Data breaches in the communications sector have become costlier
Average total cost of a data breach by industry ($ million)
2020
2021
Healthcare
7.13
9.23
Financial
5.85
5.72
Pharmaceuticals
5.06
5.04
Technology
5.04
4.88
Energy
6.39
4.66
Services
4.23
4.65
Industrial
4.99
4.24
Global average
3.86
4.24
Entertainment
4.08
3.8
Education
3.9
3.79
Transportation
3.58
3.75
Consumer
2.59
3.7
Communications
3.01
3.62
Research
1.53
3.6
Retail
2.01
3.27
Media
1.65
3.17
Hospitality
1.72
3.03
Public sector
1.08
1.93