Digital61 Governance and Risk

Governance, risk and compliance that does not sit on a shelf

Advisory led, risk aligned and built to be operated. We write policy your people can follow, map controls to the frameworks you actually report against, and then keep the evidence current instead of rebuilding it every audit.

Advisory-led. Risk-aligned. Compliance-ready.
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A selection of the organisations our engineers deliver for.

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Capability

What we deliver

Traditional GRC consulting produces documents. We produce a working capability: policy, control mapping, evidence collection and reporting that continues after the consultants leave, because it is wired into the environment rather than into a spreadsheet.

Governance and policy development Policy, standards and procedure sets aligned to the Protective Security Policy Framework, the Information Security Manual and ISO/IEC 27001.
Security assurance services System reviews, design validation and control testing by Australian based advisors, with security clearance where the work requires it.
Risk management frameworks Risk registers, treatment plans and appetite statements that connect technical findings to decisions your executive can actually make.
IRAP readiness and assessment Preparation, gap remediation and assessment support for systems that need to demonstrate compliance against government requirements.
Continuous compliance Automated evidence collection and posture reporting, so compliance is a live position rather than an annual scramble for screenshots.
Essential Eight uplift Maturity assessment against the Essential Eight, then a costed and sequenced uplift plan rather than a list of things you already knew.
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Clients

Who we work with

Compliance pressure arrives from different directions in each sector, but the underlying control work is largely the same. That is why we build to one standard.

Public sector
  • Who. Agencies, departments, councils and government owned corporations, including whole of government programs and tier two and three agencies.
  • Frameworks. Protective Security Policy Framework, Information Security Manual, Essential Eight and ISO/IEC 27001, applied together rather than in isolation.
  • People. Australian based advisors holding security clearance where the environment or the contract requires it.
  • Assessment. IRAP readiness, control testing and assurance evidence prepared for the assessor rather than reconstructed once they arrive.
  • Reporting. Risk and compliance reporting written for accountable authorities and audit committees, not just for the security team.
Private sector
  • Who. Australian mid market and enterprise organisations under board, regulator, insurer or customer scrutiny, often without a dedicated GRC function.
  • Drivers. Cyber insurance renewals, customer security questionnaires, contractual security obligations and board level risk reporting.
  • Cost. Scoped to what is actually required. Certification is a decision, not an assumption, and we will say when it is not worth the spend.
  • Risk. A defensible risk position with treatment plans and evidence, which is what an insurer or an enterprise customer is really asking to see.
  • Continuity. Continuous compliance tooling that keeps evidence current, so next year does not start from a blank page.

Regulated commercial operators, defence industry suppliers and funded not for profits usually face both sets of pressures at once. That combination is familiar territory for us.

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Method

How we engage

GRC engagements follow five steps, and the first one is deliberately small so you can judge the value before committing further.

  1. AssessA short paid maturity assessment against the frameworks that apply to you, with the gaps quantified rather than simply listed.
  2. PrioritiseA costed and sequenced uplift plan, ordered by risk reduction per dollar rather than by the order the findings happened to appear.
  3. BuildPolicy, control implementation and evidence collection, delivered with your team so the knowledge stays inside your organisation.
  4. EvidenceControl mapping and automated evidence collection wired into the environment, ready for assessment or audit at any time.
  5. SustainOngoing posture reporting and periodic reassessment, so compliance maturity holds rather than decaying between audits.
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Assurance

Frameworks we work to

We work to the frameworks your organisation is measured against, and where several apply we map them once so a single control satisfies multiple obligations.

  • FRAMEWORKProtective Security Policy Framework
  • FRAMEWORKInformation Security Manual
  • FRAMEWORKACSC Essential Eight
  • CERTIFICATIONISO/IEC 27001
  • ASSESSMENTIRAP assessment
  • MEMBERSHIPDefence Industry Security Program
  • RISKCyber insurance requirements
  • REPORTINGBoard and audit committee reporting
  • FRAMEWORKAustralian Privacy Principles

Our GRC practice integrates with our Managed SOC, Secure Cloud Gateway and vulnerability management services, which means the controls we write are the controls we can also operate and evidence for you.

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Recognition and accreditation

Accreditations

Independent assessment, security clearances and industry recognition, held so that our clients do not have to take our word for it.

Accredited and certified
IRAP assessed
Defence Industry Security Program member
ISO certified
Microsoft Security Partner
Recognised and awarded
Technology Partner
CRN Fast50 2024
iTnews Benchmark Awards 2025

Let us strengthen your GRC capability

If you are preparing for an assessment, answering an insurer or trying to give your board a defensible risk position, the first step is a short paid maturity assessment. You keep the findings and the plan whether or not you proceed.

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