# Cybersecurity Assessment > Understand your real exposure to cyber threats across people, devices, networks and data, and know exactly where to invest first. Page: https://itechnologyaustralia.com.au/assessments/cybersecurity-assessment Good security starts with an honest picture of where you are. We assess your defences against recognised practice, including the Australian Cyber Security Centre's Essential Eight, and turn the findings into a plan that fits your size and budget. ## What it looks at - **Risk & asset visibility**: What systems, data and accounts you rely on, which matter most, and what an incident would cost you. - **Network & endpoint defences**: Firewalls, patching, endpoint protection, remote access and how well devices are configured and kept up to date. - **Access & data protection**: Passwords, multi-factor authentication, privileged access, encryption and who can reach sensitive information. - **Backup & response readiness**: Whether backups can actually be restored, and whether your team knows what to do when something goes wrong. ## What we commonly find - **Systems and software are out of date**: Known vulnerabilities in operating systems, applications and network equipment can stay open for months, and attackers actively scan for them. - **Logins rely on passwords alone**: Email, remote access and cloud apps without multi-factor authentication are one stolen or guessed password away from a breach. - **Backups exist but haven't been tested**: Ransomware attackers go after backups first. Copies kept on the same network, or never restored in practice, often fail when they are needed most. - **Nobody knows what to do in an incident**: With no response plan, staff don't know who to call or what to do first, and without awareness training they are the easiest way in. ## What you get - Essential Eight maturity snapshot - Risk-ranked findings in plain English - Quick wins you can act on straight away - A phased security improvement roadmap - Briefing for management and your team ## Ideal if - Businesses that have never had an independent security review - Organisations with customer, insurer or regulatory security requirements - Teams recovering from, or worried about, a security incident - Leaders who want to know where security spend will make a difference ## Frequently asked questions ### What is a cybersecurity assessment? It is an independent review of your defences across people, devices, networks, data and backups. You receive findings ranked by risk and a plan that shows where to invest first. ### What is the Essential Eight? The Essential Eight is a set of eight mitigation strategies published by the Australian Cyber Security Centre to help organisations defend against common cyber threats. We use it as one of the benchmarks for your assessment. ### Is this a penetration test? No. A cybersecurity assessment reviews your configuration, policies and practices to find gaps. It does not attempt to break into your systems, though it can show whether a penetration test would be worthwhile. ### Will the assessment disrupt our business? Very little. Most of the work is reviewing settings and documentation, and we only need a small amount of your team's time for a few conversations. --- iTechnology Australia: call 1300 803 757, email info@itechnologyaustralia.com.au, or send an enquiry or book a discovery call at https://itechnologyaustralia.com.au/contact-us. All pages for agents: https://itechnologyaustralia.com.au/llms.txt (index) and https://itechnologyaustralia.com.au/llms-full.txt (full text).