It's difficult to put a dollar figure on the cost of a security breach. Companies that experience breaches often don't report them, fearing negative consequences to their reputation and exploitation by their competitors. Even if they do report them, victims of a breach seldom know how to quantify their loss.

This paper will review the latest trends in cybercrime, outline the cost of security breaches and demonstrate the ROI of managing vulnerabilities with automated penetration testing products. This paper will demonstrate how real-world case studies reveal a significantly positive ROI, making the purchase decision easily justified.