Security Simulator
Run the numbers on in-house security vs. our managed SOC — then watch how each one handles a ransomware attempt.
In-House IT vs. Managed SOC: Run the Numbers
Compare the annual cost of building security in-house against 24/7 managed threat detection, monitoring, and incident response — then see how each one handles a real attack.
Workstations, laptops, and servers covered by monitoring (10–70 for this size).
What one hour of stopped operations costs you — lost output, idle labour, missed shipments. Set it to 0 to compare staffing cost alone.
Your estimate, not ours — adjust it. With 24/7 monitoring the same incident is contained in about 2 hours.
In-House IT / Security
- Security/IT salary (1 × $75,000)$75,000
- Benefits & payroll taxes (30%)$22,500
- Security tools & licenses$10,000
- Downtime exposure (24h × $4,000/h × 35%)$33,600
Estimated annual cost$141,100
Cyber Pillar Managed SOC
- 35 devices × $46/device/month × 12$19,320
- Residual downtime exposure (2h × $4,000/h × 35%)$2,800
- 24/7 monitoring, threat detection & DFIRIncluded
- Security tooling, EDR & SIEM stackIncluded
Estimated annual cost$22,120
Illustrative estimates for comparison only — not a guarantee of savings, uptime, or incident outcome. Based on 1 in-house hire at $75,000 + 30% benefits/taxes and $10,000 tooling. Downtime lines assume a 35% annualized chance of one serious incident, lasting 24h without 24/7 coverage and 2h with it. No security programme eliminates downtime risk; these figures model reduced exposure, not zero. Actual pricing and outcomes depend on your environment.
Numbers are one thing. Here is what 2 AM on the worst night of the year actually looks like.