Cyber Due Diligence Australia

CISO Advisory Australia provides independent cyber due diligence for mergers, acquisitions and investments in Australia — assessing a target’s security posture, breach history and risk exposure before you sign.

Independent cyber security due diligence for investors, acquirers and boards — and for companies preparing to be assessed. Know the real security risk in a target (or your own platform) before it becomes a liability.

What is cyber due diligence?

Cyber due diligence is an independent assessment of an organisation’s security posture and risk — its controls, governance, data handling, incident history and exposure — conducted to inform an investment, acquisition or board decision. It answers a simple question: what cyber risk are we taking on, and what will it cost to manage?

For investors and acquirers

• Target security assessment — controls, governance, and real exposure, ranked by deal impact.
• Data & privacy risk — how the target handles personal and sensitive data, and its obligations.
• Incident & breach history — what’s happened, what was learned, what’s still open.
• Remediation cost view — what it will take to bring the target to an acceptable standard post-deal.

For companies being assessed

If you’re raising or selling, a buyer’s team will scrutinise your security. We help you get ahead of it: find and fix the gaps, document your posture, and walk into their review prepared — protecting your valuation and the deal timeline.

Why independence is essential

Due diligence is only as credible as its independence. We assess and report; we don’t sell remediation products or have a stake in the outcome — so investors, boards and acquirers can rely on the findings. Led by a founder with 27 years across security, SaaS, fintech and payments.

Frequently asked questions

How does this relate to technical due diligence?
Cyber due diligence focuses on security and data risk; it complements broader technical due diligence (architecture, code, scalability). We can provide both.

How long does it take?
Scoped to the deal — typically days to a few weeks, depending on the target’s size and complexity.

Can you assess our own platform before a raise?
Yes — a founder-side cyber assessment lets you fix issues before an investor finds them.

Assessing a target or preparing to be assessed? Book a confidential call.