New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Organizations in India are facing longer downtimes and higher financial costs from cybersecurity breaches, compared to the global average, according to Cisco's 2019 Asia Pacific CISO Benchmark Study, released today.

According to the study, 37 percent of companies in India experienced a downtime of over 9 hours after their most severe breach in the past year, compared to just 30 percent globally. Longer downtimes often result in higher financial costs. This was evident across India, as 24 percent of companies saw a financial impact of USD one million or more from their most significant breach in the past year.

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