Calculating the Net Cost of 7x24 Monitoring

Eliminate annual IDS signature and patch subscription costs.

5,000

Reduce time to analyze, correlate, and create recommendations to mitigate new security threats, 5 hrs / week.

11,297

Reduce Trouble - shooting and problem identification time, 5 hrs / week

11,297

Tune out false positives 2 hrs / week

4,519

Would like to Write both executive reports and IT operational reports on security status,1 hrs / wk.

2,259

Time to Cost to monitor status of: privileges and access 1 hrs, patch management, 3 hrs  trouble ticket resolution, 3 hrs   failed logins,  2 hrs,  router stats 1 hrs, CIP policy compliance, estimated 10 hrs / wk.

22,594

SOX compliance with HR files estimated 10 hrs/wk

22,594

Hourly rate of ops personnel, based upon annual loaded salary of $90,000.

$47

Total current offset costs

$124,749

First Year 7x24 Monitoring Costs including implementation

$157,000

First year 7x24 Monitoring Costs less offset costs

$32,251

Second Year  COST SAVINGS

$67,251