Security Awareness Training ROI Calculator

The security awareness training (SAT) ROI calculator is pre-populated with industry averages collected by Osterman Research for two organization sizes: less than and more than 1,000 staff. Adjust the default values in the fields below to match your organization's estimates and calculate your SAT program’s potential ROI.

Less than 1,000 staff

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More than 1,000 staff

Before implementing security awareness training

Average monthly IT staff hours spent disinfecting devices and networks

Estimated IT staff hours to remediate one major malware or ransomware attack per 1,000 email users

Estimated hours of downtime per 1,000 staff (following major incident)

Staff costs & productivity

Average annual compensation for IT staff member

IT staff hours worked per year

Average annual compensation for non-IT staff member

Estimated productivity loss during downtime (following major incident)

After implementing security awareness training

Average monthly IT staff hours spent disinfecting devices and networks

Estimated IT staff hours to remediate one major malware or ransomware attack per 1,000 email users

Estimated hours of downtime per 1,000 staff (following major incident)

Probability of a cyber attack

Average monthly IT staff hours devoted to SAT per 1,000 staff

Annual cost of security awareness training per staff member

Staff minutes per month spent in SAT

Reduction in productivity from SAT

Your estimated training ROI

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More than 1,000 staff

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