Laneway Cyber provides senior-level cyber security, Microsoft 365 security, governance, and ICT advisory services to Melbourne SMEs, NFPs, and community organisations — without the cost of a full-time CISO or ICT executive.
Laneway Cyber brings 20+ years of senior ICT leadership, cyber security, governance, and Microsoft 365 expertise to Melbourne organisations that need enterprise-grade maturity without enterprise overhead.
Our flagship fixed-price assessment — a board-ready snapshot of your cyber risk, Microsoft 365 security posture, and practical improvement roadmap. Perfect for organisations that don't know where to start.
ACSC Essential 8 assessment and implementation across all 8 controls — from application control and patching to MFA and backups. We get Melbourne organisations compliant and keep them there.
A read-only, expert-led assessment of your Microsoft 365 security posture — up to 30 checks across Identity, Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, and Defender. Delivered as a professional plain-English report with actionable recommendations in 2 business days.
A read-only assessment of your Microsoft Azure environment — reviewing your security configuration across subscriptions, resource groups, identity, networking, storage, and Defender for Cloud. Delivered as a prioritised report with remediation guidance.
Most Melbourne organisations are underutilising and under-securing their Microsoft 365 environment. We configure Defender, Entra ID, MFA, conditional access, Intune, and SharePoint to protect your people and data.
Access senior cyber security and ICT leadership on a fractional basis — monthly retainer engagements that give your Melbourne organisation board-ready governance, risk management, and strategic ICT direction.
Policies, procedures, risk registers, and governance frameworks that are audit-ready from day one. Built on 20+ years of ISMS implementation, ISO 27001, and compliance documentation experience.
Turn your people from your biggest cyber risk into your strongest defence. Practical, engaging security awareness training tailored to Melbourne NFPs, healthcare, and professional services organisations.
We're not a generic IT company. We're a specialist cyber security and ICT advisory practice with 20+ years of senior leadership experience across SME, NFP, health, local government, and community sectors.
Board-level governance, cyber security strategy, Microsoft 365, ISMS, ISO 27001, Essential 8, digital transformation — delivered across NFP, health, sport and government.
We understand the funding pressures, compliance obligations, and sensitive data challenges that NFPs, disability providers, and community organisations face every day.
Senior ICT leadership for a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire. Monthly retainers that give your board and leadership team the confidence and capability they need.
Hands-on Essential 8 implementation, ISO 27001 alignment, ISMS frameworks, audit-ready policies, and board-ready cyber risk reporting — practical, not theoretical.
Our expertise is strongest where cyber risk is highest and internal ICT capacity is lowest — SMEs, NFPs, healthcare, community services, and disability organisations across Melbourne.
Practical, proportionate cyber security and Microsoft 365 security for Melbourne SMEs — protecting your business without enterprise complexity or cost.
NFP-specific cyber security, governance, and Microsoft 365 — maximising your technology spend and meeting your compliance obligations.
NDIS Practice Standards IT compliance, participant data security, mobile workforce support, and cost-effective managed cyber security.
Protecting sensitive patient data, My Health Record compliance, and secure clinical system access for Melbourne health organisations.
Cyber security, governance, and Microsoft 365 security for Melbourne law firms, consultancies, and advisory businesses.
Client data protection, Essential 8 compliance, and Microsoft 365 security for Melbourne accounting firms and financial advisers.
Book our fixed-price Cyber Health Check — a practical, board-ready snapshot of your cyber risk and Microsoft 365 security posture, delivered within 5 business days.
Ready to have a practical conversation about your cyber risk? We'll give you straight answers — no sales pitch, no jargon.
A practical, board-ready snapshot of your cyber risk and Microsoft 365 security posture — delivered in 5 business days, starting from $1,950 + GST.
The Laneway Cyber Health Check is designed for Melbourne SMEs, NFPs, and community organisations that know they should be doing more about cyber security — but don't know where to start, what to prioritise, or how to explain the risk to their board.
In 1–3 days of your time, our 20+ year cyber security and ICT governance specialist reviews your Microsoft 365 environment, security controls, policies, backup posture, and Essential 8 alignment — then delivers a clear, jargon-free executive report with a prioritised improvement roadmap your board can actually act on.
Most cyber "assessments" are automated scans that produce 50-page technical reports nobody reads. Our Cyber Health Check is conducted by a senior practitioner with 20+ years of real-world ICT leadership, governance, and cyber security experience. You get practical, prioritised advice — not a scan report.
MFA, conditional access, admin account review, Defender configuration, external sharing, email security, and Teams/SharePoint governance.
A rapid assessment of your current posture across all 8 ACSC controls — application control, patching, MFA, backups, macro settings, and more.
Do you have an Information Security Policy? Incident Response Plan? Acceptable Use Policy? We check what exists and identify critical gaps.
