r3volved / COBEstimator

Estimate cost of a data breach based on findings within the IBM Cost of a Data Breach report

COBEstimator

Estimate your cost of a data breach based on the findings in the IBM Cost of a Data Breach report

Current report: 2022

Initial cost of breach is calculated against the average cost per record, or scaled against the average cost of a data breach

const COBEstimator = require('.')

//Using a count of all PII records
const costOfBreach = new COBEstimator({ count:1000 })

//Using an estimated breach cost
const costOfBreach = new COBEstimator({ cost:1000000 })

Adjusting the estimate using cost factors

• Industries : The industry to which your organization belongs
• Attack Vectors : Potential attack vector of concern
• Security Factors : Potential (negative or positive) security factors

const costOfBreach = new COBEstimator({ cost:1000000 })

costOfBreach.setIndustry('entertainment')
costOfBreach.setAttackVector('vulnerability')
costOfBreach.setFactor('encryption','insurance','skills')

const adjusted = costOfBreach.calculate()
//> {
//>   costOfBreach: 711257,
//>   costOfRecord: 129,
//>   timeToIdentify: 214,
//>   timeToContain: 70
//> }

Optionally remove one or more security factors

costOfBreach.removeFactor('skills')

Note: Setters are also chainable

const adjusted = new COBEstimator({ cost:1000000 })
    .setIndustry('entertainment')
    .setAttackVector('vulnerability')
    .setFactor('encryption','insurance','skills')
    .calculate()

Estmate the cost breakdown

Estimate across cost-segments

const segmentation = costOfBreach.getSegments(adjusted.costOfBreach)
//> {
//>   'Total': 711257,
//>   'Notification': 50687,
//>   'Post Breach Response': 192939,
//>   'Detection and Escalation': 235451,
//>   'Lost Business': 232180
//> }

Estimate per annum

const perannum = costOfBreach.getAccrued(adjusted.costOfBreach)
//> { 
//>     'Total':711257,
//>     '1st Year': 469430, 
//>     '2nd Year': 184927, 
//>     '2+ Years': 56901 
//> }

Accessing the core data

const industries = costOfBreach.industries()
const vectors = costOfBreach.vectors()
const factors = costOfBreach.factors()