For CFOs & Boards
Know what your security budget buys
Security is one of the fastest-growing lines in the budget, and one of the hardest to evaluate. Acuity ties every dollar to the risk it reduces, so finance and the board can see what's working, what isn't, and what the next dollar should go to.
- Spend versus outcomes, by area
- Return on security investment from your own loss events
- Savings from overlapping tools
- One program score, tracked over time
The Challenge
A growing cost with no clear return
Spend without a line of sight
Budget requests arrive as tool names and headcount, not as risk reduced.
Overlap nobody can see
Tools get added faster than they're retired, and some do the same job twice.
Progress that's hard to judge
Board updates show activity. It's hard to tell whether the program is better than last year.
The Acuity Approach
Security spend you can evaluate
1. Spend versus outcomes
Acuity models what the budget should buy in maturity and compares it with what you have, so you can see where money is working and where it isn't.
2. Find the savings
Acuity finds tools whose coverage other tools already provide and recommends which to retire, and shows where people could move from over-staffed areas to under-staffed ones.
3. Track one number
The Acuity Score summarizes the whole program in one number, measured against a baseline, so each board update shows real movement.
Frequently asked questions
How does Acuity measure return on security investment?
Acuity models expected loss from your own loss events and shows how much of it your current coverage avoids.
Where do the cost savings come from?
From overlap. Acuity identifies tools whose coverage is already provided by other tools, and staffing that’s heavier in some areas than the program needs.
Do I need to understand the security frameworks?
No. Your security team runs the assessments. You see spend, outcomes, savings and one program score.
Who on my team uses Acuity?
Your CISO or security leader runs it day to day. Finance and the board see the results.
Bring your CISO, and let's look at the numbers
We'll walk you and your security leader through what spend versus outcomes looks like for a program like yours.