Diana ran the Security Curve stats through the Cisco ROI Calculator this morning. You could see the disappointment in her face when the ROI calculator (or "Grumpy" as we've nicknamed him) told us we're better off without the CSA:
“Based on the data you have provided, by investing $26,230.00 in Cisco Security Agent, you would save $0.00 annually and recoup your investment in Infinity.0 months. “
Infinity.0 sounds like a long time to wait to get our 26k back. Apparently, according to Cisco, 100% automation of the server/desktop patching process completely obviates any value that might be had from CSA. In our case, we use the default "autopatch" features of Windows, Sun, and Apple.