Are your backups current, tested, and stored securely? Are you protected against ransomware? We validate your backup posture and flag risks.
Who has admin access? Are accounts shared? Are leavers removed promptly? We assess your identity and access management posture.
A visual risk heatmap and prioritised 30/60/90-day improvement roadmap — so you know exactly what to fix first and why.
The Cyber Health Check is designed as your entry point — giving you and your leadership team the clarity you need to make informed decisions. Most clients then progress to one or more of the following:
Simply send through your enquiry using the contact form below, or email us directly at hello@lanewaycyber.com.au — one of our team will be in touch promptly to discuss your organisation's situation, answer any questions you may have, and confirm the right Cyber Health Check package for your needs.
There's no obligation and no pressure — just a straightforward, plain-English conversation about where your organisation currently stands, what a Cyber Health Check would cover for you, and what you can expect from the process and the report. We know that cyber security can feel complex and overwhelming, so we keep every step simple, transparent, and completely on your terms.
We respond to all enquiries within one business day. If your situation is time-sensitive — an upcoming audit, a board deadline, or a recent incident — please mention it in your message and we'll do our best to prioritise your assessment accordingly.
Laneway Cyber delivers Cyber Health Checks to organisations across Melbourne and Victoria. Based in Rosanna (PO BOX 221, Rosanna VIC 3084), we work with SMEs, NFPs, NDIS providers, healthcare, and professional services across all Melbourne suburbs. Email us at hello@lanewaycyber.com.au to book your Cyber Health Check.
Fixed price. Board-ready results in 5 days. Plain-English advice from a 20+ year ICT and cyber specialist.
ACSC Essential 8 assessment and implementation across all 8 controls — helping Melbourne organisations achieve and maintain their target maturity level.
The Australian Cyber Security Centre's Essential 8 is Australia's baseline cybersecurity mitigation strategy. Laneway Cyber's Essential 8 specialists assess your current maturity level, implement all 8 controls in your environment, and maintain ongoing compliance — keeping your Melbourne organisation protected, audit-ready, and aligned to the ACSC framework.
Prevent unapproved and malicious programs from executing on your endpoints and servers. We implement application whitelisting aligned to your organisation's specific needs.
All applications patched within defined timeframes. We implement automated patching processes and monitor compliance across your environment.
Restrict Office macros to prevent a common malware delivery vector. We configure your Microsoft 365 environment to block untrusted macros while preserving legitimate business use.
Harden web browsers, PDF viewers, and other applications to reduce your attack surface. We configure Internet Explorer, Edge, Chrome, and Adobe Reader per ACSC guidance.
Limit admin access to only those who need it. We implement least-privilege principles, privileged access workstations, and just-in-time admin access where applicable.
Operating systems patched and up to date across all endpoints and servers. We implement automated OS patching and monitor drift from your target patch currency.
MFA on all internet-facing services, remote access, and privileged accounts. We implement Microsoft Authenticator, conditional access policies, and phishing-resistant MFA where required.
Tested, encrypted, and offsite backups of all critical data. We validate your backup posture, implement tested backup solutions, and document recovery procedures.
Book a free Essential 8 maturity assessment for your Melbourne organisation.
Senior cyber security leadership on a fractional basis — giving your Melbourne organisation board-ready governance, risk management, and security strategy without a full-time CISO salary.
A Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) provides the strategic security leadership that protects your organisation, satisfies your board, and ensures you meet your compliance obligations. But most Melbourne SMEs, NFPs, and community organisations cannot justify a full-time CISO at $200,000–$300,000 per year.
Laneway Cyber's Virtual CISO service gives you access to 20+ years of senior cyber security, governance, and ICT leadership expertise — on a monthly retainer that suits your budget and your organisation's actual needs.
Monthly cyber risk register review, risk heatmap updates, and board risk reporting — keeping your leadership team informed and your risk posture improving.
ICT governance meetings, policy maintenance, Essential 8 monitoring, audit readiness, and compliance framework management on your behalf.
Monthly board-ready cyber risk reports, executive briefings, and committee presentations — in plain English that non-technical leaders can understand and act on.
Pricing is tailored to your organisation's size, complexity, and the level of engagement required. NFP and community sector concession rates available. Contact us to discuss a retainer structure that suits your budget and your board's expectations.
Arrange a free Virtual CISO consultation — no obligation, plain-English conversation.
Strategic ICT leadership on a fractional basis — ICT strategy, roadmap, vendor management, and budget planning for Melbourne organisations that don't need a full-time CIO.
A Virtual CIO gives your Melbourne organisation access to senior ICT strategy and leadership expertise without the cost of a full-time executive. Laneway Cyber's Virtual CIO service draws on 20+ years of ICT leadership across NFP, health, sport, local government, and community sectors — bringing practical, commercial ICT direction to your organisation's leadership team and board.
