Re: The Return on Investment of Good Security

["Adriel T. Desautels" <ad_lists () netragard com>]

Ed,
	Two very good points. I didn't intend for the article to be white- 
paper quality, I only intended for it to help people realize the value  
of security.   If you have a way of calculating the cost avoidance  
that can result from good security then I'd be happy to write an  
additional blog entry on the subject.


On Jan 6, 2009, at 12:14 PM, Ed Fuller wrote:

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> Two points to consider:
> 1 - your discussion shows Cost Avoidance not ROI.
> 2 - the attributes for measuring do not show the legal liability,  
> which
> can/will exceed the other expenses.
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> Adriel T. Desautels wrote:
> > Latest blog entry for those who care. This one compares the Return on
> > Investment of good security services to the Return on Investment of  
> > poor
> > quality security services.  As usual comments and criticisms are  
> > welcome
> > and appreciated.
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> > http://snosoft.blogspot.com/2009/01/cost-of-good-security-is-fraction-of.html
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