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What would a breach
cost your business?

The breach cost estimator gives a rough, illustrative figure for what one data breach could cost a business like yours. Pick your sector, set your annual turnover and say how strong your security is. It’s for owners and finance leads who need a starting number for a budget conversation, in under a minute.

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Some sectors hold more sensitive data, so a breach costs more to put right.

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Estimated cost of one breachCritical impact
£319.8k

About 16% of your turnover, for a single incident.

At this turnover, fixed costs alone keep the impact level high whatever you choose. Watch the amount instead: it still changes with your sector and security.

Suggested yearly security budget (1% of turnover)
£20.0k

An illustrative estimate from a simple model, not a quote, an insurance figure or advice.

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Moving from average to strong takes this estimate to £291.9k.

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The calculator uses risk factors for your industry, combined with your annual turnover and how strong your security is. High-risk industries such as healthcare and finance have higher multipliers, and your security (weak, average or strong) adjusts the final estimate.

The suggested budget is 1% of your annual turnover, a common rule of thumb for cyber security spending. It should cover security tools, people, training and the ability to respond to an incident.

Industries handle different kinds of sensitive data and face different rules. Healthcare and finance usually face higher breach costs because of strict compliance requirements such as PCI DSS, the risk of identity theft and higher regulatory fines.

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