Cost Optimization: Making the Most of Modern Security

Modern security tools are more capable than ever. The gap between what organisations buy and what they actually use is also wider than ever. The cost optimisation opportunity is not in buying less security — it is in using more of what you already have.

The Utilisation Problem

The average enterprise uses fewer than 40% of the features included in their security products. This is not laziness. It is the predictable result of deploying security tools that are too complex to configure, that require specialised expertise to operate, and that do not integrate well with the rest of the stack.

MFA platforms that require custom SAML integrations for each application. VPN appliances with hundreds of configuration options and opaque policy engines. Identity platforms that support device posture — in theory — but require separate agents, separate dashboards, and separate billing.

The result is organisations paying for capabilities they cannot access, while leaving their security posture weaker than it could be.

The All-Inclusive Model

TAC was designed with a simple commercial premise: every capability is included in a single per-user licence. MFA — all seven methods including FIDO2. Device posture validation. Identity federation with any directory. SSO. AI agent access governance. Reverse proxy protection for any application.

There are no premium add-ons. No separate licence for phishing-resistant FIDO2. No surcharge for the device posture module. No upgrade required to access the AI agent governance features.

This matters commercially because it eliminates the dynamic where security features are effectively paywalled. Organisations deploy everything they need because everything is already paid for.

Reducing Tool Sprawl

Every security tool in the stack is a licence to renew, a console to monitor, an integration to maintain, and an alert queue to manage. Tool sprawl is not just a cost problem — it is an operational risk. Security events that span multiple systems are harder to detect, harder to investigate, and harder to remediate.

TAC’s unified audit trail is one of its most underrated capabilities. When all access events — human users, AI agents, privileged access, partner connections — flow through a single policy engine and log to a single audit trail, the operational overhead of security monitoring drops significantly. SIEM integration becomes one connection, not six.

The Right Question

The question security teams should ask when evaluating tools is not “does this do what we need?” Almost every tool can be made to do what you need with enough configuration and integration work. The question is “how much of this will we actually use, and what will it cost us to use it?”

The most expensive security tool is one you pay for and do not deploy. The second most expensive is one you deploy but configure to 20% of its capability because it is too complex to do more.