Reports

Cybersecurity budget research

Data-driven publications behind the calculator — spend benchmarks, a tooling price index, and breach-cost analysis. Every figure is sourced and dated; nothing is gated.

• Benchmark · 2026 Cybersecurity Budget Benchmark 2026: What Organizations Actually Spend Vendor-neutral 2026 benchmarks for security spend as a share of IT, revenue, and per employee, with by-industry context. The median organization spends about 11% of its IT budget on security, with a typical range of 9% to 14%. Published Jun 20, 2026 Read report
• Price Index · 2026 Security Tooling Price Index 2026: What Each Control Actually Costs Vendor-neutral 2026 unit pricing for endpoint, identity, email, SIEM, MDR, cloud, PAM, DLP, compliance, and pentest controls. Core per-user controls (endpoint, identity, email) typically run $9–$40 per user per month combined. Published Jun 20, 2026 Read report
• Cost Analysis · 2026 Cost of a Data Breach vs. Cost of Controls (2026) A vendor-neutral look at how the price of a typical mid-market security control program compares to the cost of a single breach. The global average breach now costs $4.44M, while the US average reaches $10.22M (IBM Cost of a Data Breach 2025). Published Jun 18, 2026 Read report
• Staffing · 2026 Security Staffing and Salary Report (2026) Vendor-neutral benchmarks for security headcount, loaded salary cost, and the in-house SOC vs. MDR tradeoff across organization sizes. The BLS median wage for Information Security Analysts is about $124,910, ranging from roughly $69,660 (10th percentile) to $186,420 (90th percentile). Published Jun 18, 2026 Read report