When looking into the cost and benefits of developing cybersecurity programs in businesses, there are many things that you need to take into consideration. One of the most important things that businesses look at is cost, they need to know what they can afford. If you are taking a small business into consideration, they will want something more cost efficient but also something that will protect their system. A larger business may not look at the cost as a problem when considering a cybersecurity program because they are looking at quality over price. Depending on what kind of business you are looking to protect there are different qualities that you need to focus on that need to be protected, for example a bank would need much more protection than a fast-food restaurant even though they are both larger businesses, their security focuses on different aspects. A bank is responsible for keeping protected bank account information and people’s money while a fast-food restaurant does not have that much information to keep confidential. I, for example, work in a small, family-owned business and the computers that are used do have protection but not the same protection a Walmart would have or even your home computer. When looking at the cost of a cybersecurity program that does not define the quality of the programs or security that it offers. Cost is something that a business’s charges for their actions and you must always investigate what a business offers cybersecurity wise. All businesses should invest in cybersecurity programs and protection to all of their technology and must constantly update and back up all of their information and sometimes, more often than most, they hire someone to do this for them and that is where cybersecurity businesses come in place, to execute these actions for them.