Case Study — University of Arizona

From 12 Security Plans to Nearly 300 — at 1,002% ROI

Learn how the University of Arizona expanded program coverage across hundreds of resources, achieved 100% unit participation, and generated $3.9 million in annual value — without millions in consulting fees.

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~300

Active security plans — up from fewer than 12

1,002%

Return on investment

94%

Reduction in time per security plan

100%

Of units participating in the program

The Challenge

An impossible equation — and no easy way out

The University of Arizona's cybersecurity team faced a coverage problem that couldn't be solved with more of the same. With over 100 units across the organization, the centralized model had hit a hard ceiling — not from lack of effort, but from structural limitations that no amount of additional headcount could fix.

Comprehensive coverage under the old model would have cost $2.57 million and taken many years. Neither was available. The team needed a fundamentally different approach.

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Fewer than 12 security plans maintained across 100+ organizational units

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16–40+ hours required per security plan under the existing process

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$2.57 million theoretical cost for full coverage — unavailable

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Near-zero visibility into distributed resources operating outside the security team's view

With over 100 units, everybody trying to manage spreadsheets and very few people at the ISO driving the process, it was patchy, participation was low, and it was very difficult and time consuming.

Steve HicksPrincipal Information Security Architect, University of Arizona

University of Arizona — Customer Testimonial

In Their Own Words

Hear from the team that lived it

The University of Arizona's security leadership shares how Sibylity changed not just their coverage numbers, but the relationship between the ISO team and the rest of the organization — and what it means to have resource teams genuinely engaged in managing their own risk.

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The Results

What changed — and by how much

~300

Active Security Plans

Up from fewer than 12. 100% of units engaged. Coverage that was theoretically impossible under the old model — achieved in under three years.

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Per Security Plan

Down from 16–40+ hours. A 93.75% reduction in time — driven by AI-powered guidance and intelligent workflows that eliminated manual coordination.

1,002%

Return on Investment

$3.9 million in annual value created against a total program cost of less than $360,000 — including resource team security planning labor.

Financial Impact

$3.9 million in annual value created

The financial case wasn't built on projected savings — it was built on documented value across four distinct categories: direct risk reduction, efficiency gains, strategic capacity freed, and program cost.

The methodology and supporting data are available in the downloadable case study.

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Annual Financial Summary

Direct Risk Reduction

$943,740

Efficiency Gains

$2,380,000

Strategic Capacity Freed

$582,120

Total Annual Program Cost

<$360,000 *

Annual Value Created

$3,905,860

* Total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis includes org-wide labor and tech costs

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