Auditing and assurance against the Australian Cyber Security Centre's Essential Eight framework — assessed against how your business actually operates, not a rigid checklist.
Scope and target maturity level flex to your business — insurer requirements, government contracts, or your own risk appetite.
Only approved applications can run — blocking unknown or malicious executables before they get the chance to start.
Known vulnerabilities in software closed on a defined timeline, not left open indefinitely.
Macros restricted to trusted, signed sources — a common ransomware entry point closed off by default.
Browsers and other commonly-targeted applications configured to reduce their attack surface.
Admin rights limited to who actually needs them, and kept separate from everyday accounts.
OS-level vulnerabilities patched on a defined timeline, across every device — not just the ones someone remembers.
MFA enforced everywhere it matters — not just where it happened to be convenient to switch on.
Backups tested and isolated, so ransomware can't take them out along with everything else.
Gaps that would let common, unsophisticated attacks succeed.
Some controls in place, but gaps against opportunistic, low-skill attackers.
Solid coverage against attackers with moderate skill using known techniques.
Hardened against adversaries who adapt their tradecraft to get around your specific defences.
Essential Eight alignment is increasingly asked for, not just recommended — by insurers, government contracts, and regulated industries.
Government contracts or grants that mandate a specific Essential Eight maturity level.
Renewing cyber insurance and asked to evidence your current controls.
Already doing the basics and want to know exactly where the real gaps are.