Cybersecurity is increasingly becoming a essential and costly endeavor for business across the world. With the increase in attacks and a need to protect important information, business are seeking cost effective ways to protect their assets. There are many ways to use cybersecurity to protect assets and to train employees, all of which are costly. First solutions such as firewalls, anti-viruses, or spam filters can cost up to $495 a month or more depending on the size and number of assets. Services such as VPNs, testing and consulting, or endpoint detection can cost up to $1,575 a month. Trained personnel like network administrators and security analysts can cost up to $18,897 a month as salaries for these workers and depend on the amount of said employees. Lastly training for courses and certification can cost $600 per employee. These cost are just a measure of the average and will vary wildly depending on the size and scope of the business. While some companies may be hesitant to pay for such things, the alternative can be equally or more devastating in the long run. A well executed and coordinated cyber attack can destroy a companies reputation or financially bankrupt them. Solutions is the most common approach to cybersecurity, this allows companies to integrate into infrastructure and strengthen areas where it’s needed. The benefits of this is lowering personnel cost and having a passive and constant barrier of protection. The benefits of using services is a more active approach and a focus on prevention, it is frequently used for greater threats of sophistication. This usually relies on a third-party provider, it’s a good decision to prevent unauthorized access, theft, and exploitation of information. Investing in personnel is one of the most critical asset for a company. These specialists provide the human touch and can protect your data from various attacks and have minimal risks. Training may seem the most costly in the long run and unnecessary, however cybersecurity is always evolving and employees knowledge and skills need to be refreshed periodically. Training all employees across the entire business can cover small gaps that may be otherwise overlooked by more sophisticated means.