Cyber Security Services
for Australian Businesses
Layered protection for small and medium businesses. We secure your devices, email, accounts and data, monitor them 24/7 and step in when something looks wrong. Everything is aligned to the Essential Eight and SMB1001.
- SMB1001 Gold achieved
- 24/7 monitoring
- No lock-in contracts
Average reported cost of a cybercrime to an Australian small business in 2024-25 (ASD).
Achieved through CyberCert
Monitoring of devices, email and accounts
Response to security incidents
Businesses supported
Small businesses are the easy target
Australians reported a cybercrime to the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) every six minutes in 2024-25. Email compromise and business email compromise fraud were the most common crimes reported by businesses.
Attackers don’t need to be clever when a password has no multi-factor authentication behind it, or when nobody is watching who signs in to your email. Most small businesses have antivirus and little else.
You don’t need an enterprise security team. You need the right controls, set up properly and watched every day. That’s what we do.
- A staff member clicks a convincing fake invoice or login page
- An email account is taken over and used to redirect payments
- A stolen password with no multi-factor authentication behind it
- A laptop or app with a known weakness nobody has patched
- Backups nobody has tested until the day they are needed
Security that is managed, not just installed
We don’t sell you a product and walk away. We deploy, configure, monitor and respond, every day, as your managed security provider.
Endpoint protection and EDR
Managed antivirus plus endpoint detection and response (EDR) on every computer. Alerts come to our team, not your staff, and we investigate and act on them.
Sign-in and identity protection
We watch sign-ins to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, flag unusual logins and lock down compromised accounts fast. On Microsoft 365, sign-ins from overseas are blocked unless you need them.
Email security and anti-spoofing
Spam and phishing filtering, plus SPF, DKIM and DMARC set up and monitored, so criminals find it much harder to send email pretending to be you.
Admin rights removed
Staff don’t run as administrators. When someone needs new software, they request it and we approve it in real time, which stops most malware before it can start.
Patching and vulnerability scanning
Operating systems and apps are patched on a schedule, and regular scans find known weaknesses. Critical fixes go on fast, the rest after hours.
Security awareness training
Short online training and simulated phishing emails for your team, with completion tracked so you can see who needs a refresher.
The service also covers dark web monitoring for leaked passwords, web filtering, and backup monitoring with test restores. See data backup and recovery.
Not sure how exposed you are?
Our free cyber security assessment checks your devices, email, accounts and backups, then gives you a plain-English report on what to fix first. It’s valued at $2,500 and there’s no obligation.
Antivirus on its own versus managed security
Antivirus catches known threats. Most attacks on small businesses now start with a stolen login or a convincing email, which antivirus never sees.
Catches known viruses
Spots unusual behaviour on devices, including new threats
Alerts pop up on staff screens
Alerts go to our team, who investigate and act
No view of email or account sign-ins
Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace sign-ins monitored
Everyone is an administrator
Admin rights removed, software installs approved by us
Backups assumed to work
Backups monitored and test-restored
Nobody to call during an incident
A team that contains it and helps you meet reporting obligations
Aligned to the Essential Eight and SMB1001
The Essential Eight is the ASD’s set of baseline mitigation strategies, and it’s what cyber insurers and many clients now ask about. We implement the controls, measure your maturity level and give you a roadmap to the next level. In June 2026 the ASD announced the Essential Eight will evolve into a broader Essentials series, and it expects existing controls to carry across, so work done now is not wasted.
SMB1001 is the Australian cyber security certification built for small and medium businesses. We achieved Gold ourselves, and as a CyberCert Certification Partner we take clients through Bronze, Silver and Gold, doing the technical work and preparing the evidence.
- Evidence for cyber insurance applications and renewals
- Straight answers to client and tender security questionnaires
- A clear roadmap instead of random fixes
- A recognised certificate if you choose SMB1001
How we secure your business
From first look to ongoing protection, usually in one to two weeks.
Security assessment
We review your devices, email, accounts, admin rights, patching, cloud settings and backups, and show you where the gaps are.
