Security Incident Cost Calculator accuracy and testing

Formula source

• Gross cost sums labor, downtime, vendors, notification, and remediation. Net cost subtracts insurance recovery.

Test cases

Known limitations

• This page documents the checked-in calculator logic and does not certify results for every real-world edge case.
• Use the result as a planning estimate unless the calculator page states a stricter purpose.

Assumptions

• Inputs are user-entered because pricing, deadlines, policies, and technical limits vary.
• Calculations run locally in your browser and do not store passwords, incidents, network designs, or security program data.
• This is planning math, not security assurance, legal advice, or a substitute for testing.

Unit handling

• Response Hours accepts values in hr.
• Responders accepts numeric values.
• Loaded Labor Cost accepts values in $/hr.
• Downtime accepts values in hr.
• Downtime Cost accepts values in $/hr.
• Outside Vendor Cost accepts values in $.
• Notification Cost accepts values in $.
• Remediation Cost accepts values in $.
• Insurance Recovery accepts values in $.
• Net Incident Cost is displayed as currency.
• Internal Labor Cost is displayed as currency.
• Downtime Cost is displayed as currency.
• Gross Incident Cost is displayed as currency.

Rounding rules

• Number displays use up to 2 decimal places in the calculator UI.
• Currency outputs are displayed with standard US dollar formatting.
• Input precision follows configured step values where provided.

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