Cybersecurity statistics / Data Breach Costs

A single SMB breach can exceed $4.91 million when downtime and recovery are included.

Publisher	SonicWall
Report	2026 Cyber Protect Report
Published	31 March 2026
Topics	Data Breach Costs, SMB Breach, Incident Recovery, SMB Breach Cost

Published by SonicWall in 2026 Cyber Protect Report, 31 March 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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