Essential Eight Governance

Cyber Security Governance & Uplift Tracking

Implement and govern the Essential Eight maturity model with strategic oversight, program management, and board-level reporting.

What is Essential Eight?

The Essential Eight is a cybersecurity framework developed by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) to help organizations mitigate cybersecurity incidents. It consists of eight mitigation strategies that, when implemented effectively, can prevent or limit the impact of cyber attacks.

Our governance approach helps organizations assess maturity, plan uplift programs, track implementation, and report progress to executives and boards.

The Eight Controls

Core cybersecurity mitigations for Essential Eight

1

Application control

2

Patch applications

3

Configure Microsoft Office macro settings

4

User application hardening

5

Restrict administrative privileges

6

Patch operating systems

7

Multi-factor authentication

8

Regular backups

What We Deliver

Comprehensive Essential Eight governance and program management

Maturity Assessment

Essential Eight maturity level assessment

Uplift Program Governance

Strategic governance for control implementation

Control Tracking

Monitor and track control implementation progress

Board Reporting

Executive reporting on Essential Eight posture

Maturity Levels

M0

Maturity Zero

Not implemented or only partially implemented

M1

Maturity One

Partially implemented with ad-hoc processes

M2

Maturity Two

Mostly implemented with documented processes

M3

Maturity Three

Fully implemented with managed processes

Ready to Implement Essential Eight Governance?

Let's discuss how we can help you assess maturity, plan uplift, and track Essential Eight implementation.