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BUSINESS CASE INTERNAL
Client Configuration
01 — The Cost of Doing Nothing
Cyber Breach Risk
Average cost of a data breach in APAC: $4.26M. SMEs without managed security face 10-15% annual probability.
$426,000
Annual breach probability 10%
Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024 (APAC average)
Business Email Compromise (BEC)
Average BEC loss per incident in Australia: $64,000. A 50-user org typically sees 3-5 attempts annually.
$12,800
Success rate per attempt 5%
Source: ACCC Scamwatch 2024 (Australian average BEC loss)
Ransomware / Downtime
Average ransomware downtime: 22 business days. Cost of downtime: $5,600/minute (Gartner).
$110,000
Annual ransomware probability 5%
Source: Gartner (downtime cost), Coveware Q4 2024 (avg recovery time)
Compliance Failure
Loss of contracts, insurance premium increases, and regulatory fines (SOCI Act: up to $11.1M for critical infrastructure).
$103,750
Contract loss probability 15%
Premium increase without controls 25%
Source: SOCI Act 2018, APRA CPS 234, general cyber insurance market trends
Total Annual Risk Exposure
$652,550
Expected annual cost of unmanaged security posture
02 — Cost of Building In-House
Staffing
Senior Security Engineer Salary
Base annual salary
On-costs
Super, leave loading, training (30%)
$48,000
Total per FTE
$208,000
Number of FTEs
1 person cannot provide 24/7 or holiday cover
1
Staffing Total
$208,000
Tooling (Annual Licensing)
NinjaOne RMM
$4/endpoint/mo
$2,880
Sophos Endpoint
$3/endpoint/mo
$2,160
ThreatLocker
$4/user/mo
$2,400
Proofpoint Email Security
$2/user/mo
$1,200
Veeam M365 Backup
$5/user/mo
$3,000
Vulnerability Scanner
$4/user/mo
$2,400
SIEM / Log Management
$5/user/mo
$3,000
M365 E5 Security
$87/user/mo (if not already licensed)
$52,200
Tooling Total
$69,240
Overhead
Recruitment (amortized 3yr)
$30,000 one-time / 3 years
$10,000
Training & Certification
Annual professional development
$5,000
Management Overhead
10% of base salary
$16,000
Overhead Total
$31,000
Total In-House Annual Cost
$308,240
Staffing + Tooling + Overhead (year 1)
03 — Netier Managed Service Cost
Essential
$200 /user/mo
Managed endpoint protection
Email security filtering
24/7 monitoring & alerting
Quarterly security reviews
Basic vulnerability scanning
Professional
$350 /user/mo
Everything in Essential
Application whitelisting
M365 backup & recovery
SIEM & log management
Monthly security reporting
Incident response retainer
Enterprise
$580 /user/mo
Everything in Professional
E5 Security licensing included
Advanced threat hunting
Compliance program management
Dedicated security analyst
Executive board reporting
Tabletop exercises
Configuration
Selected Tier
Professional
Per-user price
Adjust for custom pricing
Number of users
50
CPI escalation (3yr)
%/yr
Cost Breakdown
Monthly cost $17,500
Annual cost $210,000
3-year cost $630,000
Partnership Acceleration value
Waived implementation & onboarding -$25,000
Net 3-year cost $605,000
Netier Managed Service — Annual Cost
$210,000
Fully managed security operations, 24/7 coverage, no hiring risk
04 — Comparison Dashboard
Do Nothing
$652,550
Annual risk exposure
HIGHEST RISK
Build In-House
$308,240
Annual operating cost
HIGH COST
Netier Managed
$210,000
Annual managed service cost
BEST VALUE
Risk Reduction Value
$522,040
80% of risk exposure mitigated by managed security
Savings vs In-House
$98,240
Netier saves $98,240/yr compared to building in-house
ROI
295%
Return on investment: (risk avoided + savings) / Netier cost
05 — Key Statistics
$4.26M
Average cost of a data breach in APAC
IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report, 2024
22 days
Average ransomware recovery time
Coveware Quarterly Report, Q4 2024
93.6%
M365 tenants with open SMTP relay vulnerabilities
Netier Security Audit, 2026
$2.9B
Global BEC losses in 2024
FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
48 hours
ACSC critical patch timeline under Essential Eight
Australian Signals Directorate, Essential Eight Maturity Model
20-30%
Annual cyber insurance premium increase without security controls
Marsh McLennan, Global Insurance Market Report 2024
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