DLP / Data Security vs Incidents – TCO

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DLP vs Incident Cost TCO calculator

Inputs & Assumptions

DLP / data security vs incident cost

Compare the cost of deploying DLP/data security controls against the expected cost of data loss incidents over time, modeled per endpoint.

Scenario A: No DLP (incident cost only)

Scenario B: With DLP (controls + residual incidents)

Includes FTE + implementation

Endpoints e.g. 2,000 endpoints

Time horizon (years) 3–7 typical

Incident Model (Baseline)

Data loss incidents / year (baseline) material incidents per year

Cost per incident ($) investigation, outage, legal, fines

DLP / Data Security Controls

DLP / endpoint / month ($) licenses + platform

DLP implementation & infra / year ($) infra, tuning, onboarding

DLP ops FTE analysis + triage

Incident reduction with DLP (%) expected reduction vs baseline

Ops Cost (Shared)

Ops cost / FTE / year ($) fully loaded

5-Year Cost Comparison

No DLP Incident cost only

$0 / endpoint / month

With DLP Controls + residual incidents

$0 / endpoint / month

Relative 5-Year Expected Cost –

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DLP is neutral vs. No DLP in this model.

Adjust incident frequency, cost and DLP price to explore upside.

This calculator combines DLP spend with an expected incident cost. It is directional only and not a formal risk model. Tune inputs with your incident history, cost assumptions and DLP contract terms.