{"id":19609,"date":"2026-10-23T01:08:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T01:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/au\/?p=19609"},"modified":"2026-10-23T01:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T01:14:51","slug":"cracking-the-code-a-practical-guide-for-aussie-businesses-to-cybersecurity-frameworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/au\/blog\/cracking-the-code-a-practical-guide-for-aussie-businesses-to-cybersecurity-frameworks\/","title":{"rendered":"Cracking the Code: A Practical Guide for Aussie Businesses to Cybersecurity Frameworks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19609\" class=\"elementor elementor-19609\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-381b2af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"381b2af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9450085 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9450085\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Earlier this week, an Australian government agency revealed it had considered terminating a major contract after a contractor&#8217;s employee sent a sensitive document from the wrong email account. Not a hack. Not a ransomware attack. A simple data-handling slip and the agency weighed ending a A$650 million contract relationship over it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It&#8217;s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and that story is a useful reminder: most security incidents aren&#8217;t cinematic. They&#8217;re ordinary mistakes with expensive consequences. The good news? There&#8217;s a structured, practical way to prevent them: cybersecurity frameworks. They&#8217;re your digital playbook for managing risk, staying compliant, and keeping your business running when things go wrong.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here&#8217;s what the latest numbers tell us:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b885fef elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b885fef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-checkbox-blank-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>AU$347 billion<\/strong> - projected global spending on information security in 2026, up 11.6% on the previous year <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-checkbox-blank-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>AU$7.1 million<\/strong> - the global average cost of a data breach in 2026, a 12% jump year-on-year <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-checkbox-blank-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>AU$4.2 million<\/strong> - the average breach cost in Australia, up from AU$3.6 million in 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-checkbox-blank-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>84,000+<\/strong> - cybercrime reports received by the Australian Cyber Security Centre in 2024\u201325, with medium-sized businesses facing an average cost of $97,200 per incident  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-checkbox-blank-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>96%<\/strong> - of senior security leaders who say AI-enabled cyber attacks are now a significant threat to their organisation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-584aa7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"584aa7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW156303740 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156303740 BCX8\">In this guide, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156303740 BCX8\">we&#8217;ll<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156303740 BCX8\"> break down the frameworks that matter most for Aussie businesses and how to put them into action.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e21024 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e21024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are cybersecurity frameworks and which ones matter?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2abdcd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2abdcd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1248\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&apos;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&apos; viewBox%3D&apos;0 0 1920 1248&apos;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17437 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/iStock-1365847213-1.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/iStock-1365847213-1.webp 1920w, https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/iStock-1365847213-1-1536x999.webp 1536w, https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/iStock-1365847213-1-2048x1332.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/iStock-1365847213-1-1140x740.jpg 1140w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" data-aspect=\"1.53846153846\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa51ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aa51ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A cybersecurity framework is a structured set of guidelines, best practices, and standards for identifying risks, protecting assets, detecting threats, responding to incidents, and recovering from breaches. They&#8217;re flexible, scalable, and built to be tailored to your business &#8211; not one-size-fits-all.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Four frameworks and standards stand out for Australian businesses:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1079fb elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1079fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"892\" height=\"466\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&apos;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&apos; viewBox%3D&apos;0 0 892 466&apos;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20508 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/framewroks-and-standards.webp\" data-aspect=\"1.91416309013\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2939c8 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_table\" data-id=\"b2939c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table><thead><tr><th class=\"elementor-repeater-item-617fb2d\">Framework<\/th><th class=\"elementor-repeater-item-34279e7\">Best for<\/th><th class=\"elementor-repeater-item-68adadd\">Key features<\/th><\/thead><\/tr><tr><td class=\"elementor-repeater-item-28c5bae\"><strong>ACSC Essential Eight<\/strong> (Australian Cyber Security Centre \/ ASD) <\/td><td class=\"elementor-repeater-item-8c1ec99\">Aussie businesses seeking a practical baseline<\/td><td class=\"elementor-repeater-item-bc056e3\">Eight mitigation strategies, with four maturity levels from 0 (minimal protection) to 3 (optimised against sophisticated threats)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a9a1413\"><strong>APRA CPS 234<\/strong> (Australian Prudential Regulation Authority) <\/td><td class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7662c2c\">APRA-regulated entities: banks, insurers, super funds <\/td><td class=\"elementor-repeater-item-27c2aff\">Mandatory information security standard requiring accountable entities to maintain security capabilities proportionate to their risk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"elementor-repeater-item-f0f94f4\"><strong>NIST Cybersecurity Framework<\/strong> (National Institute of Standards and Technology) <\/td><td class=\"elementor-repeater-item-69e1af7\">Broad risk management across any business size <\/td><td class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7e539dc\">Five core functions: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"elementor-repeater-item-406002a\"><strong>ISO\/IEC 27001<\/strong> <\/td><td class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6320d0b\">Formal information security management, regulated industries <\/td><td class=\"elementor-repeater-item-df70d9f\">Risk-based controls, policies, continuous improvement <\/td><\/tr><\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a4ee2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a4ee2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where to start?