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The figures presented by this ROI calculator are strictly for illustrative and estimative purposes. These calculations are based on the specific inputs you provide and our proprietary models, which utilize general industry benchmarks and assumptions. Actual results are highly variable and will differ significantly based on numerous factors

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How Cycode's AI Delivers These Savings

itemAI Fix Suggestions

Reduces vulnerability remediation time from hours to under 1 hour with intelligent, context-aware fix recommendations. More AI code in your organization means more vulnerabilities to fix faster from hours to minutes.

itemAI Exploitability Analysis

Automatically determines if SAST and SCA vulnerabilities are truly exploitable, reducing false positive triage time by 75%. Critical for managing the increased vulnerability volume from AI-generated code.

itemNatural Language Queries

Generate security reports and gather insights using plain English queries, reducing manual reporting time by 90%. Essential for tracking security patterns in modern AI-assisted development workflows.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does Cycode measure cybersecurity ROI?

At Cycode, we think about ROI in terms of risk reduction, operational efficiency, and development velocity. Our goal is to help teams fix what matters most — faster — while eliminating the cost and complexity of fragmented AppSec tooling.

AI in particular helps teams accelerate remediation with context-aware fix suggestions, cutting fix time from hours to under an hour. It reduces false positive triage by up to 75% through automated exploitability analysis. And it slashes reporting overhead by 90% via natural language queries — turning manual workflows into instant insights.

Ultimately, Cycode delivers ROI by reducing breach risk, boosting team productivity, and giving organizations the visibility and automation they need to secure code at scale.

How should I decide my cybersecurity budget?

There’s no one-size-fits-all number, but a smart cybersecurity budget reflects your organization’s size, regulatory exposure, and risk profile.

Most teams start by estimating their overall security spend, then allocate based on areas of greatest exposure. Importantly, with attackers shifting left — and AI accelerating both software delivery and threat generation — application security is no longer optional. It’s a critical investment area.

At the same time, AI isn’t just increasing risk. It also presents new opportunities to reduce manual work and improve security coverage. Cycode helps teams consolidate fragmented AppSec tools while using AI to automate tasks like vulnerability triage, fix recommendations, and security reporting. This reduces the burden on human teams, and helps your budget go further (even as your threat surface expands).

What metrics should I use to measure cybersecurity ROI?

Start by looking at metrics that tie directly to cost, risk, and engineering effort. These include:

  • Developer hours saved on triaging and fixing vulnerabilities
  • Mean Time to Remediate (MTTR) for critical issues
  • Tool consolidation savings (subscriptions, integrations, maintenance)
  • Coverage improvements, such as % of pipelines or repos under scanning
  • Compliance effort reduced during audits
  • Estimated breach cost avoided, modeled using industry benchmarks
Cycode brings these metrics together by providing visibility across your entire software supply chain. With centralized reporting and contextual insights, it’s easier to align security and engineering teams around shared goals, and to clearly show the ROI of your AppSec program.

How much would a cyber breach cost?

According to IBM’s 2024 report, the average cost of a data breach has reached $4.88 million, a 10% increase year-over-year. For high-risk industries like healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing, the average is even higher.

Many of these breaches originate from vulnerabilities Cycode helps prevent, such as exposed secrets, infrastructure-as-code misconfigurations, and insecure pipelines. When attackers exploit gaps early in the software development lifecycle, the business impact can be massive, from downtime and data loss to regulatory fines and reputational damage.

By securing your SDLC and improving detection across the code-to-cloud journey, Cycode helps prevent breaches before they happen. Avoiding even one major incident can deliver years of return on your AppSec investment.