Industrial Cybersecurity & OT Risk calculator

Incident Response Cost Calculator

Use this calculator to estimate the cost of responding to an OT cybersecurity incident. It covers defensive activities such as incident coordination, containment support, evidence preservation, system recovery, validation, and controlled production restart.

What this calculator does

  • Estimate OT incident response cost using response work packages, cost per package, affected scope, and fixed coordination costs.
  • Use it when budgeting tabletop findings, OT response retainers, recovery exercises, or cyber incident cost scenarios.
  • The result estimates response cost for the selected OT incident scenario.

Formula used

  • Variable incident response cost = OT response work packages × cost per response work package × incident scope included
  • Total incident response cost = variable incident response cost + fixed incident coordination cost

Inputs explained

  • OT response work packages: Count response tasks, affected systems, production areas, vendor work packages, or recovery waves in scope.
  • Cost per response work package: Include internal labor, outside support, control system checks, recovery validation, operations support, and documentation.
  • Incident scope included: Use 100% for the full scenario or a lower share for one site, line, business unit, or probability weighted case.
  • Fixed incident coordination cost: Include incident command, communications, legal review, reporting, travel, shift coverage, and response retainer charges.

How to use the result

  • Use it to budget response plans, retainers, tabletop remediation, and recovery exercise improvements.
  • It stays within defensive planning details and does not replace an approved incident response plan.

Common questions

  • What is the incident response cost calculator for? It estimates defensive response cost for an OT cybersecurity incident scenario.
  • What information should I enter? Use response work packages, cost per package, affected scope, and fixed coordination cost.
  • What does the result tell me? The result helps budget incident response resources and compare readiness improvements.
  • When is the result only an estimate? It is only an estimate when incident scope, response duration, vendor support, or reporting obligations change.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.