special attention during cyber awareness training.

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*These statistics are based on results from an online survey of 6,687 business representatives from companies with up to 4,999 employees around the world, conducted in 2018 by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International. Statistics based on less than 30 respondents should be used with caution, due to this being a low base.