05/27/2026
Ransomware remediation now costs $1.82M on average
โ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ๐บ.
In 2020, the median recovery cost was $170,404.
๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ $๐ญ,๐ด๐ฎ๐ฌ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ. ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐
๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐.
And 43% of businesses that paid the ransom still had their data leaked on the dark web anyway.
For Houston businesses: the question isn't whether you can afford cybersecurity. It's whether you can afford a $1.82M recovery bill.
Read the full report. https://cnicsolutions.com/statistics/by-region/houston-cybersecurity-statistics-2026/