Strategic cyber security assessment for risk reduction & operational resilience
More Australian organisations are concerned about growing third-party risks, increasingly sophisticated threat tactics and rising governance expectations than ever before. Strategic cyber security assessments address these areas, providing a structured, evidence-based view of your current risk exposure, security posture and control maturity.
Advanta Advisory’s expert-led assessments can help your organisation identify vulnerabilities, validate the effectiveness of existing controls and prioritise remediations based on business impact. Gain a clear, structured roadmap to reduce cyber risk and strengthen operational resilience, while aligning your technology with compliance expectations and board-level accountability requirements.
Strengthening your business’ defences
Is your organisation adopting new technologies faster than your security capabilities can mature? If so, you’re not alone. But your organisation may be facing increased exposure that isn’t always visible day to day.
Cyber security assessments play a critical role in enabling security efforts to keep pace with adoption – uncovering vulnerabilities, identifying control gaps and verifying alignment with recognised security frameworks.
Leverage an assessment to transform reactive cyber security into proactive risk management by testing current controls, validating privacy and data protection measures, and prioritising remediation actions. For leadership teams, it also provides a clear, defensible picture of cyber readiness. Thereby supporting informed decision-making, governance reporting and confidence that your security investments are aligned with organisational priorities and compliance expectations.
532
data breaches reported to the OAIC in the first half of 2025
59%
of data breaches are malicious or criminal attacks.
$4.26M
average cost to a business after a data breach.
Enhance your cyber resilience
Stay ahead of evolving threats with an expert assessment. Reduce risks and uncertainty, improve compliance confidence and develop long-term resilience with clear insights and actions tailored to your operational priorities.
Book a cyber security assessment consultationStrengthen protection & compliance
Get the clarity your organisation needs to manage risk with confidence. An expert-led cyber security assessment provides a clear view of current risk and control effectiveness to strengthen resilience, support compliance obligations and prioritise your security investments.
Security governance & policy evaluation
Improve oversight and consistency across your organisation. Review your existing security policies, governance structures and controls to align with recognised best-practice frameworks such as the Privacy Act reasonable steps assessment.
Comprehensive vulnerability & threat identification
Identify weaknesses before they can be exploited and prioritise remediation actions. Assess your systems, networks and applications to uncover technical vulnerabilities or misconfigurations.
Regulatory, standards & compliance readiness
Clarify what’s required to meet governance and compliance expectations. Evaluate alignment with relevant standards, industry requirements, and legislative obligations to improve audit and assurance readiness.
Incident preparedness & response capability review
Identify practical improvements to reduce downtime and strengthen recovery outcomes. Examine incident response plans, escalation pathways and decision-making workflows for cyber events.
Ongoing cyber maturity support & improvement roadmap
Ensure your cyber controls are keeping pace with business change, emerging threats and risk appetite. Develop a prioritised roadmap to strengthen your security posture over time and track maturity uplift.
How our cyber security assessment process delivers actionable results
Our comprehensive cyber security risk assessments can provide your organisation with a clear view of cyber risk, turning findings into actionable steps you can implement strategically.
Identify critical security gaps & high-risk vulnerabilities
We uncover risks across your systems, processes and data environments, identifying any hidden gaps that can increase your exposure over time. You’ll receive a clear view of where vulnerabilities exist and their potential impact.
Evaluate your technology environment & current security posture
Our experts assess your infrastructure, tools, configurations and access controls to understand your current security posture. This can help you validate what’s working, identify areas for improvement and benchmark readiness against modern threat conditions.
Prioritise remediation actions by impact, urgency & feasibility
We rank risks based on business impact, likelihood, urgency and resolution effort. Gain an actionable remediation roadmap aligned with your resources and organisational priorities.
Support secure remediation & implementation
You’ll receive a comprehensive report, with guidance from our team about recommendations and actions. This can enable your organisation to strengthen controls safely and implement improvements, step by step.
Enable continuous security maturity & long-term resilience
Prioritise ongoing cyber security and stay ahead of evolving threats. Through continuous oversight and refinement, we’ll help you maintain strong protection and support your organisation’s maturity uplift over time.
Strengthen your security posture
Ready to take proactive control of your cyber resilience? Our tailored assessments will help you take action. Identify critical risks, improve your security posture and strengthen compliance readiness so you can stay ahead of emerging threats.
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