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Essential EightChecklist12 pages20 min review

Essential Eight ML1: the SMB baseline checklist

A line-by-line checklist for getting to Essential Eight Maturity Level 1 in a typical SMB environment. Covers every control, the evidence we'd expect to see, and the 'good enough' interpretation for practical compliance.

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Essential Eight

Checklist12 pages20 min review

Essential Eight ML1: the SMB baseline checklist

A line-by-line checklist for getting to Essential Eight Maturity Level 1 in a typical SMB environment. Covers every control, the evidence we'd expect to see, and the 'good enough' interpretation for practical compliance.

CIS Controls

Guide18 min read

The Essential Eight is evolving. Our position: build on CIS Controls v8.1

The ASD is reshaping the Essential Eight into a broader Essentials series for cloud-first environments. Here is why we implement CIS Controls v8.1 as the working backbone for Intune and Entra fleets, and how we map it back to Essential Eight outcomes.

Copilot

Playbook22 min read

The Microsoft 365 Copilot rollout playbook

A phased playbook for rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot in an SMB: readiness, the data-governance and oversharing controls that have to come first, licensing, a pilot cohort, adoption and training, and how to measure whether it was worth it.

MSP procurement

Checklist15 min review

The MSP contract review checklist

A practical checklist for reading a managed IT agreement before you sign or renew. Covers SLAs and response-time definitions, what security is included versus extra, data and IP ownership, exit terms, cyber-insurance alignment, escalation, and reporting.

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