Guidance to help you effectively manage risk, strengthen operational control and achieve compliance with regulatory requirements.

Governance, Risk
& Compliance

We help you understand what your security posture is
and prioritise remediation.

Our governance, risk and compliance services are designed to enhance your cybersecurity posture and protect critical assets. Our experienced professionals can thoroughly check and assess the systems, policies, and procedures of your Information Security Management System (ISMS) independently.

  • Measure compliance with industry and international standards such as the ASD Essential 8, PSPF, NIST CSF and ISO/IEC 27001

  • Identify weaknesses in current security controls

  • Highlight resource or process inefficiencies

  • Demonstrate regulatory compliance

Quality

Compliance With Security Standards

Best Practice
Recommendations

True Trusted Advisors

Protect your digital assets

At Cyconsol, we help you gain insight into your organisation’s current risk profile, protect what is important, and make informed decisions to strengthen your security posture.

Our professionals are available to assist your team navigate the complex landscape of regulatory compliance. We have experience delivering Australian security frameworks and standards, including the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), Information Security Manual (ISM), and Australian Cyber Security Centre’s (ACSC) Essential Eight (E8).

Utilise our assessment services to address security gaps before an audit, reducing the risk of non-compliance during formal audits, supporting a culture of continuous improvement.

  • ✅Assess Vulnerabilities

    Identify gaps in your security systems, infrastructure, and processes before malicious actors exploit them.

  • ✅Meet Compliance Requirements

    Meet regulatory obligations like PCI DSS, GDPR, or the Essential Eight Maturity Model, and demonstrate due diligence to authorities.

  • ✅Improve Risk Management

    Gain a clear understanding of cybersecurity risks and prioritise actions to mitigate them.

  • ✅Enhance Reputation

    Showcase a commitment to protecting customer data and maintaining trust, which is especially critical in industries like finance and healthcare.

  • ✅Prepare For Threats

    Stay ahead of evolving cyber threats by proactively adapting systems, procedures and policies.

  • ✅Optimise Resources

    Evaluate the effectiveness of current cybersecurity investments and allocate resources according to business risks.

A cybersecurity audit can be the first step in strengthening your defences

Our staff have extensive experience with on-premise infrastructure, cloud-hosted services, internal networks, internet-facing services and end user compute.

  • We closely understand the cyber security implications of new and emerging technologies.

  • We have a sound understanding of governance, risk and mitigation, and can apply these skills in a cyber security context.

  • We’re able to prioritise IT security risk management in alignment with your business objectives.

Cyconsol’s cybersecurity audit and assessment services

Our governance, risk and compliance team are experienced in a range of assessments and gap analyses. We can assist your organisation to meet Australian and international compliance standards.

Essential Eight Assessments: Strengthen the protection around your systems and data sets with an assessment that shows your maturity level and readiness. Learn more

ISO/IEC 27001 Compliance: We make globally recognised certification possible with expert knowledge of the framework and how it can be applied to your business. Our scalable service is designed to help you review and stay compliant with access to security risk experts to advise and guide you on maintaining and improving your security risk posture.

Threat and Risk Assessments: Complex IT and OT environments are our specialty! We’ll identify the gaps and recommend remediation activities needed to uplift your defenses.

Information Security Manual (ISM) and NIST Maturity: Our professionals have extensive experience with the Australian Signals Directorate’s risk management framework and can apply this (and NIST principles) to protect your systems and data from cyber threats.

IRAP Assessments: Delivered by our Australian Signals Directorate certified Information Security Registered Assessors Program assessors.

Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Compliance: Australian Government organisations can ensure they’ve met the four security outcomes to protect entities’ people, information and assets in line with assessed risks.

State Government Attestations: Certifications such as Mandatory 25 assessments in New South Wales, VPDSS reporting in Victoria or meeting IS18 requirements in Queensland.

Industry Frameworks and Regulations: We also consult on many industry frameworks and legistration that may affect your business: Australian Energy Sector Cyber Security Framework (AESCSF), APRA CPS 234, The Australian Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI Act), Right Fit For Risk Cyber Security Accreditation, the Australian Privacy Act (1988), and the Defence Industry Security Program (DISP).

AI Data governance: Our AI Data Governance services can help you ensure data accuracy, manage data access, secure data against breaches, and maintain compliance with data protection regulations.

What we deliver

Our services are designed to:

  • Engage with business and project stakeholders to understand the business context and risk environment

  • Summarise your current state

  • Perform a gap analysis, aligned with your target maturity level

  • Assess maturity of security programs and supporting systems

  • Document a detailed report mapping of findings and specific recommendations for improvement and benchmarking against other organisations

  • Deliver a strategic roadmap, including remediation actions

Discover how Cyconsol can help you reduce risk
and comply with your regulatory environment

FAQs

  • At Cyconsol, we help you gain insight into your organisation’s current risk profile, protect what is important, and make informed decisions to strengthen your security posture.

    Our services:

    • Determine the current security posture of your organisation

    • Quickly identify and estimate any business risk impacts

    • Align your business with industry best practices

    • Gain expert guidance for tailored remediation strategies

    • Prioritise remedial implementation activities and timelines

  • Threat assessments are vital in cybersecurity, as they help organisations proactively address issues such as malware, phishing attempts, insider threats, and physical security risks.

    At Cyconsol, our threat assessments systematically identify, evaluate, and prioritise potential threats that may affect YOUR organisation. We analyse vulnerabilities, the likelihood of risks materialising, and the potential impact of those risks. We then document those and the effective remediation actions used to mitigate those threat risks .

  • A cyber threat and risk assessment evaluates the level of risk associated with your specific organisational assets. It can help provide an unbiased perspective on your potential threats and weaknesses.

    Recognising risk enables the development and implementation of effective controls to minimise disruption. These measures help protect sensitive data and uphold trust with both your internal team and external customers. Furthermore, it supports your organisation in prioritising remediation efforts by focusing on the risks most relevant to your environment.

  • It doesn’t matter what size you are, most businesses should consider engaging an independent body to assess their cyber readiness. Threat and risk assessments can be tailored depending on your requirements, from a single system or process to an entire organisation.

    If your organisation does any of the following, then you should understand the risk your systems and processes contain, as cyber attacks may result in a breach of government regulation:

    • you store information that is protected under the Australian Privacy Act

    • your business must adhere to CPS 234, SOCI, PCI DSS or any other industry regulation

    • your business works with Australian government organisations that require you to meet certain standards, such as such as Mandatory 25 assessments in New South Wales, VPDSS reporting in Victoria or meeting IS18 requirements in Queensland.

  • What’s unique about Cyconsol is that we’re entirely pragmatic about our recommendations. Some protective measures will be mandated by the compliance framework you’re trying to adhere to, and others will be guidelines. We’re experienced in recommending the controls that will make the most difference to securing your organisation, and can provide implementation advice, timelines and even conduct the remediation recommendations.

    We won’t recommend unnecessary or expensive work. Often simple enhancements, like software updates or user permission adjustments, can be applied right away. We actively work together with you on the more complex items, selecting those that meet your data and system protection goals.

The Cyconsol Advantage

Independent advice based on the specific needs and requirements of our clients.

Top quality professionals with experience - we wont recommend unnecessary and expensive work.

Up to date with Cloud Services such as Amazon Web Services AWS, Google Infrastructure and Microsoft Azure.

Align your security priorities with your business need - some systems matter more than others.

Extensive understanding of E8, ISM and PSPF, among others, and an ability to uplift your cyber posture.

Knowledge of new and emerging threats and able to translate technical risks to the business context.