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Measuring the Return on IT Security Investments

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Overview Intel IT developed a model for measuring return on security investment (ROSI) in our manufacturing environments that produces a much higher level of accuracy than other methods currently available.

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Publisher	Intel	File Format	PDF
Date Published	December 2007
Format	White Papers
Topics	Accounting Applications, Policy Document Management, IT Reliability, Planning and Services, Financial Management

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