====================== Incident cost-estimate ====================== Indirect Costs Software All software used for system analysis consisted of freely available tools - Coroner's Toolkit free - Mandrake Linux free - Redhat Package Manager free - Tripwire 1.2 for Linux free Worker Costs Table Title Hours Cost/Hr. Total -15% 15% ----- ----- -------- --------- --------- --------- Incident Investigator 37 $33.65 $1,245.05 $1,058.29 $1,431.81 System Administrator(*) 3 $33.65 $100.95 $85.81 $116.09 Benefits @ 28% $348.61 $296.32 $400.91 Subtotal (Salary and Benefits) $1,694.61 $1,440.42 $1,948.81 Indirect Costs $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total Labor Cost $1,694.61 $1,440.42 $1,948.81 Median Cost +/- 15% $1,694.61 +/-$254.20 (*) Expected time for system reinstallation Investigator Experience ----------------------- This investigator is currently a Computer Science graduate student with a focus in information security. As such, much of my experience has been gained in an academic environment or during various security related internships. Programming 6 years Security 3 years System Adminstration 3 years