The Real Cost of Cyber Incidents
What federal data shows when recovery is slow

This connects exploited-vulnerability reality (CISA KEV) with economic impact — and keeps the conclusion practical: recovery speed is the controllable variable.

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Exposure: KEV → exploitation reality Money: downtime + heavy-tail loss Action: reduce downtime

KEV additions by year
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Platform/vendor buckets
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Outcome breakdown
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Mean vs median (log scale)
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So what should leaders do?

Assume disruptive events are plausible because exploitation is active.
Make recovery speed a tested number, not a guess.
Use DRaaS to reduce downtime and restore operations cleanly.

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Book a strategy session to see how fast you can expect to recover with your current setup — and what changes would materially reduce downtime.

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Key terms (plain English)

CISA — Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (U.S.).

KEV — Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Exploited in real attacks.

CVE — Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures. Vulnerability ID.

OCE — Office of the Chief Economist (CISA). Incident cost research.

RCE — Remote Code Execution. Run code remotely.

DRaaS — Disaster Recovery as a Service. Managed recovery.

Offer

Strategy session: See how fast you can expect to recover with your current setup.

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The Real Cost of Cyber IncidentsWhat federal data shows when recovery is slow

The Real Cost of Cyber Incidents
What federal data shows when recovery is slow