by Paul Friend, MBA | ISO Lead Auditor | May 24, 2026 | Blog
Australian law firms face a targeted and intensifying cyber threat environment. The Essential Eight for law firms Australia is no longer a concern reserved for government agencies. It is a practical, defensible baseline that legal practices of every size must...
by Paul Friend, MBA | ISO Lead Auditor | May 11, 2026 | Blog
ISO 27001 certification confirms that an organisation’s information security management system (ISMS) meets the requirements of ISO/IEC 27001. For Australian organisations, it demonstrates independently verified security governance to ISO 27001 certification...
by Paul Friend, MBA | ISO Lead Auditor | May 1, 2026 | Blog, Managed Detection & Response
SOC services Australia organisations rely on deliver continuous security monitoring, threat detection, investigation, and response across an entire IT environment. For Australian mid-market and enterprise organisations, a managed Security Operations Centre is no...
by Paul Friend, MBA | ISO Lead Auditor | May 1, 2026 | Blog, SOC 2
A SOC 2 report is an independent attestation document. A licensed CPA firm issues it to confirm whether a service organisation’s controls meet the AICPA’s Trust Services Criteria. Unlike ISO 27001, which produces a transferable certificate, a SOC 2...
by Paul Friend, MBA | ISO Lead Auditor | Apr 10, 2026 | Blog, Managed Detection & Response
Managed siem services are on the shortlist for many Australian security leaders for one simple reason. Internal teams are trying to cover enterprise log volumes, compliance evidence, and round-the-clock response with limited staff and uneven tooling. That model breaks...
