In 2025, 98% of organizations reported spending between $1 and $5 million to recover from cyber incidents, with the average recovery cost per incident being $2.5 million.
In 2025, 98% of organizations reported spending between $1 and $5 million to recover from cyber incidents, with the average recovery cost per incident being $2.5 million. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Absolute Security in January 2026. It covers topics including Incident Recovery, Recovery Costs, CISO, UK, US. The original data appears in The Resilient CISO: The State of Enterprise Cyber Resilience. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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In 2025, 98% of organizations reported spending between $1 and $5 million to recover from cyber incidents, with the average recovery cost per incident being $2.5 million. This data was published by Absolute Security and covers Incident Recovery, Recovery Costs, CISO, UK, US.
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This statistic comes from The Resilient CISO: The State of Enterprise Cyber Resilience, published by Absolute Security on January 13, 2026. You can view the original report at https://www.absolute.com/resources/research-reports/the-resilient-ciso-the-state-of-enterprise-resilience.
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This statistic relates to Incident Recovery, Recovery Costs, CISO, UK, US. Browse more statistics on Incident Recovery or from Absolute Security.