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The Australian security policy library.
25 guides covering the core of the information security stack, mapped to ISO 27001 Annex A, the ACSC Essential Eight and the Australian Privacy Principles. Editable, plain English, built to be signed.
guides and policy templates across 9 topic areas.
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The policy library — the templates businesses ask for first.
What Australian businesses should put in an acceptable use policy, including monitoring notices, AI tools, personal use and policy breaches.
What Australian businesses should put in an access control policy, including MFA, passphrases, least privilege, admin access and offboarding.
How Australian businesses contain, assess and notify data breaches under the NDB scheme, including the 30-day and ransomware reporting clocks.
Build a digital asset register for an Australian small business: what to include, minimum fields, keeping it current, and how it supports patching…
Australian guidance on information security policies, APP 11, the ISM, Essential Eight, sub-policies, evidence, ownership and review.
Stop payment-redirection scams: verify bank-detail changes by call-back, use dual approval, spot red flags and know what to do if money goes.
Set practical Australian password rules covering long passphrases, rotation, reuse, password managers, MFA and privileged credentials.
How Australian businesses can secure remote and BYOD work, manage MFA and MDM, protect personal data, monitor lawfully and offboard safely.
What an Australian business should put in a responsible AI use policy: approved tools, what never goes into a prompt, checking outputs, the 10…
The full library
25 guides, 9 topic areas.
Policy Library
What Australian businesses should put in an acceptable use policy, including monitoring notices, AI tools, personal use and policy breaches.
What Australian businesses should put in an access control policy, including MFA, passphrases, least privilege, admin access and offboarding.
How Australian businesses contain, assess and notify data breaches under the NDB scheme, including the 30-day and ransomware reporting clocks.
Build a digital asset register for an Australian small business: what to include, minimum fields, keeping it current, and how it supports patching…
Australian guidance on information security policies, APP 11, the ISM, Essential Eight, sub-policies, evidence, ownership and review.
Stop payment-redirection scams: verify bank-detail changes by call-back, use dual approval, spot red flags and know what to do if money goes.
Set practical Australian password rules covering long passphrases, rotation, reuse, password managers, MFA and privileged credentials.
How Australian businesses can secure remote and BYOD work, manage MFA and MDM, protect personal data, monitor lawfully and offboard safely.
What an Australian business should put in a responsible AI use policy: approved tools, what never goes into a prompt, checking outputs, the 10…
Policy Fundamentals
Frameworks Explained
Compare Essential Eight, SMB1001 and ISO 27001 for Australian businesses, including fit, assurance, evidence, costs and sensible sequencing.
Plain-English Australian research on Essential Eight scope, maturity levels, evidence, assessment, latest changes, comparisons, cost and timing.
Australian research on ISO 27001 requirements, Annex A controls, policies, accredited certification, evidence, 2022 changes, costs and timing.
Australian research on SMB1001 tiers, controls, certification, evidence, the 2027 edition, costs and comparisons with Essential Eight and ISO 27001.
Law and Obligations
Australian guidance on ransomware payment reports, smart-device standards, limited-use protections, CIRB powers, deadlines and penalties.
Australian guidance on Privacy Act reforms, current coverage, civil penalties, the privacy tort, 2026 deadlines and proposed tranche 2 changes.
Regulatory
Australian business guide to the NDB scheme, eligible breaches, serious harm, 30-day assessments, notification, exceptions and penalties.
Australian guide to SOCI coverage, asset registration, 12/72-hour reporting, CIRMPs, SoNS duties, intervention powers and penalties.
Implement and Maintain
Policy Lifecycle
Human Factors
A practical Australian guide to leadership responsibility, director duties, cyber oversight, reporting and proportionate investment in 2026.
Practical ways Australian SMEs can find, afford, develop and retain cyber capability without hiring a full-time security specialist.
Real Australian objections to security policy, answered with practical, proportionate steps for small and medium businesses in 2026.
AI, Privilege and Method
Australian guidance for regulated firms using AI with client data, covering privilege, privacy, cloud terms, licensing, AML/CTF and safer controls.
An evidence-backed Australian method for minimising and isolating client data when using AI to reduce privilege, confidentiality and privacy risks.
Beyond your policies · official government tool
Which licences and permits does your business need?
Security policies are one piece of the picture. ABLIS lists the licences, permits, approvals and registrations your business actually needs — by industry and location. It's a free Australian Government service.
Search ABLISRegistered across the Tasman?
New Zealand has its own library.
Different frameworks, different privacy law, 22 guides written for the NZISM, the NCSC and the Privacy Act 2020.