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The Essential Eight is being replaced. Here is what to do now.
ASD announced in June 2026 that the Essential Eight will be retired in favour of a new Essentials series over about two years. Here is what changes, what does not, and why the maturity work you do this year still counts.
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Compliance 7 min read
The Essential Eight is being replaced. Here is what to do now.
ASD announced in June 2026 that the Essential Eight will be retired in favour of a new Essentials series over about two years. Here is what changes, what does not, and why the maturity work you do this year still counts.
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Compliance 8 min readThe Essential Eight, explained for people who aren’t security engineers
A plain-language walk through the eight strategies, the four maturity levels, who is actually required to comply, and where most Australian businesses really sit.
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Cloud & 365 5 min readMicrosoft looks after uptime, not your data
The shared responsibility model catches a lot of teams out. What Microsoft protects, what is squarely on you, and the five gaps we find in almost every tenant we inherit.
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Managed IT 6 min readBackups are not a recovery plan
RTO, RPO, tested failover and a runbook someone other than its author can follow at 2am. The difference between having copies of your data and being able to get your business back.
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Cyber Security 6 min readYou paid the ransom. Now you have 72 hours.
Since May 2025 Australian businesses turning over more than $3 million, and critical infrastructure responsible entities at any turnover, must report a ransomware payment to the ASD within 72 hours. What the obligation covers, what it does not, and why it belongs in your incident response plan rather than your legal team’s inbox.
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Business & strategy 6 min readWhat managed IT actually costs in Australia, and what moves the number
Nobody publishes a straight answer, so here is how the pricing actually works, which variables move it most, and the questions to ask so you can compare two quotes properly.
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