Governance
Independent assessment of your organisation’s cyber security governance, risk, and resilience. Our platform provides boards, audit committees, and regulators with a clear, reliable, and evidence-based view of your cyber posture.
Independent Assurance for Boards and Regulators
Boards and audit committees carry a significant responsibility for overseeing cyber risk. To fulfil this duty effectively, they require more than just internal reports; they need independent, expert assurance. The AICS Cyber Governance Platform is designed specifically to provide this, enabling leadership to make informed decisions and demonstrate due diligence.
Our process delivers a comprehensive outputs pack that translates complex technical detail into a clear governance context. This documentation is structured to be readily consumed by directors, senior executives, auditors, and regulators. It provides a credible, third-party assessment of your organisation’s cyber security framework and its implementation, serving as a reliable point-in-time benchmark for your governance and risk programs.
A Structured and Verifiable Process
The assessment is conducted against the AICS Cyber Governance Framework, a specialised standard developed for the Australian context. It builds upon globally recognised frameworks like the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) but is tailored to address local regulatory expectations and business environments. It provides a structured method for evaluating your organisation’s capability, maturity, and resilience.
Assessments are performed exclusively by AICS-verified practitioners. The independence and credentials of these practitioners can be confirmed on the public AICS register, providing an auditable layer of assurance that the assessment is impartial and expertly conducted. This verification process is central to the integrity of the platform.
Cyber Governance
Assesses the structures, policies, roles, and responsibilities established to direct and control the organisation’s approach to cyber security, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
Risk Management
Evaluates the processes for identifying, analysing, and responding to cyber risks across the organisation, from the strategic to the operational level.
Control Effectiveness
Examines the design and operational effectiveness of key security controls intended to protect critical assets and information against identified threats.
Incident Readiness
Reviews the organisation’s preparedness to detect, respond to, and recover from a significant cyber security incident, including technical plans, crisis communication, and recovery testing.
Strengthen Your Organisation’s Cyber Resilience
Engage AICS to provide your board and leadership with the independent cyber security assurance they need to govern with confidence.