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Achieve end-to-end ISM compliance confidently and efficiently with Cyber Forte. We help Australian organisations prepare for and successfully undergo IRAP (Information Security Registered Assessors Program) assessments aligned with the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) Information Security Manual (ISM) and the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF).
Cyber Forte is a trusted ISM advisory partner supporting organisations across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Canberra, Adelaide, and Australia-wide. We specialise in IRAP readiness, gap assessments, remediation support, and assessor coordination.
Our consultants bring deep expertise across cybersecurity, cloud security, compliance, and government assurance frameworks, enabling organisations to navigate ISM with clarity and confidence.
Backed by decades of experience across government-aligned frameworks including ISM, PSPF, Essential Eight, ISO 27001, and SOC 2, our team translates complex IRAP requirements into practical, auditable controls.
We follow a structured IRAP delivery model that accelerates readiness while reducing uncertainty, rework, and assessment delays.
ISM is not one-size-fits-all. We align controls to your system architecture, data classifications, hosting model, and risk profile.
Organisations engaging Cyber Forte achieve ISM assessment readiness with minimal business disruption and clear accountability.
From readiness and remediation to assessor engagement and post-assessment support, we manage the entire IRAP lifecycle.
Our fixed-price IRAP consulting model ensures transparent costs, defined deliverables, and no hidden surprises.
IRAP (Information Security Registered Assessors Program) is an Australian Government initiative managed by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC). It enables accredited IRAP assessors to independently assess an organisation’s security posture against the requirements of the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM).
IRAP assessments are commonly required for organisations that:
IRAP compliance evaluates the effectiveness of governance, risk management, technical controls, and operational security across people, process, and technology. Achieving IRAP demonstrates that an organisation meets Australian Government expectations for confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive information.
Meet mandatory security requirements for Australian Government contracts and tenders
Demonstrate strong security assurance to government agencies, partners, and enterprise customers.
Accelerate due diligence and approval processes by aligning with government-recognised security standards.
Improve governance, access control, monitoring, incident response, and data protection.
Supports maturity uplift against the ACSC Essential Eight mitigation strategies.
Position your organisation as a trusted, government-ready service provider.
Establishes security governance, roles, responsibilities, and risk management aligned with ISM and PSPF requirements.
Ensures least privilege, authentication controls, privileged access management, and user lifecycle security.
Covers secure architecture, segmentation, hardening, patching, and configuration management.
Implements event logging, threat monitoring, detection, response, and recovery processes.
Ensures data classification, encryption, key management, and secure handling of sensitive information.
Supports ongoing control monitoring, reassessment, and compliance sustainment.
Identify systems, data classifications, hosting models, and IRAP assessment scope.
Assess current security posture against ISM controls and identify compliance gaps.
Develop remediation plans prioritised by risk, impact, and government expectations.
Support implementation of technical, procedural, and governance controls with evidence mapping.
Engage and support accredited IRAP assessors through the formal assessment process.
Assist with remediation of findings and ongoing ISM-aligned managed compliance.
ISM is often mandatory for supplying services to Australian Government agencies and demonstrates alignment with nationally recognised security standards.
Cloud providers, SaaS platforms, MSPs, and organisations handling government data or participating in government procurement.
The process includes readiness assessment, gap remediation, formal IRAP assessment by an accredited assessor, and ongoing compliance maintenance.
Cyber Forte provides end-to-end IRAP advisory services including readiness, remediation, assessor engagement, and sustainment support.
ISM readiness typically takes 6–12 weeks depending on system complexity, scope, and existing security maturity.
Costs vary based on scope and system complexity. Cyber Forte offers fixed-price, transparent IRAP engagement models.
IRAP is not universally mandatory, but it is required for many government contracts and strongly expected across public sector supply chains.
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