Why Security Leaders Lose Budget When Security Tools Look the Same
Every CISO has sat in a budget meeting where the conversation quietly pivoted from risk to price. Not because the chief financial officer (CFO) was being difficult. Not because security stopped mattering. But because at some point in the discussion, two platforms started to look identical, and when things look identical, cost becomes the deciding factor. That pivot is where security investment decisions go wrong. Security leaders do not lose budget because financial leaders undervalue security.
