Essential Eight Compliance
Our team helps businesses implement, improve, and maintain compliance with the Essential Eight. Whether you’re aiming for higher maturity levels, preparing for an audit, or simply strengthening your defences, we provide tailored support to keep your business secure.
What Is the Essential Eight?
The Essential Eight is a cyber-security framework developed by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) to harden your organisations against modern cyber threats.
It defines eight core mitigation strategies proven to block or limit the impact of the most common attacks.
It’s designed to stop the most common ways hackers break in. Think of it as a proven playbook for reducing risk, avoiding downtime, and keeping your business running even if attackers try to get in.
E8 Focus Areas
Application Control
Ensures only trusted and approved applications can run on your systems, blocking unknown or malicious software that could introduce security risks or compromise data integrity.
Patch Applications
Applies security updates to all software and applications quickly after release to fix known vulnerabilities and reduce the risk of exploitation by attackers.
Restrict Microsoft Office Macros
Blocks or restricts macros, especially those from the internet, to prevent malicious code execution through infected Office documents.
User Application Hardening
Disables or removes risky features like Flash, Java, and ads in browsers and applications to reduce exposure to common exploit methods.
Restrict Administrative Privileges
Limits admin access to only necessary users, separating admin and standard accounts to prevent privilege misuse and attacker escalation.
Patch Operating Systems
Keeps all operating systems updated with current security patches to close vulnerabilities and protect against exploits targeting unpatched systems.
Multi-Factor Authentication
Phishing-resistant MFA, such as passkeys and fingerprints, prevents unauthorized access to accounts and systems by using cryptographic protocols that create a secure link between a user and their device.
Regular Backups
Performs frequent, secure backups of critical data, systems, and configurations, ensuring recoverability after cyber incidents, data loss, or ransomware attacks.
Why Essential 8 Compliance Matters
Government and Defence Requirements
Many Canberra contracts require Essential Eight alignment
Improved Protection
Reduce the likelihood and impact of cyber attacks.
Stronger Reputation
Demonstrate your commitment to security with clients and partners.
Operational Resilience
Minimise downtime and disruption caused by security incidents.
Our Essential Eight Compliance Services
Our Canberra-based cyber security experts provide end-to-end support to help your business achieve and maintain E8 compliance.
Whether you’re a new customer working toward compliance for the first time, or an existing client looking to strengthen your maturity level, we tailor each project to your business size, industry, and goals.
We can assist with:
- Assessments and gap analysis
- Remediation planning and implementation of required controls
- Deployment of tools and policies for each Essential 8 area
- Ongoing monitoring, reporting, and improvement
- Assistance with government audits and certifications
- Staff cyber training to support compliance efforts
Start Your
Essential Eight Compliance Journey
Don’t wait until compliance becomes urgent or a contract requirement.
Our Essential Eight services help you stay ahead of threats, meet obligations, and protect your business.
Fill out the contact form and one of our E8 specialists will be in touch.