ASD confirmed on 24 June 2026 that the Essential 8 will be retired within two years, replaced by a new 'Essentials' series. What it means for Australian SMBs mid-implementation, and why you shouldn't stop what you're doing.
A practical guide for Australian businesses on answering vendor security questionnaires — what enterprise buyers really want, how to respond so procurement accepts it, and what to do when the honest answer is 'not yet'.
What to fix in your M365 tenant before turning on Copilot: sharing audit, sensitivity labels, Conditional Access, DLP, audit logging, and the workforce gap.
A practical, plain-English breakdown of the ACSC Essential 8, maturity levels, and what Australian SMBs need to have in place to satisfy government contracts, cyber insurers, and their own clients' supply chain reviews.