Regulated industry

Government

IRAP-assessed, PROTECTED-cleared cybersecurity for Commonwealth, state and local agencies operating under the ISM and PSPF.

Sovereign cyber security for government agencies.

We support Commonwealth, state and local agencies through the ISM lifecycle. That means architecture, IRAP assessment and 24/7 monitoring. Our assessors hold PROTECTED clearance. Our SOC runs on AWS Australia, under Australian law. We map our work to the Essential Eight and PSPF. One accountable team, no offshore hand-offs, no classified data leaving the jurisdiction.

Government
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Essential Eight mitigation strategies
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Frameworks we map to for this sector
IRAP
ASD-endorsed assessors
2001
Operating in Australia

Cyber threats facing Australian government agencies.

Nation-state intrusion

APT groups hit policy, defence and critical infrastructure through supply-chain and identity attacks.

Ransomware on essential services

Double-extortion attackers time their attacks to budget cycles, elections and emergency responses.

Insider and contractor risk

Cleared staff with legitimate access misuse privileges and steal data.

Supply-chain compromise

Managed service provider and SaaS vendor breaches give attackers lateral movement into classified systems.

ISM, PSPF and IRAP compliance we help you meet.

  • ISM (Information Security Manual)

  • PSPF (Protective Security Policy Framework)

  • Essential Eight (Maturity Level 2 & 3)

  • IRAP at OFFICIAL, OFFICIAL: Sensitive and PROTECTED

  • Hosting Certification Framework

  • Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) requirements

How government agencies engage Vectra.

IRAP Assessment

PROTECTED-certified assessors for cloud, SaaS and hybrid systems.

ASD Essential 8 Uplift

A structured program to reach Maturity Level 2 and 3.

Sovereign Managed XDR

24/7 monitoring on an AWS Australia data plane. IRAP-assessed.

Penetration Testing

CREST-certified engagements, scoped to ISM controls and threat model.

Virtual CISO

Part-time security leaders, cleared where required.

Incident Response Retainer

Declared-incident response with ACSC-aligned reporting.

What changes after a government cyber security uplift.

  • IRAP and Essential Eight reports, ready for your audit cycle.

  • A sovereign SOC with Australian-cleared staff on every escalation.

  • Chain-of-custody incident response that holds up to ACSC and agency inquiry

  • A structured, measurable Essential Eight uplift within one fiscal year.

  • Reports ready for Secretary and Accountable Authority briefings.

Questions agencies ask first.

Are your assessors PROTECTED-cleared?

Yes. Our IRAP assessors hold current Australian Government clearances up to PROTECTED. We can clear them further for an engagement if needed.

Where is the SOC hosted?

Inside AWS Australia (ap-southeast-2 and ap-southeast-4). All data, playbooks and staff stay onshore, under Australian law.

Do you support multi-agency or shared service arrangements?

Yes. We run shared-service security for clusters of smaller agencies and local councils, with per-tenant segregation and per-agency reporting.

Can you map findings directly to ISM controls?

Every finding links to the relevant ISM control, and exports into your agency's GRC tool.

Start with a conversation.

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