Essential Eight Maturity for Australian SMBs
Boost your cyber resilience and meet client expectations with the ACSC’s Essential Eight.
Logic Weave helps SMBs assess, uplift, and prove their maturity level with confidence.
The Essential Eight Explained
The Essential Eight is a set of eight mitigation strategies developed by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC).
It’s the baseline for cyber resilience — and increasingly a requirement for working with government and enterprise clients.
The eight strategies cover:
• Application whitelisting
• Patching applications
• Configuring Microsoft Office macros
• User application hardening
• Restricting admin privileges
• Patching operating systems
• Multi-factor authentication
• Regular backups
Why SMBs Need Essential Eight Uplift
• Government alignment – Agencies and partners expect vendors to meet Essential Eight standards.
• Tender requirements – More procurement processes now ask for “E8 maturity level.”
• Insurer expectations – Cyber insurers increasingly use E8 maturity as a benchmark.
• Risk reduction – Following the Essential Eight greatly reduces ransomware and breach risks.
What We Deliver
• Maturity Assessments – Identify your current level (0–3) across all eight strategies.
• Practical Uplift Plans – Step-by-step improvements tailored to SMB budgets.
• Policy & Control Implementation – From MFA to patching policies.
• Board & Client Reporting – Demonstrate maturity in tender responses and risk reports.
• Continuous Improvement – Regular reviews to maintain or increase the maturity level.
Our Approach to Essential Eight Uplift
1. Assessment – Review current controls against the ACSC maturity model.
2. Roadmap – Define your target maturity (often Level 2 for SMBs).
3. Implementation – Support technical and governance changes.
4. Validation – Re-assess maturity and provide evidence.
5. Ongoing governance – Quarterly reviews to stay aligned.
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