Digital61 Secure Access

Secure Access Service Edge for a distributed workforce

Security and connectivity delivered as one service, with the Security Service Edge framework at its core. Access decisions follow the user and the device rather than the office, which is the only model that still fits how people work.

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A selection of the organisations our engineers deliver for.

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Capability

What we deliver

SASE converges networking and security into a single cloud delivered layer. The practical benefit is that one policy governs a user whether they are in an office, at home or on a client site, and you only have one place to change it.

Zero Trust Network Access Access granted per application on verified identity and device posture, which removes the implicit trust that a network connection used to grant.
Data loss prevention Inspection and policy enforcement on data in motion, so sensitive information does not leave through a channel nobody was watching.
Secure web gateway Web filtering, threat inspection and content control applied consistently regardless of where the user is connecting from.
Cloud access security broker Visibility and control over sanctioned and unsanctioned cloud application use, including the ones nobody told IT about.
Firewall as a service Cloud delivered firewalling that scales with demand and removes the appliance refresh cycle from your capital plan.
Converged delivery Fully cloud delivered, hybrid with on premises integration, or bundled with the Managed SOC, depending on where you are starting from.
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Clients

Who we work with

SASE lands differently in each sector. Agencies buy it for assurance and sovereignty. Commercial organisations buy it to simplify a stack that has accumulated one appliance at a time.

Public sector
  • Who. Agencies, councils and critical infrastructure operators supporting remote and distributed workforces across multiple sites.
  • Assurance. Architecture aligned to the Protective Security Policy Framework, the Information Security Manual and Zero Trust principles.
  • Sovereignty. Australian delivery and operations, with AGSVA cleared personnel where the environment requires it.
  • Procurement. Delivered through established government arrangements, with the design and risk documentation your accreditation process expects.
  • Integration. Embedded into your broader cyber security framework rather than operated as an isolated connectivity product.
Private sector
  • Who. Australian mid market and enterprise organisations with hybrid workers and multiple cloud applications.
  • Pace. Cloud delivered rollout without a hardware program, so improvement in posture arrives in weeks rather than after a capital cycle.
  • Cost. Consolidates several point products into one service, which usually removes more licence and appliance spend than it adds.
  • Risk. Zero Trust access and data loss prevention directly answer the control questions in insurance renewals and customer questionnaires.
  • Continuity. Co-managed operation with your internal team, including policy change management so the ruleset does not drift.

If remote access is still handled by a legacy VPN that grants network level trust, that is usually the single largest exposure we find and the fastest one to close.

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Method

How we engage

Five steps, sequenced so that the highest risk access paths are addressed before the convenient ones.

  1. DiscoverA short paid assessment of current access paths, applications, identity posture and the security products already in place.
  2. DesignA target architecture and policy model, costed, with the consolidation opportunities and residual risks named up front.
  3. AssureControl mapping against the frameworks you report to, plus the change and privacy documentation your governance requires.
  4. DeliverStaged rollout by user group and application, with pilot cohorts, agreed rollback points and legacy access retired deliberately.
  5. OperateOngoing policy management, tuning and monitoring, integrated with the Managed SOC where you have taken that service.
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Assurance

Standards and assurance

The architecture is built to the same standards across both sectors, which means the evidence produced serves an assessor and an insurer equally well.

  • ARCHITECTUREZero Trust Network Access
  • FRAMEWORKProtective Security Policy Framework
  • FRAMEWORKInformation Security Manual
  • FRAMEWORKACSC Essential Eight
  • TOOLINGData loss prevention
  • SOVEREIGNTYAustralian data sovereignty
  • PERSONNELAGSVA cleared personnel
  • DELIVERYCloud delivered and hybrid models

SASE can be delivered as a standalone service, integrated with your existing security stack, or bundled with the Managed SOC so that detection and response sit with the same team that holds the policy.

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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 secure what is next

If remote access, cloud application sprawl or an ageing VPN is the thing keeping you up, the first step is a short paid assessment of your current access paths. You get a costed plan before you commit to anything larger.

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