METRICS/BUDGETS Articles
Security and Business: Financial Basics
You need to find and use the right financial metrics to communicate security's value to your company. Here are pros and cons of four: TCO, ROI, EVA and ALE.
Making Security Work When Staffing is Tight
When you can't afford new hires, there are plenty of ways to give the people you have better security scruples. (Part One in a series: How to Manage Security in a Recession)
CIOs: If Only Reducing Costs Was As Easy As Security
Information security was rated last place in the Top 10 challenges for CIOs in a recent IDC survey.
Economic Woes Won't Affect Europe Security Spending
Western Europe will increase spending on IT security products despite the shaky economic conditions caused by the credit crisis, according to new figures released on Monday by IDC.
How to Make a Business Case for Identity Management
Sure, a good identity management program is great for security and oftentimes necessary for regulatory compliance--but there are productivity and efficiency benefits as well. Kate Walsh IDs five tips for finding and articulating the business case for IDM.
The Value of Data
A new way of thinking about data, its value and the risk associated with it
5 Ways to Build a Business Case for Business Continuity
To win support for a business continuity plan, emphasize ways it can give your company a competitive edge
What Would You Do With an Extra 10 Percent in Your Budget?
The Bush administration has proposed increasing the federal government’s information-security budget by almost 10 percent. Three government CISOs weigh in on what they’d do with that kind of money.
Opinion: Cutting Security Costs Won't Recession-Proof Your Company
Got the recession blues? Need to shave expenses? Guest columnist Ben Rothke says you should turn off the heat before you cut security staff
Poneman's 2007 Cost of a Breach Survey: Cost Per Compromised Record Rises to Almost $200
Incidents involving third-party organizations are also on the rise and cost more than internal breaches
