Calculate Your Security Investment Return
See how much you could save by preventing breaches and avoiding compliance penalties
This calculator uses 2024-2025 research data from IBM, CISA, Sophos, and industry reports to provide evidence-based ROI estimates.
Your Security Investment Analysis
Annual Risk Exposure
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Without proper security
Potential Annual Savings
$0
With Onward security
Return on Investment
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First year ROI
Savings Breakdown
| Breach Prevention Savings | $0 |
| Compliance Penalty Avoidance | $0 |
| Downtime Reduction Value | $0 |
| Insurance Premium Reduction | $0 |
| Total Annual Benefit | $0 |
Calculation Methodology
This calculator uses evidence-based data from leading cybersecurity research:
- Breach Costs: IBM Cost of Data Breach Report 2024, NetDiligence Claims Study (CISA)
- Industry Multipliers: IBM industry-specific breach data, sector analysis
- Compliance Rates: HHS enforcement data, PCI SSC statistics, GDPR enforcement tracker
- Downtime Costs: ITIC 2024 downtime survey, Datto SMB research 2025
- Tool Effectiveness: SE Labs Q3 2024 testing, Sophos State of Ransomware 2025
Expected Value Formula: Risk = (Event Cost × Annual Probability) - (Mitigation × Effectiveness)
Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate are these ROI calculations?
Our calculator uses research-based data from IBM Cost of Data Breach Report 2024, CISA NetDiligence Claims Study, HHS enforcement data, and other authoritative sources. We apply conservative risk reduction estimates (85% for breach prevention, 75% for compliance) to ensure realistic projections. While actual results vary by organization, these calculations provide evidence-based estimates grounded in real-world data.
What factors influence security ROI the most?
The largest ROI drivers are: 1) Your industry's breach risk and average costs, 2) Company size (breach costs scale significantly), 3) Compliance requirements and associated penalties, 4) Current security posture and gaps, 5) Quality of implementation and management. Healthcare and financial services typically see the highest ROI due to elevated risks and regulatory requirements.
Why does the calculator show such high ROI percentages?
High ROI reflects the significant risk reduction achieved through comprehensive security. For example, preventing just one $4.88M breach more than pays for years of security investment. Combined with compliance penalty avoidance, downtime prevention, and tool consolidation savings, the financial benefits typically far exceed costs. These aren't inflated numbers—they're based on actual breach costs and prevention effectiveness from 2024-2025 research.
How are the breach probability percentages determined?
Breach probabilities come from industry-specific data: Healthcare faces 43% annual probability due to high targeting rates, Financial Services at 35% due to valuable data, Manufacturing at 32% from supply chain attacks, Retail at 28% from e-commerce vulnerabilities, and Professional Services at 25% as a baseline. These reflect actual breach frequencies reported in 2024-2025 security reports.
What's included in the 'current monthly security spend' field?
Include all security-related costs: security software licenses (antivirus, firewalls, etc.), security staff salaries or contractor fees, managed security service costs, compliance audit and assessment fees, security training expenses, and backup/disaster recovery solutions. Don't include general IT costs unless specifically security-focused. This helps calculate accurate consolidation savings.
How do compliance costs factor into the ROI calculation?
Compliance costs use expected value formulas: average penalty × violation probability. For example, HIPAA averages $500K per violation with 0.003% annual probability, while PCI DSS failure affects 15% of organizations with $52.5K average monthly fines. Our compliance automation reduces these risks by 75%, providing significant savings especially for organizations with multiple compliance requirements.