🏢 Cyber security compliance for Australian small business

A 20-person firm gets a security questionnaire from a big customer, a tender demanding Essential Eight maturity, and an insurer asking for MFA and backup evidence — all at once, with no security team. A self-scored checklist doesn't survive the first real request for proof.

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IRAP-grade on Essential EightEssential Eight · cyber insurance · win the tender

Frameworks on the engine serving this vertical

Read from the live catalogue at build time — a framework that is not live on the engine never renders here. Depth is badged per framework: consultant-grade only where we go deepest (ISM/IRAP, Essential Eight), Tier-A breadth everywhere else.

Licence-gated catalogues carry control IDs and CyberSentien's own labels only — the full standard text requires your licence and is never reproduced.

Depth today — stated honestly

Consultant-grade depth where it counts for SMBs — Essential Eight assessed across ML1–ML3 on real artefacts — plus notifiable-breach and third-party framing and an ISO 27001 readiness crosswalk, in a sub-$5k lane. Controls without proof read ‘manual assessment required’, never a false green. CyberSentien prepares readiness; it does not issue certification.

The global angle

The SOCI Act is Australian, and there is no dedicated SOCI catalogue on the engine yet — this page says so rather than shading it green. The lanes serving the obligations mix Australian depth (Essential Eight, ISM) with internationally used instruments — NIST CSF 2.0, CIS Controls v8 — exactly as live on the catalogue.

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Frequently asked

How do I make my small business cyber compliant in Australia?

Start with the Essential Eight baseline, evidence your controls (MFA, backups, patching), and assess against the framework your customer or insurer requires. CyberSentien assesses real evidence and outputs a defensible report.

What cyber certification do I need to win a contract or tender?

It depends on the buyer — often Essential Eight maturity or a small-business baseline. CyberSentien produces the evidence pack that proves your controls; it prepares readiness rather than issuing certification.

Is the Essential Eight mandatory for small business?

Not universally, but government suppliers and defence-adjacent contractors are increasingly required to demonstrate maturity levels, and insurers and customers often ask for evidence.

How much does this cost?

CyberSentien targets a sub-$5,000 SMB lane, far below manual consulting engagements, with an evidence-based assessment rather than a static checklist.

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Essential Eight · Cyber insurance requirements · Vendor risk management