Flexible engagement models — from a few hours per month for smaller organisations to a more substantial fractional arrangement for organisations managing complex technology environments. NFP concession rates available.
Book a free Virtual CIO consultation with our Melbourne ICT advisory team.
Simple, transparent pricing for Melbourne organisations — fixed-price assessments, project-based implementations, and monthly advisory retainers.
Read-only assessment of your M365 tenant — up to 30 checks across Identity, Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, and Defender. Plain-English report, Essential 8 aligned. From $499 + GST (NFP: $390).
Read-only review of your Microsoft Azure security configuration — identity, networking, storage, Defender for Cloud, logging, and compute. From $799 + GST. Bundle with M365 from $1,999 + GST.
We believe in transparent pricing. Whether you're an SME or NFP looking for a first cyber health check, or a medium-sized organisation needing an ongoing Virtual CISO, we have a package that fits your budget and your needs.
Monthly cyber security leadership — risk register, board reporting, governance, policy maintenance, Essential 8 monitoring, incident management support, and on-call advisory. NFP rates available.
Monthly ICT strategy leadership — technology roadmap, vendor management, budget planning, digital transformation advisory, board ICT reporting, and cloud strategy. NFP rates available.
Full implementation of Microsoft 365 security controls — Defender, MFA, conditional access, Intune, SharePoint governance, and Teams configuration. Scoped to your environment.
Complete policy and governance documentation suite — Information Security Policy, Incident Response Plan, Acceptable Use Policy, Risk Register, and Board Cyber Report template.
Full implementation of all 8 Essential 8 controls in your environment. Scope and price depends on your current maturity level, environment size, and target maturity level.
Staff cyber security awareness training program including phishing simulation, online modules, and a post-training report with click rates and improvement recommendations.
Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute consultation to understand your organisation's situation and recommend the right starting point. There's no obligation and no sales pitch — just a practical conversation.
Book a free 30-minute consultation — we'll recommend the right starting point for your organisation and budget.
Most Melbourne organisations are significantly under-securing their Microsoft 365 environment. We fix that — with practical, expert Microsoft 365 security configuration that protects your people and your data.
Microsoft 365 is the most widely used productivity platform in Australian organisations — and one of the most commonly misconfigured. Business email compromise, ransomware, data breaches, and account takeovers overwhelmingly exploit weaknesses in Microsoft 365 environments that could have been prevented with proper security configuration.
Laneway Cyber's Microsoft 365 Security Uplift service reviews, hardens, and properly configures your Microsoft 365 environment — implementing Defender, MFA, conditional access, Intune, SharePoint governance, and Teams security settings aligned to Microsoft's secure baseline and the ACSC Essential 8 framework.
Defender for Business, Defender for Office 365, and Defender for Endpoint — properly configured and monitored to protect your Melbourne organisation.
Multi-factor authentication and conditional access policies that protect all user accounts, admin accounts, and internet-facing services — the single most impactful security control.
Microsoft Intune for managing all Windows, iOS, Android, and macOS devices — enforcing compliance policies, enabling remote wipe, and securing your mobile workforce.
External sharing controls, Teams governance policies, data classification, and information barriers — protecting sensitive data and ensuring compliance.
Advanced anti-phishing, DKIM, DMARC, SPF configuration, and safe links/attachments — protecting your organisation from business email compromise and phishing attacks.
Baseline your Microsoft Secure Score, implement improvements, and track your progress over time — with monthly reporting showing your security posture improvement.
Laneway Cyber provides Microsoft 365 security services to organisations across Melbourne and Victoria. We work with SMEs, NFPs, healthcare providers, and professional services firms — helping them get the security their Microsoft 365 subscription already includes but hasn't been configured. Contact us at PO BOX 221 Rosanna VIC 3084 or contact us.
Book a free Microsoft 365 security review — we'll show you exactly what's exposed.
Expert Microsoft 365 deployment, email migration, and configuration for Melbourne organisations — properly set up and secured from day one.
Setting up Microsoft 365 correctly — including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and security controls — is more complex than clicking "Get started." Done wrong, it leaves your organisation exposed to security risks, data loss, and compliance gaps. Laneway Cyber sets up and migrates Melbourne organisations to Microsoft 365 with security built in from the start.
Talk to our Melbourne Microsoft 365 specialists — we'll get you set up right, first time.
A comprehensive, practitioner-led cyber security assessment for Melbourne organisations — identifying your risks, gaps, and priorities before attackers find them.
Laneway Cyber's comprehensive Cyber Security Assessment goes deeper than our Cyber Health Check — covering your full technology environment, governance framework, people and processes, and third-party risk exposure. It's the right starting point for organisations preparing for an audit, responding to a board or funder request, or seeking to significantly uplift their cyber maturity.
Scoped to your organisation's size and complexity. Suitable for organisations preparing for audit, accreditation, or significant security uplift. Includes board-ready report and executive presentation.
