Essential Eight Support
Secure your business and unlock growth with the Essential Eight. Adopt the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s (ACSC) recommendations to protect your company and reach key milestones.
Why should you adopt the Essential Eight?
Australian businesses are attractive targets for cybercriminals, and the list of cyber security threats is always growing. The Essential Eight helps protect your business against this range of cyber threats using recommendations from the ACSC’s top cyber security analysts. Applying the Essential Eight leads to stronger cyber security and better protected business operations and data.
Protection that doesn't break the bank
Protecting your business doesn’t require excessive costs. And implementing the Essential Eight strategies can be more cost-effective than dealing with the aftermath of a cyber incident. Keep your security up-to-date so the rest of your business can grow.
Compliance made easy
Adopting the Essential Eight simplifies compliance with various industry regulations and standards, such as the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) and the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme.
Comprehensive solutions
The Essential Eight offers a comprehensive approach to cyber security by addressing critical areas. By implementing these strategies, you can significantly reduce your organisation’s attack surface and minimise the risk of a successful breach, ensuring your business assets and data remain secure.
Reduce cyber insurance premiums
Adopting cyber security controls, such as those outlined in the Essential Eight, may have a positive impact on cyber insurance premiums.
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WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIAL EIGHT?
Baseline protection to keep your business moving
The Essential Eight is a series of mitigation strategies designed to protect businesses from a range of cyber threats.
Developed by the ACSC, the Essential Eight aims to protect Microsoft Windows-based internet networks in Australia.
Abiding by the Essential Eight can be a worthwhile investment. After all, implementing the Essential Eight can often be more cost-efficient than responding to a cyber security incident after it has occurred.
Patch Applications
Ensure applications are maintained for optimal protection.
Multi-Factor Authentication
Protect user accounts from malicious logins.
Application Control
Prevent malicious software from executing.
User Application Hardening
Protect end user systems.
Patch Operating Systems
Secure internet facing services and systems.
Restrict Admin Privileges
Secure admin of your tech environment.
Restrict MS Office Macros
Strengthen MS Office macros.
Regular Backups
Ensure post-incident system recovery.
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Stanfield IT’s Essential Eight Services
Essential Eight support that protects your business, no matter what stage it’s at
Audit
See how your business lines up with the Essential Eight with a clear score that provides you with a measurable overview of your current position.
Action & Prioritisation
Receive a detailed list of actionable mitigation strategies to improve your cyber security.
Additional Recommendations
Receive additional recommendations tailored to your business with a triaged action plan.
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RESOURCES
More Essential Eight resources
Announcing Our New Essential Eight Report
For many business owners and professionals, business security is always top of mind. And for good reason, cyber threats have become a reality of doing business. As we’ve seen in the last 12 months, attackers are targeting data from Australian businesses, big and...
The Essential Eight Maturity Model Explained
If you’re a business owner or IT professional you’re probably familiar with the challenge of securing data and infrastructure. One of the most effective frameworks designed to address these challenges is the Essential Eight Maturity Model. It comprises four distinct...
The Ultimate Guide To The Essential Eight
IntroductionIf you haven’t implemented the ACSC's Essential Eight, then it’s time to start paying attention. That’s because the Essential Eight is one of the easiest ways you can protect your organisation from adversaries. And with the sharp rise in cybercrime...