New IDC study: How Mandiant transforms security into a competitive advantage

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Security leaders are now expected to protect business growth and clearly articulate security value to their board of directors, in addition to managing risk. While translating technical defense into measurable financial returns can be challenging, Mandiant Consulting can help you bridge the gap.

Organizations that engaged with Mandiant Consulting reported an average annual benefit of $4.3 million, driving a 268% three-year ROI, with a payback period of just 4.1 months, according to a new IDC Business Value White Paper commissioned by Mandiant. IDC based these findings on its standard ROI methodology and qualitative and quantitative interviews of current Mandiant customers, applying standard financial models. The interviewed organizations are large, highly-complex environments with an average of $17.3 billion in revenue and 74,000 employees.

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One healthcare organization interviewed by IDC reported that...

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