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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.

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Acceptable use policy

What Australian businesses should put in an acceptable use policy, including monitoring notices, AI tools, personal use and policy breaches.

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Access control policy

What Australian businesses should put in an access control policy, including MFA, passphrases, least privilege, admin access and offboarding.

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Data breach response

How Australian businesses contain, assess and notify data breaches under the NDB scheme, including the 30-day and ransomware reporting clocks.

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Digital asset register

Build a digital asset register for an Australian small business: what to include, minimum fields, keeping it current, and how it supports patching…

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Information security policy

Australian guidance on information security policies, APP 11, the ISM, Essential Eight, sub-policies, evidence, ownership and review.

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Invoice and payment fraud policy

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.

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Password policy

Set practical Australian password rules covering long passphrases, rotation, reuse, password managers, MFA and privileged credentials.

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Remote work and BYOD policy

How Australian businesses can secure remote and BYOD work, manage MFA and MDM, protect personal data, monitor lawfully and offboard safely.

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Responsible AI use policy

What an Australian business should put in a responsible AI use policy: approved tools, what never goes into a prompt, checking outputs, the 10…

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25 guides, 9 topic areas.

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9 guides
Policy LibraryPolicy template
Acceptable use policy

What Australian businesses should put in an acceptable use policy, including monitoring notices, AI tools, personal use and policy breaches.

Reviewed 2026-07-12Open
Policy LibraryPolicy template
Access control policy

What Australian businesses should put in an access control policy, including MFA, passphrases, least privilege, admin access and offboarding.

Reviewed 2026-07-12Open
Policy LibraryPolicy template
Data breach response

How Australian businesses contain, assess and notify data breaches under the NDB scheme, including the 30-day and ransomware reporting clocks.

Reviewed 2026-07-12Open
Policy LibraryPolicy template
Digital asset register

Build a digital asset register for an Australian small business: what to include, minimum fields, keeping it current, and how it supports patching…

Reviewed 2026-10-27Open
Policy LibraryPolicy template
Information security policy

Australian guidance on information security policies, APP 11, the ISM, Essential Eight, sub-policies, evidence, ownership and review.

Reviewed 2026-07-12Open
Policy LibraryPolicy template
Invoice and payment fraud policy

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.

Reviewed 2026-10-27Open
Policy LibraryPolicy template
Password policy

Set practical Australian password rules covering long passphrases, rotation, reuse, password managers, MFA and privileged credentials.

Reviewed 2026-07-12Open
Policy LibraryPolicy template
Remote work and BYOD policy

How Australian businesses can secure remote and BYOD work, manage MFA and MDM, protect personal data, monitor lawfully and offboard safely.

Reviewed 2026-07-12Open
Policy LibraryPolicy template
Responsible AI use policy

What an Australian business should put in a responsible AI use policy: approved tools, what never goes into a prompt, checking outputs, the 10…

Reviewed 2026-10-08Open

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Implement and Maintain

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Policy Lifecycle

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Human Factors

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AI, Privilege and Method

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