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 53 respondents*
North America, All industries, 99 employees
IT Security budget makes up 18% of the total IT spend
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average
$ 124 110
average
$ 124 110
max
$ 843 750
2020
2023
Expected change to IT security budget in three years
+ 8 %
year
2020
2023
YoY Dynamics
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Threats experienced in the last 12 months
Data provided by 59 respondents*
North America, All industries, 99 employees
41%
Data breach
39%
Malware infection of BYOD devices
39%
Targeted attacks
37%
IT Security policies violation by employees
37%
Inappropriate IT resource use by employees
36%
Physical loss of company owned mobile devices exposing the organization to risk
36%
Viruses & malware
32%
Incidents affecting suppliers that the business shares data with
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 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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