Free 30-minute scoping consultation — we'll recommend the right assessment for your situation.
Proactive, multi-layered threat protection for Melbourne organisations — defending your people, systems, and data from ransomware, phishing, and advanced cyber threats.
Modern cyber threats are sophisticated, targeted, and relentless. Traditional antivirus is no longer enough. Laneway Cyber deploys multi-layered threat protection platforms for Melbourne organisations — combining Microsoft Defender, email security gateways, DNS filtering, endpoint detection, and 24/7 monitoring to detect and neutralise threats before they cause damage.
Advanced email filtering, anti-phishing, BEC protection, and impersonation detection for Microsoft 365 environments.
Block malicious websites, command-and-control servers, and inappropriate content before they reach your users' devices.
Behavioural threat detection, automated containment, and real-time response on every device in your organisation.
Book a free threat protection assessment — we'll show you where your gaps are.
Empower your Melbourne team to be your strongest line of defence — practical, engaging security training that changes behaviour, not just ticks boxes.
Over 90% of successful cyber attacks begin with human error. Laneway Cyber's security awareness training programs educate and empower your Melbourne staff to recognise, resist, and report cyber threats. We don't deliver boring compliance tick-box training — we deliver real-world scenarios, simulated phishing, and measurable behaviour change.
Our training is tailored to the language, context, and risk profile of your organisation — whether you're an SME, NFP, NDIS provider, healthcare organisation, or accounting firm. Staff understand what's relevant to their actual work, not generic corporate scenarios.
Engaging, role-based online training covering phishing, passwords, BEC, working from home security, data handling, and incident reporting.
Realistic phishing campaign simulations that measure your team's susceptibility and track improvement over time — with individual feedback.
Pre and post-training assessments, phishing click-rate tracking, completion reporting, and board-ready training compliance reports.
Includes initial phishing simulation baseline, online training modules, completion tracking, and post-training phishing simulation with improvement comparison report. NFP concession rates available.
Book a free consultation — we'll design the right training program for your team.
When a cyber incident strikes, speed and expertise are everything. Laneway Cyber provides emergency incident response and post-incident recovery for Melbourne organisations — 24/7.
A ransomware attack, data breach, business email compromise, or network intrusion can cause catastrophic damage within hours. How you respond in the first 60 minutes determines whether the incident becomes a manageable setback or a business-ending crisis. Laneway Cyber provides professional cyber incident response for Melbourne organisations — from immediate containment through to forensic investigation, remediation, and post-incident hardening.
Rapid emergency response when your organisation is under attack — containment, isolation, and triage. Contact us now if you're experiencing an active incident.
Forensic investigation to determine what happened, what was compromised, how the attacker got in, and what data was accessed or exfiltrated.
Full environment remediation and hardening to prevent recurrence — with documentation for regulatory notification and cyber insurance claims.
If your Melbourne organisation is experiencing a cyber incident right now, contact Laneway Cyber immediately via our contact page or email hello@lanewaycyber.com.au. We provide emergency incident response to Melbourne organisations. PO BOX 221 Rosanna VIC 3084.
Emergency incident response available for Melbourne organisations — contact us.
Real-time visibility into your organisation's cyber security posture — clear, actionable dashboards your board and leadership team can actually use.
You can't manage what you can't see. Laneway Cyber implements real-time security dashboards that consolidate data from your Microsoft 365 environment, endpoints, backups, and network into a single, clear view — giving your leadership team instant visibility into your security posture without needing to be a technical expert to understand it.
Live tracking of your Microsoft Secure Score with trend analysis, improvement recommendations, and comparison against industry benchmarks.
Real-time security alerts, incident timelines, and threat event summaries from across your Microsoft 365 and endpoint environment.
Live maturity tracking across all 8 Essential 8 controls — always audit-ready, always visible to your leadership team and board.
Book a free security dashboard demonstration for your Melbourne organisation.
Harden your Microsoft 365, Windows, and network environments against cyber threats using the globally recognised CIS Critical Security Controls and Benchmarks framework.
The Centre for Internet Security (CIS) Benchmarks are globally recognised best-practice security configuration guidelines for operating systems, cloud platforms, network devices, and applications. Implementing CIS Benchmark Alignments significantly reduces your attack surface and improves overall cyber resilience — complementing your Essential 8 compliance and aligning to Australian cybersecurity best practices.
18 prioritised security controls covering asset inventory, access management, data protection, incident response, and penetration testing.
Detailed hardening guidelines for Microsoft 365, Azure, Teams, SharePoint, and Exchange Online — tailored for your organisation.
Hardening guidelines for Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server environments — endpoint and server configuration aligned to CIS standards.
Configuration benchmarks for firewalls, switches, routers, and wireless access points used in your office and remote environments.
Book a CIS Benchmark gap assessment for your Melbourne organisation.
