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IBM and Ponemon studied 602 organizations across 17 industries for the 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report. 53% of breached organizations did not encrypt sensitive data at rest or in motion. Another 10% did not know. The report does not break out the mainframe. It does report that 30% of breaches involved on-premises data, up from 20% in 2024.

The 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report measured 30 factors against a global average of USD 4.99 million. Identity and access management: USD 225,622 lower. Key lifecycle management tools: USD 214,923 lower. Encryption: USD 213,478 lower. None of these are new pieces of advice. What is new is the number next to each one.

How many SSH keys do you have on your z/OS systems right now? According to the 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report, 61% of organizations lack controls to monitor and secure keys, certificates, and algorithms across their environment. Mismanaged secrets and keys added USD 198,933 to the average breach.

247 days to identify and contain the average breach in 2026, up for the first time in five years. Breaches over 200 days averaged USD 5.65 million. Under 200 days, USD 4.32 million. Internal teams who found the breach themselves were 15% faster than average. They can't find it if z/OS events never reach the SOC.

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