Event Summary
Organizations are investing more in security—across cyber, physical, and operational domains—but often lack a clear, consistent way to evaluate return on investment (ROI). Leaders struggle to quantify risk reduction, assess insurance needs, and understand the full business impact of security decisions.
Without a structured approach, organizations may either underinvest—leaving critical vulnerabilities exposed—or overspend on technologies that do not meaningfully reduce risk. This can result in increased exposure to incidents, gaps in insurance coverage, and an incomplete understanding of both financial and intangible consequences such as safety, reputation, and operational continuity.
This course provides a practical framework for evaluating security investments by connecting risk, cost, and business outcomes. It explores cyber and business risk insurance considerations, examines the full consequence space (including intangible impacts), and provides a balanced view of the benefits and limitations of purchasing security technologies.
Participants will be able to assess and prioritize security investments, align spending with risk reduction, and make informed decisions about insurance and technology adoption. They will leave with a clearer, more defensible approach to balancing cost, protection, and overall business value.
Who Should Attend
- Executive leaders and decision-makers responsible for budgets and risk
- Security, risk, and compliance professionals
- Operations leaders evaluating security strategies
- Finance and insurance professionals supporting risk and investment decisions
- Anyone responsible for balancing cost, risk, and organizational resilience
What You Will Gain
- A practical framework for evaluating the ROI of security investments
- Insight into cyber and business risk insurance and how it supports risk strategy
- Understanding of the full consequence space, including financial and intangible impacts
- Guidance on prioritizing security investments based on risk exposure
- Awareness of the pros and cons of purchasing security technologies
- Increased confidence in making and justifying security-related decisions
- 3 Professional Development Hours (PDH) upon completion
Meet Your Instructor
Annie McIntyre
Founder and Principal, Revelaire
Annie McIntyre is the Founder and Principal of Revelaire. She is also an Advisor to EverLine, having served as the founding Chief Security Officer. Prior to EverLine, Ms. McIntyre was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ardua Strategies, Inc., a Principal Member of Technical Staff and Program Manager at Sandia National Laboratories, and an IO Laboratory Chief and Information Warfare Lead for Future Combat Systems Assessments at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. She serves on the Advisory Council at the North American Energy Standards Board. She has served as a Board Member at the Mission Critical Global Alliance, and as a Senior Fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Technology Leadership Institute. She is a Licensed Private Investigator in the State of Texas.