Practical ICT governance frameworks, policies, and procedures for Melbourne organisations — built on 20+ years of senior ICT governance, ISMS, and compliance experience.
Sound ICT governance is the foundation of cyber security, operational resilience, and regulatory compliance. Laneway Cyber develops practical, proportionate ICT governance frameworks for Melbourne SMEs, NFPs, and healthcare organisations — drawing on 20+ years of senior ICT governance experience including ISO 27001, ISMS implementation, RFFR compliance, and Essential 8.
We don't deliver theoretical governance frameworks that sit on a shelf. We build frameworks your organisation can actually use — appropriate to your size, resources, risk profile, and compliance obligations.
Talk to our Melbourne ICT governance specialists — practical frameworks for real organisations.
Board-ready, audit-ready policies, procedures, risk registers, and governance documentation — built by a practitioner with 20+ years of ISMS, ISO 27001, and compliance documentation experience.
When an auditor, accreditor, funder, or board member asks "do you have a cyber security policy?" — you need more than a Word document. You need documentation that is current, implemented, evidence-based, and proportionate to your risk. Laneway Cyber produces audit-ready ICT and cyber security documentation for Melbourne organisations — drawing on deep hands-on experience building ISMS frameworks, SSPs, Statements of Applicability, and compliance documentation across complex organisations.
Information Security Policy, Acceptable Use Policy, Access Control Policy, Password Policy, Data Classification Policy, Remote Work Policy, Bring Your Own Device Policy.
Incident Response Procedure, Backup & Recovery Procedure, Change Management Procedure, Onboarding/Offboarding Procedure, Supplier Security Assessment Procedure.
Risk Register, Asset Register, Corrective Action Register, Incident Register, Board Cyber Risk Report template, Vendor Risk Assessment template.
ISMS framework, System Security Plans (SSPs), Statements of Applicability (SoA), Essential 8 self-assessment, ISO 27001 gap analysis.
We tailor documentation to your organisation's specific context — not generic templates. All documents are implemented, not just written — we work with your team to make them operational. NFP concession rates available.
Talk to our Melbourne cyber governance specialists — practical documentation that passes scrutiny.
Business continuity and disaster recovery planning for Melbourne organisations — practical, tested plans that keep your services running when the unexpected happens.
Ransomware, hardware failure, natural disaster, or human error can bring any Melbourne organisation to a halt without a proper disaster recovery plan. Laneway Cyber designs, documents, and tests IT continuity solutions — aligned to Essential 8 Control 8 (regular backups) and broader business continuity best practice.
Most organisations discover their backup and recovery plan doesn't work when they actually need it. Laneway Cyber validates your backup posture, tests your recovery capability, and documents a practical DR plan before you need it — not after.
Book a free disaster recovery readiness review for your Melbourne organisation.
Affordable, expert cyber security and ICT governance for Melbourne NFPs, charities, and community organisations — protecting your mission, your clients, and your funding relationships.
Not-for-profit organisations in Melbourne often hold highly sensitive data — client records, financial information, health data, and vulnerable person information — while operating with limited IT budgets, high staff turnover, large volunteer workforces, and minimal internal ICT capability. This combination makes NFPs a target for cyber attackers and a challenge for traditional IT providers who don't understand the sector.
Laneway Cyber was built specifically to serve purpose-driven organisations like yours. Our principal brings 20+ years of senior ICT leadership experience across Melbourne's NFP and community sector — so we understand your operating environment, your funding constraints, and your compliance obligations from the inside.
We help eligible Melbourne NFPs access Microsoft 365 Business Premium at NFP-discounted rates — maximising your security capability within your budget.
ICT governance and cyber security documentation that supports grant applications, accreditation, and funder due diligence requirements.
All Laneway Cyber services are available at NFP concession rates for registered charities and not-for-profit organisations.
Laneway Cyber supports not-for-profit organisations across Melbourne and Victoria. Based in Rosanna (PO BOX 221, Rosanna VIC 3084), we work with charities, community services, disability providers, mental health organisations, peak bodies, and social enterprises. Email us at hello@lanewaycyber.com.au for a free NFP cyber security consultation.
Book a free consultation — NFP concession rates on all services. No jargon, no pressure.
Protecting participant data, meeting NDIS Practice Standards, and supporting your mobile workforce — specialist cyber security for Melbourne NDIS registered providers.
NDIS registered providers in Melbourne handle some of the most sensitive personal information in the community — participant health records, support plans, financial information, and assessments of vulnerability. The NDIS Practice Standards place clear obligations on registered providers around data management, privacy, incident management, and continuity of supports.
Laneway Cyber understands the NDIS operating environment — the budget pressures, the mobile and distributed workforce, the sensitive data obligations, and the compliance requirements of NDIS registration and audit. We provide cyber security and ICT advisory services specifically calibrated for Melbourne NDIS providers.
