Essential Eight Assessments Services
Essential 8 Assessments by our team of experts, as trusted service providers of the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC)
Evaluate your organization’s current cybersecurity maturity level against the updated Essential 8. We provide in-person benchmarking of systems and documentation against each of the eight mitigation strategies and their corresponding target maturity levels, identifying gaps and prioritizing actions for remediation and enhancement, with comprehensive reporting. We can also develop a risk management plan for the current state, residual risk, and target maturity level. We offer a fast-track two-to-three-week assessment service, or, preferred, a comprehensive six-week deep dive.
Why does Essential 8 matter to your organization?
Cybercrime is on the rise. Every organization faces a variety of threats, ranging from highly disruptive and destructive ransomware attacks to online fraud and the theft of data. Threat actors have at their disposal a vast array of tools and methods they can use to identify and exploit vulnerabilities to your systems.
Defend against adversaries
Building a strategy to defend against these adversaries requires a strategic focus. Otherwise, it can seem impossible to detect and block each different type of attack. The Essential Eight provides a strategic framework that can be used to build a baseline defense against the cyber risks your organization faces.
The Essential Eight matters to your business because it provides the building blocks of robust cybersecurity solutions that cover defensive measures to mitigate the risk of a breach and minimize the chances that a threat actor can compromise the confidentiality, integrity and availability of your data. Even at Essential Eight Maturity Level 1, organizations will be able to actively prevent many threats.
For the Government Essential 8 is mandated
For government agencies, compliance with the Essential Eight is mandated. Many government agencies require that their suppliers also report on their Essential 8 measures. And while mandates are not in effect yet for commercial entities and the Not-For-Profit sector, we can expect Essential 8 compliance to become an emerging industry standard, as have ISO27001 and the NIST Cyber Security Framework.
How can MOODY INTERNATIONAL help?
MOODY INTERNATIONAL has deep expertise in the essential 8 cybersecurity, assisting both government and private organizations to implement relevant Essential Eight controls contextualized to our clients’ environments. Our proven methodology is based on a solid partnership with our clients. We start by understanding your goals and your specific cyber risks and threats.
A MOODY Essential Eight Maturity Uplift is tailored to your requirements and may include:
Baseline: a current state assessment of your current controls
• A baseline is established so that the current state of cybersecurity controls in your organization are understood and assessed against the Essential Eight Maturity Model. You’ll work closely with MOODY’s security experts to identify where your strengths and weaknesses are.
Develop a roadmap to implement the Essential 8 controls
• Our team of Advisory consultants will develop a plan to bridge the gaps between your current state and the right level of Essential Eight maturity required for your organization.
Assistance with executing the roadmap recommendations
• Once the strategic plan is agreed, MOODY will leverage its team of over 400 cybersecurity experts to help you choose the best risk mitigation tools and strategies and help you to deploy them for maximum protection.
Essential 8 Assessment and Technical Uplift
Continuous Reporting
• Conduct the Essential 8 assessment to validate the technical implementation of the controls and improve your cyber posture and maturity.
Uplift your organization’s security posture with MOODY INTERNATIONAL
MOODY INTERNATIONAL understands that there is no ‘one size fits all’ way to implement cybersecurity controls. We'll consider your organization’s objectives and needs and develop a bespoke solution that will deliver a significant uplift in your organization’s security posture. MOODY Australia's trusted cybersecurity company, will work alongside you as your security partner to help ensure your people, systems, data, and customers are protected.
MOODY is a global leader in management systems, a Training and Inspection Service Provider, having issued various management systems certifications to date. Our dedicated and experienced auditors across the globe can speak your language and help you explore the possibility of integrating your Essential Eight Assessments Report initiative with other management systems reports. We can also act as a one-stop provider for all your quality certification needs by offering bundled product testing and certification services. With the MOODY International mark, you demonstrate your commitment to delivering quality products and services.