We help Toowoomba and Darling Downs businesses achieve CyberCert SMB1001 certification — from gap assessment and technical remediation through to certification support. We are SMB1001 certified ourselves, so we know the process inside out.
Certification Tiers
SMB1001 is a tiered framework — start at Bronze and progress as your security maturity grows.
Entry-level baseline. Covers fundamental cyber hygiene — patching, MFA, backups, and basic access controls. Achievable in days for most small businesses.
Ideal for: Businesses new to cyber security frameworks or those needing a starting point for cyber insurance.
Builds on Bronze with stronger identity controls, endpoint protection, and incident response planning. Aligns closely with the ASD Essential Eight Maturity Level 1.
Ideal for: Businesses handling sensitive data, government suppliers, or those seeking cyber insurance at competitive premiums.
Advanced controls including EDR/MDR, vulnerability management, and security awareness training. Aligns with Essential Eight Maturity Level 2.
Ideal for: Professional services, healthcare, legal, and financial businesses with higher data sensitivity requirements.
Comprehensive security programme with continuous monitoring, penetration testing, and formal incident response. Aligns with Essential Eight Maturity Level 3.
Ideal for: Critical infrastructure suppliers, government contractors, and businesses with the highest security obligations.
The highest tier. Requires a mature security operations capability, formal risk management, and third-party audit. Equivalent to ISO 27001 in rigour.
Ideal for: Large enterprises, defence industry participants, and businesses with contractual requirements for the highest assurance level.
Our Process
We assess your current environment against the SMB1001 controls for your target tier and produce a prioritised remediation plan.
We implement the required technical controls — MFA, patching, endpoint protection, backup configuration, and access management.
We prepare the required policies, procedures, and evidence documentation needed to support your certification application.
We guide you through the CyberCert self-assessment or third-party audit process and liaise with the certifying body on your behalf.
Common Questions
Book a free gap assessment and we'll tell you exactly where you stand and what it will take to achieve your target certification tier.