Sponsored by IBM Security, the Ponemon Institute interviewed 419 companies from 13 countries about costs they incurred after a data breach. The institute also released an accompanying report focused on U.S. respondents.
Across industries, the overall mean for per capita data breach cost was $141, according to Ponemon Institute’s analysis. Here are the 10 industries with the highest per capita costs in fiscal year 2017.
1. Health: $380
2. Financial: $245
3. Services: $223
4. Education: $200
5. Life science: $188
6. Technology: $165
7. Retail: $154
8. Communications: $150
9. Industrial: $149
10. Energy: $137
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