Cost and frequency by attack vector scatter

Summary

A figure slide presenting Figure 10: a scatter plot of average breach cost (y) against frequency (x) by initial attack vector, with two columns of explanatory body copy to its left.

Visual description

White slide, same chrome as the rest of the section ("02" top-left, "Complete findings" centered, pager along the bottom). The left half holds two text columns: the first opens with a bold lead-in sentence ("Figure 10. Phishing and stolen or compromised credentials were the two most common initial attack vectors.") that runs straight into regular-weight body; the second column continues the analysis. The right half is a scatter plot titled "Cost and frequency of a data breach by initial attack vector," with a dollar y-axis from $3.50 to $5.00 and a percentage x-axis from 4% to 18%. Each attack vector is a small blue ring marker with a two-line label and dollar value beside it (Malicious insider $4.90, Phishing $4.76, System error $3.96, and so on). A caption "Figure 10. Measured in USD millions" sits below.

Key takeaway

Letting a bold first sentence act as the figure title inside the running body text, so the chart caption and the prose share one voice. The scatter plot itself is a clean way to show two variables at once (cost and frequency) with plain blue ring markers and inline labels rather than a legend.

Reuse notes

A reusable layout for any report that needs to explain a single exhibit in depth: prose left, one chart right, restrained to a single accent color. The two-variable scatter works well when you want readers to spot outliers (here the rare-but-costly malicious insider). Needs enough horizontal room that the inline point labels do not collide.