Cybersecurity & Compliance
Implement Essential Eight controls, deploy Microsoft Defender suite, and build security operations capability. Compliance-ready security that auditors understand.
Security Cannot Be an Afterthought
Cyber threats are accelerating as regulatory expectations increase. Without decisive action, the gap between current security capability and required assurance continues to widen.
Essential Eight Pressure
Essential Eight is now a baseline expectation driven by government mandates and board oversight. Without clear visibility of current maturity, organisations face growing compliance risk and uncertain pathways to uplift.
Tool Sprawl, No Visibility
Disconnected security tools create fragmented alerts, increasing operational overhead while reducing threat detection effectiveness.
Compliance Evidence Gaps
Fragmented documentation and inconsistent control enforcement make compliance difficult to evidence, increasing audit effort and regulatory risk.
Reactive, Not Proactive
Security effort is dominated by incident response, limiting the organisation's ability to proactively reduce risk or improve resilience.
Skills Shortage
Scarce and costly security skills leave teams overstretched and unable to keep pace with Microsoft's rapidly evolving security platform.
The Cost of Getting It Wrong
- • Average breach cost in Australia: $4.03M
- • Regulatory penalties and enforcement action
- • Reputational damage and trust erosion
- • Operational disruption during incidents
- • Executive and board liability exposure
Essential Eight Maturity
The Essential Eight is the Australian Government's baseline for cyber security. We assess current maturity and implement controls required to target level with confidence.
Application Control
Unauthorised application execution is prevented through risk aligned implementaion of Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) and AppLocker policies.
Patch Applications
Automated application patching is implemented through Intune, WSUS, or approved third-party tools, with compliance reporting to ensure ongoing assurance.
Configure Office Macros
Office macro execution is controlled through policy to reduce malware risk, with managed exceptions implemented via Intune and Group Policy.
User Application Hardening
User applications are hardened through secure browser configurations, reduced attack surface, and enforced web filtering controls.
Restrict Admin Privileges
Privileged access is minimised and governed through tiered administration, just-in-time access via PIM, and secure privileged access workstations.
Patch Operating Systems
Operating system patching is automated and governed through Windows Update for Business and Intune policies to maintain and compliance.
Multi-Factor Authentication
Multi-factor authentication is enforced through Entra ID Conditional Access, prioritising phishing resistant methods and controlled exceptions.
Regular Backups
Backups are configured and regularly tested across Azure and Microsoft 365 to ensure reliable data recovery and operational resilience.
Maturity Levels
Not implemented or partially implemented
Partly aligned with intent of mitigation strategy
Mostly aligned with intent of mitigation strategy
Fully aligned with intent of mitigation strategy
Compliance Frameworks We Support
Security controls mapped to the frameworks that matter for your industry and regulatory requirements.
Essential Eight
ACSC baseline controls
ISM Controls
Information Security Manual
PSPF
Protective Security Policy Framework
CPS 234
APRA information security
ISO 27001
Information security management
IRAP
Security assessments
How We Secure Your Organisation
We embed security into your Microsoft environment, align controls to recognised frameworks, and deliver a security posture that matures over time.
Assess
We assess Essential Eight maturity, evaluate Secure Score, review security architecture, and identify gaps against target frameworks.
Design
We define a Zero Trust security model, design the Defender XDR deployment, and align controls to compliance requirements.
Implement
We deploy the Microsoft Defender suite, implement Essential Eight controls, and establish monitoring and alerting for ongoing protection.
Operate
We establish monitoring and incident response, transfer operational capability to your teams, and transition to a secure, sustainable operating model.
Assess
We assess Essential Eight maturity, evaluate Secure Score, review security architecture, and identify gaps against target frameworks.
Design
We define a Zero Trust security model, design the Defender XDR deployment, and align controls to compliance requirements.
Implement
We deploy the Microsoft Defender suite, implement Essential Eight controls, and establish monitoring and alerting for ongoing protection.
Operate
We establish monitoring and incident response, transfer operational capability to your teams, and transition to a secure, sustainable operating model.
Typical Outcomes
- • Lift Essential Eight to ML2–ML3 in 6–12 months
- • Reduce alert noise by 80%+
- • Centralise security visibility
- • Enable audit-ready reporting
- • Accelerate incident response
- • Improve Microsoft Secure Score
Microsoft Security Stack
We implement Microsoft’s integrated security platform to provide consistent, end-to-end protection across endpoints, email, cloud, and identity.