Cybersecurity Has a Communication Problem

There isn’t a reliable way for the CISO, C-Suite, and Board to agree on what types and levels of protection to expect for any security budget.

This causes:

  • Inconsistent budgets
  • Unexpected breach
  • Finger pointing
  • Uncontrolled liability

Cyberseconomics translates the ‘jargon of cybersecurity’ into protection and investment clarity that the CISO, C-Suite, and Board can stand behind with fiduciary responsibility.

A Communication–Expectation Gap Sits at the Core of Cybersecurity

This is not a failure of the CISO or a lack of effort.

Critical context is missing from existing assessments, frameworks, and technologies, leading to incomplete structure, inconsistent metrics, and poor translation between cybersecurity and executives.

Cyberseconomics bridges this gap.

It gives Cybersecurity, the C-Suite, and the Board a shared language and aligned expectations.

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The C-Suite and Board Lack Clear Answers to Fundamental Questions

  • How well are we actually protected?

  • What does “good” look like for our organization?

  • What is the right level of cybersecurity investment?

  • Is security delivery effective and efficient?

Traditional dashboards, maturity scores, and compliance reports do not answer these questions in straightforward terms.

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The Impact on the CISO

As a result, CISOs spend too much time:

  • Defending existing security activities and budgets while asking for more funding

  • Navigating stakeholders, expectations, and internal politics

  • Working with inconsistent executive support and stop-start budgets

All the while, the CISO is expected to own cyber risk regardless of their funding levels.

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The Impact on Cybersecurity Teams

Cybersecurity teams face similar pressure:

  • Excessive time spent managing controls, resources, audits, and assessments

  • Limited visibility into performance and effectiveness

  • Inconsistent, outdated, or subjective KPIs and metrics

  • Ongoing accountability challenges despite limited budget and resources

This creates inefficiency, fatigue, and a constant sense of being on the defensive.

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The Cyberseconomics Solution

Cyberseconomics addresses the root cause with a blended services and technology approach.

You get:

  • A Board-ready strategic report that clearly communicates current protection levels
  • A defensible business case and investment plan aligned to executive expectations
  • A structured security controls assessment tied to protection outcomes
  • A practical, prioritized tactical action plan

Technology That Reduces Friction, Not Adds It

With the Cyberseconomics SaaS platform, you also get:

  • Consistent, objective metrics and KPIs aligned to Board-level questions

  • Ongoing performance tracking and trend analysis

  • Clear visibility into security resources, controls, and coverage

  • Faster, more consistent reporting with less manual effort

  • Improved accountability without increasing operational burden

Cyberseconomics Is For:

CISOs & Security Leaders
Who need a clear, defensible way to demonstrate what protection their teams are delivering and what budget is required to improve it.

CEOs, CFOs & Business Executives
Who want cybersecurity framed in business terms — measurable protection, clear trade-offs, and transparent investment decisions.

Boards & Audit Committees
Who require oversight, accountability, and confidence that cybersecurity strategy, budget, and protection outcomes are aligned.

Risk, Compliance & IT Leaders
Who must align controls, assurance, and operational performance with enterprise risk expectations and regulatory demands.

Organizations from small to global enterprise
Any organization that needs a scalable, structured, and economically grounded way to understand and improve its cybersecurity protection.

Start Where You Are. Scale as You Need.

Cyberseconomics works for organizations of all sizes and maturity levels.

Start with a single use case: Board reporting, budget justification, or roadmap alignment – and expand as your needs grow.

If these challenges resonate, let’s talk.

LetsTalk@Cyberseconomics.com

‘The greatest challenge facing the CISO and the C-Suite is the weak correlation between security budget and levels of protection.’

– McKinsey & Company

“Boards are now pushing back for improved understanding of what they achieved after years of such heavy investment.”

– Gartner

“If you think technology can solve your security problems, then you don’t understand the problems and you don’t understand the technology.”

– Bruce Schneier

Communicate with the C-Suite in Business Terms

Translate the jargon of ‘doing security’ into real-world protection and cyber risk exposure narratives that actually resonate with Executives.

Model Protection Outcomes

Enable Executives to choose ‘what good looks like’ to them so they can easily show fiduciary duty and defend the opportunity cost of the security budget.

Correlate Budgets to Outcomes

To ensure the CISO isn’t liable for cyber risk they weren’t funded to effectively handle.

Guide, Track, and Optimize Delivery

With a comprehensive suite of metrics, assessments, and analytics tools; and centralize the visibility and accountability of security deliverables and assets.