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How Kombucha Me Future-Proofed Its Cybersecurity Posture with CyberSentien to Secure Key Supply Contracts
Name: Kombucha Me
Industry: Food & Beverage – Functional Beverages
Headquarters: Sydney, Australia
Size: Mid-market manufacturer with national retail distribution
As Kombucha Me expanded into high-profile retail and wellness channels across Australia, its largest distributors began requiring formal cybersecurity assurances as part of their third-party risk management programs.
Despite having no breach history, Kombucha Me faced the risk of:
- Losing critical retail partnerships
- Delayed vendor onboarding
- Non-compliance with data privacy requirements under the Privacy Act 1988 (AU)
To stay competitive and contract-ready, they needed to move from informal IT practices to a structured, auditable cybersecurity program—fast.
That’s where CyberSentien stepped in.
The Solution: CyberSentien’s 3-Phase Proactive Cyber Readiness Program
Phase 1: Cyber Risk Assessment & Compliance Mapping
- Conducted a comprehensive cybersecurity risk assessment
- Mapped existing controls to industry frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, Privacy Act 1988
- Identified critical gaps in access control, policy enforcement, and vendor oversight
Phase 2: Infrastructure Hardening
- Applied CIS Benchmark-based hardening across endpoints and production systems
- Enforced multi-factor authentication (MFA) and secure VPN access
- Segmented the internal network to reduce lateral risk
- Established a quarterly vulnerability management cycle
Phase 3: Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Enablement
- Built a tailored GRC program with:
- A Cyber Risk Register
- Data classification policies
- Third-party vendor evaluation criteria
- Developed executive-ready dashboards for compliance tracking and audit prep
- Delivered company-wide security awareness training
- 100% employee participation within 60 days
The Results
Within 90 days, Kombucha Me was no longer reacting to security expectations—they were confidently leading with a business-aligned cybersecurity strategy.
- Passed third-party risk assessments from 3 major retail partners
- Achieved ISO 27001 alignment and entered pre-certification phase
- Streamlined compliance reporting processes through clearer controls and defined responsibilities
- Accelerated vendor onboarding timelines by 40%
- Secured contract renewals and unlocked 2 new retail partnerships
Why It Matters
Kombucha Me didn’t wait for a breach—they invested in proactive cybersecurity maturity to protect business growth, maintain compliance, and stay a trusted partner in the beverage supply chain.
With CyberSentien, security became a strategic enabler, not a cost center.
Let’s Secure Your Growth Path
If your partners are asking tough cybersecurity questions—or you want to get ahead of them—CyberSentien can help.