In 2019, the sector with the highest cost per stolen record in data breaches was healthcare, which had a cost of 429 U.S. dollars per stolen record due to a data breach. The public sector had the lowest cost per stolen record, with a reported amount of only 78 U.S. dollars per record.
Cost per stolen record in data breaches worldwide in 2019, by sector (in U.S. dollars)
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Ponemon Institute. (July 23, 2019). Cost per stolen record in data breaches worldwide in 2019, by sector (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987524/global-cost-data-breaches-per-stolen-record-sectors/
Ponemon Institute. "Cost per stolen record in data breaches worldwide in 2019, by sector (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987524/global-cost-data-breaches-per-stolen-record-sectors/
Ponemon Institute. (2019). Cost per stolen record in data breaches worldwide in 2019, by sector (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987524/global-cost-data-breaches-per-stolen-record-sectors/
Ponemon Institute. "Cost per Stolen Record in Data Breaches Worldwide in 2019, by Sector (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987524/global-cost-data-breaches-per-stolen-record-sectors/
Ponemon Institute, Cost per stolen record in data breaches worldwide in 2019, by sector (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987524/global-cost-data-breaches-per-stolen-record-sectors/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Cost per stolen record in data breaches worldwide in 2019, by sector (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Ponemon Institute, July 23, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/987524/global-cost-data-breaches-per-stolen-record-sectors/