Cybersecurity

Microsoft 365 security baseline

Passing the client IT questionnaire first pass - then keeping the bar there

A Melbourne commercial law firm faced an IT controls questionnaire from a corporate client during onboarding. We closed the gaps across the practice in weeks, the questionnaire passed first pass, and the firm now answers the next one in hours - not weeks.

Bringing YourLand's distributed sales sites under one secure managed environment

A Melbourne property developer running across head offices and on-site display suites had grown into an unmanaged mix of personal devices, ad-hoc identity, and no central oversight. Three years on, every staff member logs in behind MFA, every device is enrolled, and a new display suite goes live as a managed environment from day one.

Building CIS Controls v8.1 IG2 maturity with a vCISO partner, not a hire

A private equity, credit and investment manager faced a post-partnership security uplift and chose a vCISO retainer over a full-time CISO hire. Eighteen months in, Microsoft Secure Score sits at 93.6%, CIS v8.1 IG2 is on track for mid-2026 sign-off, and the program ran at a fraction of the Big-4 alternative.

Modernising Kennedy Nolan's studio into a secure, centrally managed workplace

A Melbourne architecture practice with unmanaged endpoints, no central patching, and remote access without modern identity controls. End to end, the studio now runs every device in Intune, every login behind MFA, and every meeting room as a one-touch Microsoft Teams Room.

Essential Eight ML2 in six weeks - with the audit deadline holding

A 45-partner Melbourne firm needed Essential Eight Maturity Level 2 before a client insurance audit. We rebuilt their security posture in six weeks - no missed deadlines, no disruption to billable work.