Essential Eight cybersecurity mitigation strategies - make it harder for adversaries to compromise your systems

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Australian Signals Directorate
Australian Signals Directorate
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The Australian Signals Directorate's (ASD) Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has developed prioritised mitigation strategies to help organisations protect themselves against various cyber threats.   The most effective of these mitigation strategies are the Essential Eight (E8).

In the 2022-23 ASD report, nearly 94,000 reports of cybercrime were submitted: on average that's one report every 6 minutes.   The cost of cybercrime to businesses increased 14% from the previous year.   We understand that navigating cybersecurity can be challenging, and we're here to help.   The ASD recommends that all Australian businesses achieve Maturity Level Three for the optimal malware threat and cyberattack protection.

The mitigation strategies that constitute the Essential Eight are:

  • patch applications
  • patch operating systems
  • multi-factor authentication
  • restrict administrative privileges
  • application control
  • restrict Microsoft Office macros
  • user application hardening
  • regular backups

impeltec is a Joint Cyber Security Centre (JCSC) partner (part of the ASD's ACSC). We can offer a range of services to help you assess your current posture against the E8 maturity model, including:

  • gap analysis and recommendations
  • definition of baselines that meet your organisation's specific needs
  • design and implementation of solutions to meet the desired E8 maturity level

As a Microsoft solution partner with the Security designation, our team can assist you with the protection of your endpoints and infrastructure through our extensive experience with Azure, Defender XDR, and Intune.

We can also offer services leveraging Microsoft Purview that can help your organisation govern, protect, and manage its data, wherever it lives.   This includes solutions such as data loss prevention, information protection, insider risk, auditing, and much more.

Contact us to find out how impeltec can help you identify and plan for a target E8 maturity level suitable for your environment.