{"id":22251,"date":"2024-08-02T15:06:20","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T15:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/?p=81439"},"modified":"2024-08-02T15:06:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T15:06:20","slug":"escalating-data-breach-disruption-pushes-cybersecurity-costs-in-canada-ibm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2024\/08\/02\/escalating-data-breach-disruption-pushes-cybersecurity-costs-in-canada-ibm\/","title":{"rendered":"Escalating Data Breach Disruption Pushes Cybersecurity Costs in Canada: IBM"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>AI Plays Crucial Role in Reducing Impact of Cyber Breaches for Canadian Organizations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Canadian organizations pay an average cost of CA$6.32 million per data breach.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Financial sector pays $9.28 million on average per breach, the technology sector is paying $7.84 million on average, and the industrial sector pays $7.81 million on average.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Organizations with extensive use of security AI and automation report costs of CA$2.84 million less and 54-day shorter breach lifecycles.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Markham, ON (July 30, 2024) \u2013 IBM is pleased to announce the release of its annual <strong>Cost of a Data Breach Report<\/strong>, revealing that Canadian organizations are paying an average cost of CA$6.32 million per data breach in 2024, as breaches grow more disruptive and further expand demands on cyber teams. Financial services and technology companies experienced the costliest breaches, with average costs of CA$9.28 million and CA$7.84 million, respectively. Phishing attacks were the most common type of initial attack vector, representing 14% of incidents and costing an average of CA$6.38 million per breach.<\/p>\n<p>The report highlights the importance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity. The findings show that 61% of Canadian companies are now deploying security AI and automation to prevent and combat breaches, which has led to a reduction in breach costs. In fact, organizations with extensive use of AI and automation in their security operations had breach lifecycles that were 54 days shorter and cost CA$2.84 million less on average compared to companies not using these technologies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe findings of this report underscore the business imperative for companies to integrate AI and automation into their cybersecurity programs to reduce both the financial impact and business disruption of cyber breaches,\u201d said Daina Proctor, IBM Canada Security Service Line Delivery Leader. \u201cCanadian organizations that invest in AI and automation will be better equipped to detect and recover from breaches, reducing the significant costs associated with these events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the 2024 report, threat intelligence, employee training and identity and access management (IAM) were identified as key factors in helping to reduce data breach costs.<\/p>\n<p>The report also drew attention to the importance of proper storage and management of data. 33% of breaches involved data stored across multiple environments and 31% involved data stored solely on the public cloud. Breaches solely involving the public cloud were also the most expensive to remediate, at CA$6.74 million on average.<\/p>\n<p>Other <strong>global <\/strong>findings in the 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stolen credentials topped initial attack vectors<\/strong> \u2013 At 16%, stolen\/compromised credentials was the most common initial attack vector. These breaches also took the longest to identity and contain at nearly 10 months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fewer ransoms paid when law enforcement is engaged<\/strong> \u2013 By bringing in law enforcement, ransomware victims saved on average nearly US$1 million in breach costs compared to those who didn\u2019t \u2013 that savings excludes the ransom payment for those that paid. Most ransomware victims (63%) who involved law enforcement were also able to avoid paying a ransom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Critical infrastructure organizations see highest breach costs<\/strong> \u2013 Healthcare, financial services, industrial, technology and energy organizations incurred the highest breach costs across industries. For the 14th year in a row, healthcare participants saw the costliest breaches across industries with global average breach costs reaching US$9.77 million.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Breach costs passed to consumers<\/strong> \u2013 Sixty-three percent of organizations worldwide stated they would increase the cost of goods or services because of the breach this year \u2013 a slight increase from last year (57%) \u2013 this marks the third consecutive year that the majority of studied organizations stated they would take this action.<\/p>\n<h4>About the Report<\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/security\/data-breach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report<\/strong><\/a> is based on an in-depth analysis of real-world data breaches experienced by 604 organizations globally between March 2023 and February 2024. The research, conducted by Ponemon Institute, and sponsored and analyzed by IBM, has been published for 19 consecutive years and has studied the breaches of more than 6,000 organizations, becoming an industry benchmark.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/securityintelligence.com\/posts\/whats-new-2024-cost-of-a-data-breach-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a> about the report\u2019s top findings in the IBM Security Intelligence blog. <a href=\"https:\/\/ibm.webcasts.com\/starthere.jsp?ei=1677694&amp;tp_key=fc2064da0f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Sign up<\/a> for the 2024 IBM Security Cost of a Data Breach webinar on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at 11:00 am ET.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about IBM Canada, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibm.com\/ca-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.ibm.com\/ca-en<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"smallhead\"><b>About IBM<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>IBM&nbsp;<em>(NYSE: IBM)<\/em>&nbsp;is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting expertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. More than 4,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM\u2019s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM\u2019s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM\u2019s long-standing commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service. Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.ibm.com<\/a>&nbsp;for more information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"referencetext\"><i>Source: IBM<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\" rel=\"tag\">Artificial Intelligence (AI)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/cyber-attacks\/\" rel=\"tag\">cyber attacks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/cyber-risk\/\" rel=\"tag\">cyber risk<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/cyber-security\/\" rel=\"tag\">cyber security<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/data-breach\/\" rel=\"tag\">data breach<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/ibm\/\" rel=\"tag\">IBM<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI Plays Crucial Role in Reducing Impact of Cyber Breaches for Canadian Organizations Canadian organizations pay an average cost of CA$6.32 million per data breach. 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