Cost Overview

Proxy There are many "cost factors" you need to evaluate when considering the benefits of ProxyShield.

Reactive Costs - Don't do anything until the attacks happen

Downtime
Money Lost Strictly Due to Lost Sales/Productivity. It does not account for refunds you must provide to your customers, or a ruined reputation.
**Most attacks last for more than one week.

Downtime vs. $$$ Lost

Annual Revenues
5 Hours
24 Hours
3 Days
1 Week
2 Weeks

$100,000
$57.08
$273.97
$821.92
$1,917.81
$3,835.62

$300,000
$171.23
$821.92
$2,465.75
$5,733.42
$11,506.85

$500,000
$285.39
$1,369.86
$4,109.59
$9,589.04
$19,178.08

$1,000,000
$570.78
$2,739.73
$8,219.18
$19,178.08
$38,356.16

$2,000,000
$1,141.55
$5,479.45
$16,438.36
$38,356.16
$76,712.33

$5,000,000
$2,853.88
$13,698.63
$41,095.89
$95,890.41
$191,780.82

$10,000,000
$5,707.76
$27,397.26
$82,191.78
$191,780.82
$383,561.64

$25,000,000
$14,269.41
$68,493.15
$205,479.45
$479,452.05
$958,904.11

$50,000,000
$28,538.81
$136,986.30
$410,958.90
$958,904.11
$1,917,808.22

$100,000,000
$57,077.63
$273,972.60
$821,917.81
$1,917,808.22
$3,835,616.44

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Recovery

Hire a company to stop the attacks after realizing they aren't going to stop, or wait them out, or pay the ransom fee**
Time lost due to loss of productivity
Refunds must be issued to upset customers
Your reputation is tainted
**A large percentage of attacks are the result of extortion - you will not be back online until you pay up, or fight back.

Proactive Costs

Outfitting your company with the staff, equipment, and network connectivity to prevent attacks

Staffing

Experienced security engineers generally cost 150-250k/yr
Network Administrators generally cost 100k/yr
Junior Network Admins generally cost 80k/yr
Expect to pay upwards of $500,000/yr for a staff that will be able to work together to plan and execute a bullet-proof network

Hardware, Software & Infrastructure

Cisco, Toplayer, and other name brand intrusion detection systems cost approximately 120k-200k each.
Juniper/Cisco Routing & Switching equipment that can handle gigabit attacks - $200 - 300k

Bandwidth

5 Gigabits of Blended bandwidth - $100k/MONTH (if you're a good negotiator)

Annual costs to proactively protect your network can exceed $2 Million/yr

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Cost Overview

Reactive Costs - Don't do anything until the attacks happen

Downtime vs. $$$ Lost

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