Product Economics for Cybersecurity
Security debt compounds faster than any other form of technical debt because the cost of failure is a breach — not slower features, but data loss, regulatory fines, and destroyed trust.
Security Debt Accumulation
Every unpatched vulnerability, every deferred security review, and every shortcut in authentication creates security debt that accumulates interest in the form of breach risk.
AI Detection COGS
AI-powered threat detection processes millions of events per second. Each inference costs money. False positive rates determine whether AI detection is cost-effective or a money pit.
Zero-Day Response Economics
When a zero-day is disclosed, the economic clock starts ticking. Every hour unpatched is measured in risk exposure. Engineering velocity on security patches directly determines breach probability.
Compliance Overhead
SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, CMMC, and FedRAMP create layered compliance requirements. Each framework adds engineering overhead that compounds with every new certification.
How I Help Cybersecurity Companies
- → Quantify security debt in breach risk dollars, not just vulnerability counts
- → Model AI detection feature economics — false positive cost vs detection value
- → Calculate compliance engineering overhead across multiple framework certifications