Efficiency Notice: Most mid-market security stacks carry $30,000–$100,000 in redundant, underused, or MSP-inflated tooling.
Cost Consolidation | Security Stack
Your security budget
is larger than it needs to be.
Security stack waste is often invisible to the CFO. Redundant capabilities, “zombie” tools, and misaligned licensing tiers collectively erode enterprise value. One structured day of independent audit provides the evidence required to consolidate spend without compromising protection.
Identified Waste
$30K – $100K
Average identified per mid-market stack
Engagement Model
$12,500
Fixed fee — all inclusive, one day
The $20k Iron Guarantee
If we do not identify at least $20,000 in overlapping or redundant tool spend, this entire audit is completely free.
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Structural Inefficiency
Security spend follows predictable patterns of waste. Once identified, it becomes impossible to ignore.
01. Duplicate Capability
Two or more tools performing the same function — endpoint detection and EDR overlap, or SIEM and log management duplication. Both are licensed; neither team knows the other exists.
02. Shelfware
Fully licensed, never deployed. Common after M&A activity, team turnover, or a vendor upsell that preceded the organization’s capability to implement it. The invoice processes monthly; the tool collects dust.
03. Zombie Tools
Deployed once, abandoned after. The original champion left the organisation, but the renewal auto-processed. Ask the team — they’ll name two immediately.
04. Overprovisioned Tiers
Enterprise licenses for a mid-market business or premium tiers for features never enabled. Seat counts often haven’t been reconciled since the contract was signed.
05. Inflated Premium Pricing
Market-leading brand names procured at premium prices where a second-tier product delivers equivalent protection at a fraction of the cost. The vendor is happy to keep the status quo.
06. Misaligned License Models
Per-device licensing in a per-user environment, or vice versa. In hybrid environments, this mismatch represents 20–40% excess cost on a single product.
The MSP Conflict
“Your MSP is not acting in bad faith. They are acting in their own interest — which is structurally different from yours. They earn margin on the tools they choose. You need an advisor whose fee is paid entirely by you.”
The Audit Process
What one structured day produces:
Step 1
Asset Register Review
Every licensed tool identified, categorised, and mapped against actual usage data and your current risk profile.
Step 2
Stakeholder Interviews
Short structured interviews with the users. This is where zombie tools surface. IT knows; nobody has asked.
Step 3
Overlap Analysis
Capability mapping across the full stack. Where two tools do the same job, one is identified for elimination.
Step 4
Executive Presentation
Findings consolidated into two deliverables and presented directly to the CFO. Plain language. Actionable from day one.
Two documents. Immediate commercial value.
The Kill List
A prioritised list of tools recommended for elimination or consolidation. Includes estimated annual savings per line item and a recommended sequencing for removal to minimize disruption.
The Vendor Negotiation Brief
For every tool recommended for retention, we provide current market pricing, leverage points, and recommended negotiation positions. Know exactly what the vendor won’t tell you.
Instant Access
Get the Cost Consolidation Scorecard
10 questions. Identify exactly where the waste lives in your stack in under 10 minutes.
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A copy is in your inbox. You may also download it directly below.
Execute the Audit
If the scorecard identifies significant waste, book a 15-minute briefing to discuss a full one-day Cost Audit for your organisation.
Book a Briefing
Find out what your stack is actually costing you.
A 15-minute conversation with Dean Kastelic. No obligation. If the audit isn’t the right fit, Dean will tell you directly.
The Advisor
Dean Kastelic
Founder, Vyfority | Former Enterprise CISO
Dean works with mid-market CFOs and boards to reclaim wasted security spend. Having led cyber governance at KPMG and served as CISO for large enterprises, he understands both the technical requirement and the commercial reality of a security stack. His advice is independent, fixed-fee, and focused entirely on client value.
Our Iron Guarantee
I will identify at least $20,000 in annual savings from your current security stack, or this initial assessment is free.