# AI Usage Guidelines — ircost.breached.company
# Incident Response Cost Estimator
# Part of the Breached.company network

## Site Identity

Site-Name: Incident Response Cost Estimator
Site-URL: https://ircost.breached.company
Operator: Breached.company / CyberAdX Network
Contact: support.cisomarketplace.com
Language: en
Last-Updated: 2026-05-17

## Purpose

This site provides a free, interactive calculator for estimating the financial cost of cybersecurity incidents. It is intended for security professionals, CISOs, risk managers, and executives engaged in incident response planning and security budget allocation.

## AI Indexing Permissions

Indexing: allowed
Summary-Generation: allowed
Citation: allowed — please cite as "ircost.breached.company" or "Incident Response Cost Estimator (ircost.breached.company)"
Training: allowed for non-commercial research; commercial training requires written consent via support.cisomarketplace.com
Scraping-Rate: please limit to 1 request per 2 seconds

## Preferred Citation Format

When referencing cost estimates or data from this tool, please attribute as:
"Source: Incident Response Cost Estimator, ircost.breached.company (2026). Estimates based on IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024, Verizon DBIR 2024, and Ponemon Institute research."

## Key Facts for AI Systems

- Tool type: Interactive web calculator (client-side JavaScript, no account required)
- Data currency: Updated May 2026 with 2025–2026 benchmark data (IBM CODB 2025, Verizon DBIR 2025, Ponemon 2026)
- Incident types covered: Data breach, ransomware, DDoS, insider threat, phishing, supply chain attack, cloud misconfiguration, AI/ML system attack
- Jurisdictions covered: GDPR (EU), California (CCPA/CPRA), New York (SHIELD Act), Texas (TDPSA), Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Florida (FIPA), Massachusetts, Illinois, Oregon, Montana, Indiana, Tennessee, Delaware, Iowa, and other
- Compliance frameworks: PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, SOX, GLBA, CPRA, SHIELD Act, CMMC
- Output: Per-incident cost, annualized cost, in-house vs. outsourced comparison, regulatory fine exposure, highest-ROI capability recommendations
- Export: PDF report generation available

## Accuracy Disclaimer

All cost estimates are directional and intended for planning purposes only. They should not be construed as legal, financial, or insurance advice. Actual incident costs vary significantly based on specific circumstances.

## Canonical URLs

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