Security audits
A structured review of your websites, email, cloud accounts, and devices. See our dedicated Cyber Security Audit Melbourne page for scope, pricing from $1,500 + GST, and sample findings.
Cyber security
Security your business can understand
Cyber security services for Australian small and mid-sized businesses: audits, privacy impact assessments, Essential Eight alignment, hardening, monitoring, and staff training explained in plain English, not fear and acronyms.
What you get
Everything handled, nothing hidden
Essential Eight alignment
The Australian Signals Directorate baseline applied at small-business scale. For a full maturity assessment and adoption roadmap, see our Essential Eight Adoption Melbourne service, linked below.
Website & cloud hardening
Locking down the things most Melbourne businesses leave open: WordPress and web app hardening, cloud account permissions, DNS and email security (SPF, DKIM, DMARC).
Backup & recovery
Ransomware-resistant backups that are actually tested. If the worst happens, you restore in hours — not negotiate in Bitcoin.
Staff awareness training
Most breaches start with a click. Short, non-patronising training and simulated phishing that turns your team into the first line of defence.
Monitoring & response
Ongoing monitoring of your sites and critical accounts, malware scanning, and a clear incident plan so a bad day stays a bad day, not a bad quarter.
Fit
Who this is for
Teams launching data or AI projects
New CRM, AI feature, or customer portal going live without a privacy review. We assess APP gaps and technical exposure before collection starts, not after a client questionnaire or complaint.
SMBs without a security owner
You run a real business on email, cloud apps, and a website, but nobody on the team has "IT security" in their job title. We give you a ranked plan and fixes you can actually afford.
Teams recovering from a scare
Phishing attempt, suspicious login, ransomware headline in the news. You want to know what is exposed today and what to lock down before something worse happens.
Not a fit for checkbox compliance theatre
If you need a glossy report to file away and ignore, we are the wrong partner. Our work is about reducing real risk, not ticking boxes nobody reads.
Industries
Where we show up most
Professional services
Law firms, accountants, consultants, and agencies holding client data, email, and cloud files that attackers target because defences are often thin.
Trades and field services
Job management apps, invoicing, and customer records on phones and laptops across sites. MFA, backups, and device hygiene without slowing crews down.
Retail and ecommerce
Online stores, payment flows, and customer databases where a breach costs trust as well as money. Website hardening and monitoring included.
Outcomes
What you walk away with
Plain-English risk reports
No jargon walls. Every finding is ranked by likelihood and impact, with a clear fix and a price before we start work.
Essential Eight, SMB scale
Australian Signals Directorate baseline strategies applied pragmatically: MFA, patching, backups, and access control sized for teams of five to fifty, not enterprise IT departments.
We secure what we build
Sites on our care plans ship hardened with malware scanning and tested backups. For sites we did not build, we audit first and fix what matters most.
Anonymised audit patterns
Across SMB audits we repeatedly find missing MFA on admin mailboxes, untested backups, and email DNS gaps. Those are fixable in days once ranked correctly.
How it works
A process without black boxes
Assess
A Discovery Session and audit of your current exposure — sites, email, cloud, devices, and people.
Prioritise
A ranked, plain-English risk report: what to fix now, what can wait, what it costs.
Harden
We implement the fixes — MFA, patching, backups, hardening — with minimal disruption to your team.
Maintain
Ongoing monitoring, scanning, and quarterly reviews so security keeps pace as you grow.
Transparent pricing
We don’t hide our pricing
No gated brochures, no “request a quote” games. These are the real starting prices.
Most popular
SMB Security Audit
From $1,500 + GST
One-off assessment
- Websites, email, cloud, and device review
- Ranked plain-English findings report
- Remediation quotes itemised from the report
Hardening follow-on
Fixed items from audit
Quoted after the report
- MFA, patching, and backup fixes
- Website and cloud hardening
- Staff awareness sessions
Monitoring
Scoped monthly
After the cleanup
- Malware scanning and backup checks
- Patch and account hygiene tracking
- Quarterly reviews
Questions
Straight answers
When do we need a Privacy Impact Assessment?
Whenever a project changes how personal information is collected, used, disclosed, or sent overseas. Common triggers include AI tools, CRM migrations, loyalty programmes, and client security schedules. See our Privacy Impact Assessment Australia service for threshold and full PIA scoping.
Does a small business really need cyber security?
Yes — small businesses are the majority of Australian cyber crime victims precisely because attackers assume they are unprotected. The average reported cost per incident for a small business runs into tens of thousands of dollars, and basics like MFA, patching, and tested backups prevent most of it.
What is the Essential Eight?
The Essential Eight is the Australian Signals Directorate’s baseline of eight mitigation strategies — including multi-factor authentication, application patching, restricting admin privileges, and regular backups. We implement it at a scale and cost that makes sense for small and mid-sized businesses.
How much do cyber security services cost?
A one-off small-business security audit typically starts around $1,500 + GST, with hardening work quoted as fixed items from the report. Ongoing monitoring and management is a monthly engagement scoped to your systems. Everything is priced before work starts.
Can you secure the website you build for us?
Yes — every website we build ships hardened by default, and our care plans include malware scanning, daily backups, and updates. For sites we did not build, we start with an audit and go from there.
What should I do if my business has been hacked?
Disconnect affected systems, change passwords from a clean device, preserve evidence, and report it via the Australian Cyber Security Centre (cyber.gov.au). Then get help assessing the damage — we assist with containment, recovery, and hardening so it does not happen twice.
Do you offer ongoing cyber security monitoring?
Yes. Monthly engagements cover malware scanning, backup verification, patch tracking, and quarterly reviews so new staff, devices, and software do not reopen old gaps.
Can you train our staff to spot phishing?
Yes. Short, practical sessions plus simulated phishing campaigns that measure improvement without embarrassing people. Most breaches start with a click, so your team is the first line of defence.
Will cyber security slow our team down?
Done properly, no. MFA adds seconds to a login. Patching runs outside business hours. We design controls around how your people actually work, not around a textbook that assumes a full-time security team.
Go deeper
Guides worth your time
Cyber Security Audit MelbourneWhat a Cyber Security Audit Covers for Australian SMBsPrivacy Impact Assessment AustraliaWhen to Conduct a Privacy Impact Assessment in AustraliaEssential Eight Adoption MelbourneNIST Cybersecurity Framework Adoption AustraliaFree Essential Eight Maturity Self-Assessment
Next step
Close the gaps before your next project ships.
Book a free Discovery Session. We will give you an honest read on your exposure and a ranked plan to close it — in plain English.