Strengthen Your Cybersecurity with the ASD Essential 8
The Essential 8 (E8) is a cybersecurity framework developed by the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) to help organisations mitigate risks by implementing eight core mitigation strategies. At ProtectiveEdge Cyber, we provide a comprehensive Essential 8 service designed to help you assess, improve and maintain your cybersecurity maturity in line with this framework.
Not Sure Where You Stand Today?
Take our 5-minute Cyber Readiness Quiz to get a quick snapshot of your organisation’s current maturity. This free assessment helps highlight areas of strength and those needing attention before undertaking a full Essential 8 review.
What Does Our Essential 8 Assessment Include?
Scoping
We begin with a detailed scoping phase to understand your organisation’s unique environment, existing controls, and business objectives. This ensures the assessment is tailored and relevant to your operational needs.
Interviews
Our consultants conduct interviews with key stakeholders—from IT staff to executive leadership—to capture both the technical and organisational perspectives of your current security posture.
Technical Validation
We perform in-depth technical validation to assess your current security controls, identify gaps, and test their effectiveness. This ensures alignment with the ASD Essential 8 strategies and industry best practices.
Our Deliverables
Gap Analysis
Our detailed gap analysis highlights where your current cybersecurity measures fall short against the Essential 8 framework. We present this in a clear, prioritised manner to help decision-making.
Recommendations
We provide actionable, step-by-step recommendations tailored to your organisation. These are designed to improve maturity levels across each Essential 8 strategy and ensure ongoing compliance with ASD guidance.
Final Report
The final Outcomes Report gives you a comprehensive overview of findings, gaps, and tailored improvement actions. This report becomes a roadmap to strengthen your cyber resilience.
Report Snapshot
This is an overview of the Executive Summary of our E8 Assessment Reports
