Secure Your Business with Essential Eight

Assess Your Organisation Against the recommendations of the Australian Department of Defense Cyber security Framework.

We are Australia's most experienced Essential 8 Assessment and Remediation agency with success in industries that include Top Four Banks and NSW State Government.

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Essential Eight Compliance Assessment

The Essential Eight framework, developed and recommended by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), is a set of key strategies designed to safeguard your business from evolving cyber threats. Our comprehensive assessment evaluates your organization’s current cybersecurity maturity, identifies vulnerabilities, and provides a tailored roadmap to achieve full compliance with the Essential Eight, ensuring your defenses are robust and aligned with industry best practices.

ACSC Essential Eight: Strengthened Cyber Security for Your Business

Previously known as the Australian Signal Directorate (ASD) Essential Eight, the newly reviewed ACSC Essential Eight consists of baseline mitigation strategies derived from the Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents recommended by the Australian Government. Implementing these strategies significantly strengthens your defenses, making it far more difficult for adversaries to breach your systems.

Once the initial review is complete and technical assessments are underway, we will assess your organization's overall security maturity. This includes a comprehensive evaluation of your security policies and controls, measured against both the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) and the ACSC's Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents, ensuring alignment with the Essential Eight Maturity Model.

Assessment Deliverables and Recommendations

Our assessment results in a comprehensive report that details the current state of your cybersecurity across all categories, identifies and evaluates potential threats and risks, and provides a prioritized roadmap to uplift your security posture. This report typically includes:

High-level network diagrams
Critical systems, applications, servers, and data inventory
Summary of existing security controls
Identified threats, risks, and opportunities for maturity improvement
Security architecture recommendations
Detailed findings and prioritized recommendations
A 12-to-18-month cybersecurity roadmap outlining key steps for enhancing your security maturity

These recommendations can be implemented by your internal IT team, or our expert security engineers can implement on your behalf.

Our Essential Eight Assessment Process

We begin by conducting a thorough analysis of your environment, measured against the ACSC Essential Eight Framework. During the discovery phase, we facilitate interviews and workshops as needed, perform onsite inspections, and review your documented policies and processes to gain a comprehensive understanding of your security risk profile and overall posture.

Following the initial review, we proceed with technical assessments to evaluate your organization’s security maturity.

This involves a detailed examination of your security policies and controls, benchmarked against the ACSC Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents and aligned with the Essential Eight Maturity Model.

Is your business Essential Eight compliant? Find out free.

Take the free 5-minute Essential Eight self-assessment and get an instant maturity map across all eight controls — with the specific gaps to fix first. No cost, no login, results on the spot.

Most organisations are at a maturity level below where they think, because the rating is only as strong as the weakest control. See your real position across all eight in 5 minutes.

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The Essential Eight assessment was a significant exercise in understanding our cybersecurity posture and compliance.

CIO, State Government

Our compliance is very important and thanks to the work the team performed on our Essential Eight maturity uplift, our visibility greatly improved.

CISO, Top Four Bank

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All Essential Eight Assessments and Remediation Road Maps are in alignment with Government compliance regulations

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