📚 Enterprise Cybersecurity TCO: In-House SIEM/SOC vs 24/7 MDR & Automated SOC2 (2026)
Building an internal 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) requires at least 4 to 5 full-time security analysts plus SIEM ingestion licensing (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or Datadog Security), costing over $460,000+ annually. Migrating to a turnkey Managed Detection and Response (MDR) + Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) stack combined with automated compliance platforms (Vanta, Drata, Secureframe) reduces compliance and security TCO by up to 78% while qualifying for lower cyber liability insurance premiums.