Data Breach Cost
Free Data Breach Cost calculator with clear step-by-step results.
About Data Breach Cost
Breach cost combines per-record notification and response costs.
Formula
Formula
Cost = records × per-record + incident response
Worked example
With the default values below, Data Breach Cost returns Total Breach Cost of $1,700,000.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Records breachedminimum 0
- 10,000
- Cost per recordminimum 0 $
- 150 $
- Incident response costminimum 0 $
- 200,000 $
Results
- Total Breach Cost
- $1,700,000.00
- Record-related Cost
- $1,500,000.00
- Effective Cost per Record
- $170.00
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Formula
- 3Total Breach Cost= $1,700,000
- 4Record-related Cost= $1,500,000
- 5Effective Cost per Record= $170
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax or compounding frequency into account.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does this calculator work?
Breach cost combines per-record notification and response costs.
Why does this matter?
Reputational and regulatory costs are hard to capture.
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