CIO advisory & audit
Get a clear, evidence-based view of Essential Eight maturity.
A structured maturity assessment against the ACSC Essential Eight, with a clear, prioritised roadmap to close the gaps, not just a scorecard.
Starting point
Eight security controls
Result
A defensible position
What it is
A structured assessment against the ACSC Essential Eight with a prioritised roadmap to close the gaps.
What it solves
Essential 8 Audits
Many organisations know they should be assessed against the Essential Eight but do not have a current, evidence-based view of where they sit.
This provides that view and a realistic plan to improve maturity in a form a board or leadership team can act on.
What the engagement covers
The work is scoped around your actual environment.
The engagement can include the following areas, shaped around the problem to be solved and the decisions your organisation needs to make.
- Application control
- Patching applications and operating systems
- Configuring Microsoft Office macro settings
- User application hardening
- Restricting administrative privileges
- Multi-factor authentication
- Regular backups, assessed against current maturity levels
- Evidence-based scoring against ACSC guidance
- Board and executive-ready reporting
Why act now
Essential Eight expectations keep rising, and attestation is increasingly requested by regulators, insurers, and clients. Knowing your real position beats discovering it during an incident.
How the work proceeds
A clear sequence from the current position to an actionable result.
Each stage has a defined purpose. The exact depth and timing are agreed around the size and complexity of the engagement.
How the work moves
Review and score through a clear sequence
Discovery
Stakeholder workshops and scoping across the environment.
Review
Technical and policy review of each of the eight controls.
Score
Maturity scored per control against the published levels.
Roadmap
Prioritised recommendations and a sequenced plan, presented to leadership.
What you receive
Useful outputs your team can act on.
The work concludes with practical material designed for decision-making, delivery, governance, or handover.
- Maturity assessment report scored per control
- Prioritised remediation roadmap
- Executive summary suitable for board or leadership reporting
- Evidence register supporting each score
Expected outcomes
What should be different when the work is complete.
- 01
A defensible, evidence-based maturity position
- 02
A realistic, prioritised path to the next maturity level
- 03
Reporting ready for board and executive review, not just a technical scorecard
Who it is for
Built around the need, not the size of the organisation.
The same service applies in different operating contexts. The scope changes to match the environment, obligations, and decisions involved.
Public sector
Agencies under audit or compliance pressure, or preparing for attestation.
Commercial organisations
Regulated organisations and suppliers being asked to evidence their security posture.
Essential 8 Audits questions
The questions we get asked first.
Want to talk through the situation?
Tell us what is happening and we will help you identify the right place to start.
Ready to get a clear next step?
Fifteen minutes. No pitch deck. A walkthrough of how it works, so you can picture it in your environment.