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Cybersecurity Budget Planning: Enterprise Cost Guide

Plan cybersecurity budgets effectively. Tool costs, compliance, and risk-based allocation.

September 18, 2025
1 min read
By One Frequency Consulting

Cybersecurity budgets typically represent 10-15% of IT spend. Plan effectively with this guide.

Tool Categories & Costs

  • SIEM: $30K-500K/year
  • EDR: $30-100/endpoint/year
  • Cloud security: $20K-200K/year
  • Identity management: $5-20/user/month

Compliance Costs

  • SOC 2: $30K-100K
  • ISO 27001: $50K-150K
  • CMMC Level 2: $100K-300K
  • FedRAMP: $500K-2M

Service Costs

  • Managed SOC: $10K-50K/month
  • Penetration testing: $20K-100K
  • Security consulting: $200-400/hour

ROI Metrics

  • Breach cost avoidance
  • Compliance penalties avoided
  • Insurance premium reduction
  • Customer trust value

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