IT Security · Essential Eight

Hackers love accounting firms. Let's ruin that for them.

When a client asks how their data is protected, “we think it's fine” isn't an answer. We give your practice a documented, defensible one, with cyber security run as the whole job, not a side service.

Aligned to the ACSC Essential Eight. · It's your Worktopia.
Essential Eight ACSC security baseline AUDIT-READY STATEMENT OF POSTURE Maturity Level 2 Assessed against the ACSC Essential Eight · target achieved THE EIGHT, MAINTAINED Multi-factor authentication Restrict admin privileges Patch operating systems Application control Patch applications Office macro settings Regular backups User app hardening ML2 Certified posture Reviewed Jun 2026 · next review Dec 2026 Worktopia · assessed & maintained
What you're up against

The quiet ways firms get breached.

It's rarely a hooded genius at the door. It's a reused password, a device nobody manages, a convincing invoice email. Each one is ordinary, and each one is fixable.

!The threat
A convincing invoice email
Our defence
Enforced MFA and mail filtering, so a stolen password alone gets nobody in and dodgy mail rarely lands.
!The threat
Ransomware locks the files
Our defence
Tested, isolated backups, so “restore from this morning” is a real option, not a hope.
!The threat
An unpatched laptop at home
Our defence
Every device managed through Intune and patched automatically, so home kit isn't the weak link.
!The threat
Everyone knows the Xero login
Our defence
Credentials masked through Keeper, so staff log in from managed devices and can't carry passwords home.
Our security baseline

Locked down from day one, not upsold later.

These aren't premium add-ons. They're the standing baseline on every firm we look after, in place before there's ever an incident to talk about.

Enforced MFA
Multi-factor across email, Xero and every core system, no exceptions.
Automated patching
Operating systems and apps kept current, so known holes get closed fast.
Tested backups
Isolated, regularly restored copies, so recovery is proven, not assumed.
Managed devices
Every laptop enrolled in Intune, encrypted and wipe-able if it walks.
Controlled access
You decide who gets into what, from which device, and offboarding is instant.
A posture you can show
Documented controls to put in front of a board, an insurer or a client.
The standard we hold to

Built on the ACSC Essential Eight.

The Essential Eight is the Australian Cyber Security Centre's baseline for defending against the attacks that actually happen. We align your firm to a maturity level that fits, then keep you there, so security is a standard you meet rather than a product you bought once.

Not sure where you stand today? The audit scores you across all eight and shows the gaps in plain English.

Take the Essential Eight Audit
Maturity Scorecard
Sample
ACSC Essential Eight · mid-size accounting firm
Application control
ML0
Patch applications
ML2
Office macro settings
ML1
User app hardening
ML1
Restrict admin privileges
ML0
Patch operating systems
ML2
Multi-factor authentication
ML3
Regular backups
ML2
Overall todayML0
Our targetML2
Common questions

Cyber security, without the fear talk.

Aren't we too small to be a target?
Small firms are targeted precisely because attackers expect weaker defences and you hold rich client financial data. Automated attacks don't check your headcount first.
We moved to the cloud, aren't we covered?
The cloud doesn't decide who can log in, from which device, or what staff paste into a chatbot. Those controls are yours to set, and that's the work we own.
Will security get in the team's way?
Done well, staff barely notice it. Masked logins and managed devices mean people sign in and work as normal, the guardrails just sit quietly underneath.
Do we need the Essential Eight?
It's fast becoming the expected baseline for firms handling client data, and increasingly what insurers and clients ask about. We align you to a sensible maturity level and keep you there.
Kip, the Worktopia mascot, holding a coffee

Know where your security stands.

Book a strategy call and we'll walk your firm's posture with you, no jargon, no scare tactics, just a clear read on where you are and what's worth doing next.

Book a strategy call or call 1300 856 912