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 2019
Data provided by 29 respondents*
North America, Industrial/Manufacturing, 99 employees
IT Security budget makes up 15% of the total IT spend
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average
$ 81 288
average
$ 81 288
max
$ 703 125
2019
2022
Expected change to IT security budget in three years
+ 10 %
year
2019
2022
YoY Dynamics
Threats experienced in the last 12 months
Data provided by 32 respondents*
North America, Industrial/Manufacturing, 99 employees
63%
Viruses & malware
50%
Physical loss of devices or media
44%
Data breach
41%
Electronic leakage of data from internal systems
41%
Inappropriate IT resource use by employees
38%
Incidents affecting third party cloud services used by the business
Long gone are the times when an air gap would have been considered efficient. Today, industrial and manufacturing companies are just as vulnerable to malware as any other connected enterprise. However, with operational continuity vital, it is worth considering a cybersecurity solution specifically optimized for industrial operations. Another big problem for this sector is the inappropriate use of IT resources by staff, which cannot be solved without regular cyber awareness training.
The physical loss of devices and media, along with the electronic leakage of data from internal systems is a big issue for North American industrial and manufacturing companies. This demands special attention during cybersecurity training. Such training should occur regularly and involve renown cybersecurity professionals.
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*These statistics are based on results from an online survey of 4,474 business representatives from companies with up to 4,999 employees around the world, conducted in 2019 by Kaspersky and B2B International. Statistics based on less than 30 respondents should be used with caution, due to this being a low base.
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