Cybersecurity technologies are a critical, but also often an expensive necessity for organizations today. When deciding on security solutions and processes, it helps to understand the causes and costs of data breaches. To help, we're providing the well-known, annual IBM-Ponemon Institute's report, "The Cost of a Data Breach," which surveys organizations on how data breaches have impacted themThis reportrt for 2023 — conducted independently by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored, analyzed and published by IBM Security®—studied 553 organizations impacted by data breaches that occurred between March 2022 and March 2023. Download this free research to learn about the root causes and short-term and long-term consequences of data breaches. The report also explores the factors and technologies that enabled companies to limit losses —as well as those that led to increased costs.