Measuring a return on investment (ROI) for security infrastructure is challenging. Most organizations primarily view security investments as a must-have capital expenditure. They know security systems are fundamentally necessary to protect people and assets and keep operations running smoothly. So while these technologies fulfill objectives and successfully help security teams prevent incidents, organizations oftentimes will ask: How can we truly quantify the value of a breach that never occurred?

The difficulty of measuring ROI hasn’t diminished security leaders’ appetite for it. Security is often a large expense, so today’s savvy organizations are looking for ways to extract greater value from their security investments, and ultimately, generate a healthy return. In this article, we’ll discuss specific examples of how businesses are deriving value from modern security technologies and share key considerations decision-makers should think about when evaluating a new security solution and the potential ROI.