Cyber Downtime Cost Calculator

Canada

What would a ransomware attack or major outage actually cost your Canadian business?

Backed by 2023 IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report, CIRA 2023 Canadian SMB survey, and industry-specific benchmarks. All amounts in CAD.

Your Numbers

Annual Revenue (USD)$2,500,000

Number of Employees30

Profit Margin (%)15%

Industry

Estimated Downtime (days)14 days

General Business average: 21 days. Use a higher number for ransomware.

Estimated cost of one cyber incident:

$732,500

Including downtime, recovery, and reputation damage.

Downtime cost$245,000

Recovery cost$365,000

Reputation impact$122,500

Industry average:

$365,000 recovery, 21 days down

Canadian SMBs without insurance typically pay out of pocket and recover 3x slower (CIRA 2023).

Prevention cost (industry recommended stack)

$500/mo

ROI on prevention

1465x

Every $1 of prevention avoids $1465 in incident cost

Breakeven

1 days

One hour of downtime pays for a month of prevention

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