CIOs Grapple With Budget Pressures: New Playbook Offers Fresh Take On Network Security ROI
SC Media, Tuesday, May 13th, 2025
With security budgets under strain and complexity on the rise, CIOs are rethinking how they measure the true cost-and value-of network protection. A new framework for evaluating total cost of ownership (TCO) helps tech leaders navigate smarter, more sustainable investments.
The expanding perimeter is squeezing budgets
Today's hybrid workforce spans offices, homes, and public networks-accessing SaaS, cloud, and legacy systems from anywhere. But traditional security architectures weren't built for this kind of sprawl. As a result, security leaders are facing mounting pressure to protect more endpoints, users, and environments without proportionally growing their budgets.
According to research cited in the report, 35% of organizations say their security budgets are inadequate to meet current threats.