Entries by Damien

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Disruption in Australian MSP Sector Creates Opportunities and Risks for the Mid-Market

Australia’s MSP market is being reshaped by cloud, cyber risk, SaaS sprawl, AI hype and industry consolidation — and mid-market organisations are right in the middle of the disruption. The provider that once kept the lights on is now expected to protect the business, control technology spend, manage third-party risk and support digital growth. For […]

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The Essential Eight Is Being Retired – Should You Be Concerned?

If you’ve invested time and effort into improving your organisation’s Essential Eight maturity, recent news from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) may have raised some questions. The short answer? No, you shouldn’t be concerned – and you certainly shouldn’t stop your cyber security improvement program. ASD has announced plans to evolve the current Essential Eight […]

Strengthening Cybersecurity on an SMB Budget

For many small and medium-sized enterprises, cybersecurity still carries the wrong label. It is too often treated as a technical problem — something for IT to manage, a software tool to buy, or a compliance box to tick. But for Australian SMEs, cyber risk has become something far more serious: a governance, resilience and business […]