The Series B Security Budget Dilemma: Enterprise Needs, Startup Budget

You just closed your Series B. Your AWS environment is growing fast. Security Hub isn't cutting it anymore, but enterprise CSPM tools cost more than your entire security budget.

Sound familiar? You're caught in the Series B security dilemma.

The Problem: Outgrowing Basic Tools

At Series A, AWS Security Hub was enough. A few EC2 instances, basic S3 buckets, simple IAM roles. The free tool handled your needs.

Now you have: - 50+ AWS accounts across dev, staging, and production - Complex microservices architectures - Compliance requirements (SOC 2, ISO 27001) - A security team that needs real prioritization

Security Hub shows you 1,000+ findings with no context. Everything is "High" or "Critical" but you don't know what actually matters.

The Enterprise Tool Trap

So you look at enterprise CSPM tools:

Wiz: $100k-300k/year **Orca

Your entire security budget is $50k-100k. These tools cost more than your whole team.

But you need enterprise features: - Attack path analysis - Risk prioritization - Compliance reporting - Integration with your existing tools

The Series B Sweet Spot

This is exactly why we built DevSecured for Series B-D companies.

Enterprise features at startup pricing: - Attack path analysis: $1,999/month (not $20k/month) - Full platform access for 1-20 AWS accounts - Quarterly penetration testing included - OSCP-validated exploitation analysis

What You Get vs Enterprise Tools

Same core functionality: - Graph-based attack path analysis - CVE integration within attack chains - Crown jewel asset protection - Compliance reporting (SOC 2, ISO 27001)

Better for your stage: - Designed for 20-100 AWS accounts (not 1,000+) - Focused on exploitability (not just compliance) - Direct access to security engineers - No enterprise sales process

Real Series B Example

A Series B fintech company came to us with: - $75k security budget - 1,089 CSPM findings from Security Hub - Wiz quote for $180k/year - Compliance audit in 3 months

Our approach: - Reduced 1,089 findings to 12 exploitable attack chains - Fixed top 5 chains in 2 weeks - Eliminated 73% of breach risk - Passed SOC 2 audit - Total cost: $24k/year

Making the Business Case

Cost comparison: - Enterprise CSPM: $200k/year - DevSecured: $24k/year - Savings: $176k/year

ROI calculation: - Security team time saved: 160 hours/year - Faster remediation: 5x improvement - Risk reduction: 80% average - Compliance ready: SOC 2, ISO 27001

Getting Started

Most Series B companies discover 8-15 critical attack chains they didn't know existed.

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