Fix and deploy
We close the urgent gaps first, then roll out our security tools and settings. Core protection is usually in place within one to two weeks.
Monitor and respond
Your systems are monitored 24/7 and alerts are escalated to our team. If something looks wrong, we investigate, contain it and tell you what happened in plain English.
Review and improve
We review your security against the Essential Eight and SMB1001, add controls as threats change and keep your team trained.
Built for businesses that can't afford a breach
- Businesses on Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace with no security monitoring
- Anyone asked by an insurer to improve their cyber security
- Businesses working towards the Essential Eight or SMB1001
- Healthcare, legal, finance and construction firms holding sensitive data
- Businesses that have had a phishing or email compromise scare
- Directors who need to prove to clients that security is taken seriously
Already have an IT provider?
We can work alongside them as your security layer, or look after IT and security together as part of managed IT services.
Already been hit?
Call us on 1300 619 750. We contain the incident, restore what we can and help you work through the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme if it applies.
We hold ourselves to the same standard
SEQ IT achieved SMB1001 Gold, the Australian cyber security standard for small and medium businesses, through CyberCert. We’re also a CyberCert Certification Partner, so the controls we put in place for you are the same ones we run ourselves.
SMB1001 Gold
Certification Partner
Partner and Cloud Solution Provider (CSP)
Google Cloud Partner
Cyber security: common questions
We already have antivirus. Is that enough?
No. Antivirus catches known threats but misses most modern attacks, which start with a stolen login, a fake invoice or a new piece of malware. We add endpoint detection and response (EDR), sign-in monitoring for your email and cloud accounts, and a team that acts on the alerts.
What's the difference between an MSP and an MSSP?
A managed service provider (MSP) looks after general IT support. A managed security service provider (MSSP) focuses on security monitoring, threat detection and incident response. We do both, so your IT and your security are handled by one team with no gaps between providers.
Do we need the Essential Eight?
If you hold client, financial or personal information, it is the sensible baseline, and cyber insurers increasingly ask about it. Most small businesses start at Maturity Level 0 or 1. We assess where you are and agree a realistic target with you, often Maturity Level 1 or 2.
What is SMB1001 and do we need it?
SMB1001 is an Australian cyber security certification designed for small and medium businesses, with tiers from Bronze upwards. It gives clients, insurers and tender panels a recognised certificate, issued through CyberCert, showing your security meets a set standard. We take businesses through certification at Bronze, Silver and Gold.
What happens if we get breached?
We investigate straight away, contain the threat, lock down affected accounts and restore systems from backup where needed. We then explain what happened and help you assess whether you need to notify under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme.
Can you help with our cyber insurance?
Yes. The controls we put in place, such as multi-factor authentication, EDR, patching, email security and tested backups, are the ones insurers ask about. We help you answer the questionnaire accurately and provide evidence. See cyber insurance readiness.
Does this replace our IT support?
It can sit alongside your current IT provider as a dedicated security layer. Or, if you want one team for everything, security is built into our managed IT services as standard.
How much does cyber security cost?
It depends on your number of users and how complex your setup is. The first assessment is free, and you then get a fixed monthly price with no lock-in contract. For clients on our managed IT plans, security monitoring is already built in.
More ways we protect your business
Security works best as a set of controls that back each other up.
Cyber security in Brisbane
Onsite and remote security support across Greater Brisbane.
Essential Eight
Maturity assessment, implementation and a roadmap.
SMB1001 certification
Bronze to Gold, with a CyberCert Certification Partner.
Cyber insurance readiness
Answer the questionnaire honestly and close the gaps.
Business continuity planning
A tested plan for when something goes wrong.
Find out where your business is exposed
Tell us about your business and we’ll review your current security, point out the gaps and tell you what it would take to close them. No obligation.
- What we found, in plain English
- What to fix first, and why
- A fixed monthly price if you want us to manage it
Prefer to talk? Call 1300 619 750, Monday to Friday. Or book a free cyber security assessment.
Tell us what you need. We’ll get back to you within one business day.