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0a791 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a0a791\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW220981552 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220981552 BCX8\">For most Aussie businesses, the Essential Eight is the natural starting point; <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220981552 BCX8\">it&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220981552 BCX8\"> practical, locally focused, and built for the Australian threat landscape. If <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220981552 BCX8\">you&#8217;re<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220981552 BCX8\"> an APRA-regulated entity, CPS 234 compliance is non-negotiable. NIST offers a broader, more adaptable structure for managing complex risk. ISO 27001 is the go-to if you need formal certification to prove your security credentials to clients, partners, or regulators.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW220981552 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd00853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd00853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From assessment to action: your practical path forward<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5c75ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5c75ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&apos;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&apos; viewBox%3D&apos;0 0 2121 1414&apos;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19335 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/iStock-1465787743-e1744256761402.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/iStock-1465787743-e1744256761402.jpg 2121w, https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/iStock-1465787743-e1744256761402-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/iStock-1465787743-e1744256761402-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/iStock-1465787743-e1744256761402-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/iStock-1465787743-e1744256761402-720x480.jpg 720w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2121px) 100vw, 2121px\" data-aspect=\"1.5\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41befbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41befbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW147545518 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147545518 BCX8\">You <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147545518 BCX8\">don&#8217;t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147545518 BCX8\"> need an IT degree to get started. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147545518 BCX8\">Here&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147545518 BCX8\"> a three-phase approach to assessing your posture and aligning with a framework.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW147545518 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45963ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45963ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phase 1: Know where you stand <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d4943 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"71d4943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-checkbox-blank-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Inventory your digital assets:<\/strong> What's on your network? Hardware, software, cloud services, critical data - list it all. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-checkbox-blank-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Identify potential threats:<\/strong> Phishing, ransomware, insider threats, supply chain attacks. What could go wrong? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-checkbox-blank-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Review existing controls:<\/strong> Strong passwords? Regular backups? Who has access to what? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-checkbox-blank-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Benchmark against a framework:<\/strong> Use the Essential Eight, NIST, ISO 27001, or CPS 234 to see where you're hitting the mark, and where you're falling short.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f03e3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f03e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phase 2: Close the gaps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4703bc elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c4703bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-checkbox-blank-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Set clear objectives:<\/strong> What are your security goals? 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Prioritise what matters most. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-checkbox-blank-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Build an action plan:<\/strong> Break tasks into manageable chunks (patching software, updating policies, running training sessions, upgrading backups). <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-checkbox-blank-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Document everything:<\/strong> Good records aren't just for compliance. They're essential during incidents and audits. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e709035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e709035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phase 3: Know when to get help<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0dd714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0dd714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW265314367 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265314367 BCX8\">Some things are best left to experts. 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Cybersecurity specialists can:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bbe9cd elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5bbe9cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-checkbox-blank-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Perform deep-dive assessments you might miss on your own<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-checkbox-blank-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Help you choose and tailor the right framework for your business<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-checkbox-blank-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Train your staff and build a culture of security awareness<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-checkbox-blank-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Develop incident response plans so you're ready before something goes wrong<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-701548d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"701548d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frameworks only work if you use them \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9e178f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9e178f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cybersecurity frameworks give you the structure to manage risk, stay compliant, and build resilience &#8211; and there&#8217;s no better time to start than Cybersecurity Awareness Month. 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