Secure, encrypted storage and access controls for sensitive NDIS participant records — meeting NDIS Practice Standards and the Australian Privacy Act.
Microsoft Intune MDM, secure remote access, and device management for NDIS support workers operating across Melbourne and regional Victoria.
Cyber security and ICT governance documentation that meets NDIS Practice Standards quality indicators and supports audit and re-registration.
Book a free cyber security consultation for your Melbourne NDIS organisation.
Protecting patient data, ensuring clinical system availability, and meeting healthcare-specific compliance obligations for Melbourne health organisations.
Melbourne healthcare and allied health organisations face a challenging cyber security landscape — sensitive patient data, strict privacy obligations, My Health Record requirements, clinical system availability dependencies, and the increasing targeting of health organisations by ransomware groups. Laneway Cyber provides practical, proportionate cyber security and ICT governance services tailored to Melbourne's health sector.
Book a free consultation with our healthcare cyber security specialists.
Protecting client data, securing Microsoft 365, and meeting compliance obligations for Melbourne law firms, consultancies, and advisory businesses.
Melbourne professional services firms — law firms, management consultants, HR advisors, migration agents, recruitment firms, and other advisory businesses — handle sensitive client data, rely heavily on Microsoft 365, and are increasingly targeted by business email compromise and data theft attacks. Laneway Cyber provides cyber security, governance, and Microsoft 365 security services tailored to Melbourne's professional services sector.
Book a free cyber security consultation for your Melbourne professional services firm.
Client data protection, Essential 8 compliance, and Microsoft 365 security for Melbourne accounting firms, bookkeepers, and financial advisers.
Melbourne accounting and financial services firms hold some of the most valuable data targeted by cybercriminals — client financial records, tax information, bank account details, and business trading information. Business email compromise attacks targeting Melbourne accounting firms have resulted in significant financial losses for both firms and their clients. Laneway Cyber provides specialist cyber security services for Melbourne's accounting sector.
Book a free cyber security consultation for your Melbourne accounting firm.
Practical, affordable cyber security for Melbourne sports clubs, peak bodies, associations, and member-based organisations.
Melbourne's sports clubs, industry associations, peak bodies, member organisations, and community groups often hold member data, financial records, and event information — while operating with volunteer committees, limited budgets, and minimal internal ICT expertise. Laneway Cyber's principal brings direct experience from the AFL and Cricket Australia environments, giving us genuine understanding of the technology and governance challenges faced by member-based organisations.
Book a free cyber security consultation for your Melbourne community organisation.
Practical, proportionate cyber security and Microsoft 365 security for Melbourne SMEs — protecting your business without enterprise complexity or cost.
Small and medium Melbourne businesses are increasingly targeted by cyber attackers — not despite their size, but because of it. SMEs often lack the internal cyber security capability of larger organisations while holding valuable financial data, client information, and intellectual property. Laneway Cyber provides practical, proportionate cyber security services for Melbourne SMEs — starting with a fixed-price Cyber Health Check and building to ongoing managed security and advisory services as your business grows.
Book a Cyber Health Check — fixed price, board-ready results in 5 days.
Melbourne's specialist cyber security and ICT advisory practice for SMEs, NFPs, and healthcare organisations — built on 20+ years of senior ICT leadership and cyber security experience.
Laneway Cyber is a Melbourne-based Microsoft 365 security assessment and ICT advisory practice specialising in practical, proportionate cyber governance, Microsoft 365 security, and ICT leadership for purpose-driven organisations. We're not a generic IT company — we're a specialist advisory practice that brings senior-level cyber security, governance, and ICT leadership expertise to organisations that need it most but can least afford a full-time executive to deliver it.
Our principal brings over 20 years of senior ICT leadership, cyber security, and governance experience across Melbourne's NFP, community services, healthcare, local government, and sports sectors.
We believe cyber security doesn't have to be expensive, complicated, or frightening. Our approach is practical, plain-English, and proportionate — we recommend what's right for your organisation's size, risk profile, and budget, not the most expensive or complex solution.
We implement controls and frameworks that your organisation can actually operate and maintain — not theoretical best practice that looks good on paper but doesn't survive contact with your real operating environment.
Deep experience in Melbourne's NFP, NDIS, healthcare, and community sectors means we understand your specific compliance obligations, funding constraints, and workforce realities.
We explain cyber risk in terms your board, leadership team, and staff can understand — not technical jargon designed to impress rather than inform.
We recommend solutions appropriate to your size, risk, and budget — never overselling complexity your organisation doesn't need or can't sustain.
Laneway Cyber is based in Rosanna in Melbourne's northern suburbs (PO BOX 221, Rosanna VIC 3084), with the ability to work with clients across Melbourne, regional Victoria, and Australia-wide via remote engagement. We work on-site at client premises where required across all Melbourne metro areas.
Book a free 30-minute consultation — no obligation, no sales pitch, just a practical conversation about your cyber security situation.
