Scalable Security Budget Framework

Securing The Bottom Line — Finding The Optimal Line of Risk, Resilience, and ROI

This letter blends security budgeting with actuarial modeling grounded in physics-style reasoning. The paradigmic approach is to create a practical, memorable framework for security decision-makers by using analogies from classical physics, like potential energy, friction, entropy, and momentum.

I have stated a threat modeling framework of E5 where attack vectors can push towards hitting home. As I ran the ops, I had to work out a calculus to derive a security budget makes for a compelling analytical model. I have to highlight that the budget is done by both sides of the security border — by both the defender and the attacker, where they stand behind those walls, estimating their odds and gains over capturing that invisible frontline.

I created an actuarial, systematic, and practical approach to guide for a roundtable clarity where CISOs and finance teams align on what’s necessary, mission-critical and vital, gambling with the possibility of where the attackers may shun or hardly keen to touch.

CFO: I get that security is important, but $N million still feels like a lot. We haven’t had a breach in years. Can you help me justify this?