--- title: Cyber Attacks - A Matter of 'When', Not 'If', and How Much They Will Cost You description: Discover this new infographic about the cost of cybercrime broken down by industry and expected cyber security spending. image: https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/hubfs/WHYGTL/blog-infographic-featured-image.jpg --- [![](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/hubfs/2021/09/logo-white.svg)](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/?hsLang=en-us) [![CONTACT AN EXPERT](https://hubspot-no-cache-eu1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/341979/1d8885e9-1179-49b1-a5ec-9c75f5f670dd.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-eu1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/341979/1d8885e9-1179-49b1-a5ec-9c75f5f670dd) - [For Home](https://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/) - [For Business](https://www.bitdefender.com/business/) - [Resources](https://www.bitdefender.com/business/resource-library.html) - [Webinars](https://www.bitdefender.com/business/webinars.html) # [BUSINESS INSIGHTS](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/?hsLang=en-us) By [**Bitdefender Enterprise**](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/author/bitdefender-enterprise) / Nov 21, 2017 # Cyber Attacks - A Matter of 'When', Not 'If', and How Much They Will Cost You Share this [![Share on email](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/hubfs/2021/07/blog/email-color.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/cyber-attacks-how-much-they-will-cost-you&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email%20&body=Check%20out%20https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/cyber-attacks-how-much-they-will-cost-you&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email) [![Share on twitter](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/hubfs/2021/07/blog/twitter-color.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/cyber-attacks-how-much-they-will-cost-you&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&url=https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/cyber-attacks-how-much-they-will-cost-you&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&source=tweetbutton&text=) [![Share on linkedin](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/hubfs/2021/07/blog/linkedin-color.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/cyber-attacks-how-much-they-will-cost-you&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin) [![Share on facebook](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/hubfs/2021/07/blog/facebook-color.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/cyber-attacks-how-much-they-will-cost-you&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook) Ransomware, malware, and other elusive attacks threaten companies of all sizes every year, and the attacks are becoming more aggressive and more frequent. Every company's executive team should be aware of how to prevent these attacks from happening by making security be a "whole company" initiative instead of just an "IT problem". Billions of dollars annually go into recovering and controlling the damage inflicted on businesses by targeted and automated attacks. The initial cost of cybercrime is expected to reach $2 trillion in 2019. 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