Guard8ian
Guard8ian is a compliance platform that helps Australian SMEs achieve and maintain Essential Eight cybersecurity standards. The platform uses an AI-driven assessment to generate a Cyber Health Score, prioritized remediation plans, and compliance documents, with ongoing monitoring to track posture over time. It is designed for non-enterprise businesses like accounting, legal, and medical practices, starting with a free tier.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cybersecurity
- Regulatory & Compliance Technology
- Software Only
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Problem
Australian small and medium-sized businesses in professional services and trade industries often lack the internal security expertise and budget to meet the Essential Eight cybersecurity framework. Traditional compliance requires expensive consultants and enterprise-grade tools, leaving these organizations vulnerable to cyber threats and unable to meet insurer or government requirements.
Solution
Guard8ian provides an AI-driven compliance platform that guides users through a plain-English assessment, generating a 0-100 Cyber Health Score mapped to the Essential Eight. The platform automatically creates a prioritized remediation plan with estimated costs and timelines, and produces compliance documents populated with the user's own data. It includes continuous monitoring that alerts users to lapsed controls, framework updates, and emerging risks, ensuring ongoing compliance without manual oversight. Built specifically for Australian SMEs, it replaces costly consultant engagements with an accessible, automated workflow.
Target Audience
Primary customers are Australian SMEs in accounting, legal, medical, and trade sectors that need to meet Essential Eight compliance without dedicated security staff or enterprise budgets.
Features
- AI-powered assessment with questions tailored to the user's industry and business size, completing in 20–30 minutes
- Cyber Health Score from 0-100 with a breakdown across all eight Essential Eight strategies
- Prioritized remediation plan with specific steps, estimated costs, and timelines based on the user's risk profile
- Automated generation of policies and reports that meet insurer, government, and audit requirements, populated with user data
- Continuous compliance monitoring with notifications for lapsed controls, framework updates, and new risks
- Australian-first design built on ASD's Essential Eight, not adapted from a US product