Cyber Security, Internet and Computer Security, Ponemon Report | HP� Official Site: over the course of a year the average cost of cyber crime climbed by more than 9% to $12.7 million for companies in the United States, up from 11.6 million in the 2013 study. The average time to resolve a cyber attack is also rising, climbing to 45 days, up from 32 days in 2013.