Ready to have a practical conversation about your cyber security? We respond to all enquiries within one business day.
A professional, read-only assessment of your Microsoft 365 security posture — up to 30 checks across Identity, Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, and Defender. Plain-English report with prioritised recommendations, delivered in 2 business days. From $499 + GST.
Your Microsoft 365 posture is the current state of your security configuration — every setting, policy, and control that determines how well your M365 environment protects your people and your data. Most Melbourne organisations have misconfigured or under-configured M365 environments that leave them exposed to phishing, account takeover, data leakage, and ransomware — without realising it.
Laneway Cyber's Microsoft 365 Posture Assessment is a professional, read-only assessment of your entire M365 tenant. We run up to 30 checks across six critical security domains, review the results against Microsoft's secure baseline and the ACSC Essential 8 framework, and deliver a clear, prioritised report that tells you exactly what's wrong and exactly what to do about it.
We use Microsoft-approved read-only API permissions only. We cannot make changes to your tenant, your users, or your data. You grant access in under 5 minutes and can revoke it at any time from your Microsoft Entra admin centre. Your environment is never at risk.
Our Microsoft 365 posture assessments are mapped against the world's leading security frameworks and compliance standards — so your report tells you not just what's misconfigured, but how each finding relates to the frameworks your organisation, auditors, or funders care about.
The current CIS M365 Benchmark — our primary alignment framework, covering all major M365 security domains.
Previous CIS M365 Benchmark version — referenced for backward compatibility with existing compliance programs.
Australia's baseline cyber security mitigation strategy — findings are mapped to the 8 Essential controls and maturity levels.
NIST Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organisations — widely required for government and enterprise programs.
The updated NIST CSF — Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover, and Govern functions mapped to M365 controls.
The international standard for information security management systems — findings mapped to Annex A controls.
The code of practice for information security controls — detailed control guidance aligned to M365 configuration findings.
Defense Information Systems Agency Security Technical Implementation Guides — applicable for organisations with US government or defence obligations.
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard — relevant findings mapped for organisations processing cardholder data in M365 environments.
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification — for organisations supplying to the US Department of Defense supply chain.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — M365 controls relevant to protected health information (PHI) handling and security.
CISA's M365 hardening guidance for US federal agencies — increasingly adopted as best practice beyond the federal sector.
AICPA Trust Services Criteria — M365 findings mapped for organisations pursuing or maintaining SOC 2 Type I or Type II reports.
The CIS Critical Security Controls — 18 prioritised controls providing a practical, risk-based approach to cyber defence.
US Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program — cloud security requirements aligned to NIST 800-53 Rev 5 controls.
Globally-recognised adversary tactics and techniques framework — findings contextualised against real-world attack patterns used against M365 environments.
Beyond the recognised industry frameworks, we check and provide insight across many additional areas that Laneway Cyber have independently identified as important to your security posture. These self-developed checks draw on our practitioners' real-world experience responding to incidents, conducting assessments, and advising Australian organisations — giving you visibility into risks that the standards alone don't always surface.
MFA enforcement, legacy authentication blocking, admin account security, conditional access policy coverage, guest access controls, and privileged account review.
Anti-phishing policy configuration, safe links and attachments, external email forwarding restrictions, DKIM/DMARC/SPF authentication, anti-spam policies, and audit logging.
External sharing policy configuration, default link types, anonymous sharing ("Anyone" links), guest expiry policies, sync restriction controls, and legacy authentication settings.
External access and federation settings, guest access controls, Teams app permission policies, meeting recording and retention settings, and channel management controls.
Defender for Office 365 activation, safe links and safe attachments policies, anti-malware configuration, Microsoft Secure Score baseline, and alert policy review.
Unified audit log enablement, retention policy review, alert policies for high-risk events, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy status, and sensitivity label configuration.
All assessments are aligned to the latest and current CIS Benchmarks for Microsoft 365 and Azure — ensuring your security posture is measured against globally recognised, up-to-date hardening standards. We continuously update our checks as new CIS Benchmark versions are released, so your assessment always reflects current best practice.
We assess your Microsoft 365 Copilot configuration and readiness — reviewing data access controls, sensitivity labels, oversharing risks, and governance settings to ensure Copilot is deployed securely and your sensitive data is not inadvertently exposed through AI-generated responses.
We review your Microsoft Purview configuration including information protection policies, sensitivity labels, data classification, retention policies, and compliance manager posture — ensuring your organisation's data governance and compliance controls are properly implemented and effective.
A deep review of your Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) configuration — covering directory settings, user and group management, application registrations, service principals, identity protection policies, privileged identity management, and cross-tenant access settings.
We review all your Conditional Access policies — assessing coverage gaps, policy conflicts, legacy authentication exposure, sign-in risk policies, device compliance requirements, and location-based controls. We identify where your Conditional Access posture leaves users or data unprotected.
We assess your Microsoft 365 and Azure logging and auditing configuration — including unified audit log enablement and retention, sign-in log settings, diagnostic settings, alert policies, SIEM integration, and whether your logging posture would support incident investigation and forensic analysis if required.
We review which Microsoft 365 services are active in your tenant and how they are being used — identifying shadow IT risks, unused or over-provisioned services, misconfigured app integrations, and third-party application permissions that may represent security or compliance risks.
As part of our assessment we review your Microsoft 365 and Azure licensing against actual usage — identifying over-licensed users, redundant subscriptions, and opportunities to right-size your licensing spend. We highlight where you may be paying for features you are not using, or missing security features already included in your current licences.
Your posture assessment report is delivered as a professionally formatted PDF within 2 business days. It's designed to be useful for both your IT team (who need to fix things) and your leadership team (who need to understand the risk).
Pass, Fail, or Review — every check gets a clear status so you know immediately what's at risk and what's already working.
Every finding is explained in plain English — what it means, why it matters to your organisation, and what the real-world risk is.
Every finding is rated Critical, High, Medium, or Low — so you know what to fix first and what can wait.
Every failed check includes specific, step-by-step instructions so your IT team or provider can implement the fix immediately.
Every finding is mapped to the relevant ACSC Essential 8 control — so your report tells you not just what's wrong but which compliance controls are affected.
We baseline your current Microsoft Secure Score and show you exactly which improvements will have the greatest impact.
Your posture assessment gives you the intelligence you need to act. Laneway Cyber offers a full suite of follow-on services to help you implement every recommendation:
Laneway Cyber delivers Microsoft 365 posture assessments to organisations across Melbourne and Australia. Our assessments are conducted entirely remotely — making us accessible to any Australian business with a Microsoft 365 tenancy. Email hello@lanewaycyber.com.au to get started.
Fixed price. Read-only. Plain-English report. Delivered in 2 business days.
A professional, read-only assessment of your Microsoft Azure environment — reviewing security configuration across your subscriptions, identity, networking, storage, and Defender for Cloud. Plain-English report with prioritised recommendations.
Microsoft Azure is increasingly central to Melbourne organisations' infrastructure — hosting applications, data, virtual machines, and services that are business-critical. But Azure's default configuration is not secure, and misconfigured Azure environments are a leading source of data breaches, credential theft, and cloud ransomware incidents in Australian organisations.
Laneway Cyber's Azure Posture Assessment is a professional, read-only review of your Microsoft Azure security configuration — across your subscriptions, resource groups, identity and access management, network security, storage, and Defender for Cloud settings. We identify what's misconfigured, explain why it matters, and give you specific steps to fix it.
Our assessment uses read-only Azure RBAC permissions only. We never make changes to your environment, your resources, or your configuration. You stay in full control throughout. Access can be granted in minutes and revoked instantly from your Azure portal.
Azure Active Directory / Entra ID configuration, RBAC role assignments, privileged identity management, service principal permissions, managed identities, and guest account controls.
Network Security Groups (NSGs) and rules, Azure Firewall configuration, exposed public endpoints, Just-In-Time VM access, virtual network segmentation, and DDoS protection settings.
Storage account public access settings, secure transfer enforcement, storage encryption at rest and in transit, blob public access, SAS token hygiene, and key management practices.
Defender for Cloud enablement and tier review, security recommendations score, active alerts and incidents, regulatory compliance posture, and workload protection coverage.
Azure Monitor and Log Analytics workspace configuration, diagnostic settings for key resources, activity log retention, security alert policies, and SIEM integration status.
Virtual machine security extensions, disk encryption status, OS patch compliance, endpoint protection coverage, and VM access configuration including RDP/SSH exposure.
Your Azure Posture Assessment is delivered as a professionally formatted report within 3 business days of access being granted. It includes:
Most Melbourne organisations running Microsoft 365 also have Azure resources — virtual machines, storage, databases, app services, or hybrid identity infrastructure. Our bundle assessment covers both environments in a single engagement, with a consolidated report showing your complete Microsoft cloud security posture. Significant saving versus purchasing separately. Contact us to discuss bundle pricing for your environment.
Laneway Cyber delivers Azure security posture assessments to organisations across Melbourne and Australia. Our assessments are conducted entirely remotely — accessible to any Australian organisation using Microsoft Azure. Email hello@lanewaycyber.com.au to discuss your Azure environment and get a quote.
Professional, read-only, plain-English. Delivered within 3 business days.
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When you use our services, we may collect the following information directly from you:
| Information Type | Examples | Purpose |
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| Contact Information | Name, email address, phone number, business name | To communicate about services, deliver reports, provide support |
| Business Information | Organisation name, ABN/ACN, number of M365 users, licence type | To scope and deliver the appropriate assessment |
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