CISO Advisory Australia provides independent virtual CISO services to Sydney organisations from our office at Level 25, One Martin Place — senior, accountable security leadership on a month-to-month retainer, on-site in Sydney the same or next business day. Retainers run from $3,500 to $9,500 per month (published in full), a fraction of the $250,000–$400,000+ a full-time CISO commands in the Sydney market.
Security leadership built for Sydney’s regulatory reality
Sydney concentrates more regulated cyber obligation than any other Australian city: APRA-regulated banks, insurers and superannuation funds answering to CPS 234 and CPS 230; ASX-listed entities with continuous-disclosure exposure on cyber incidents; fintech and SaaS companies facing enterprise security reviews; and professional-services firms holding client data that makes them a target. A Sydney vCISO engagement is usually less about “getting secure” in the abstract and more about being provably governed when a regulator, auditor, insurer or major customer asks — which, in this city, is a matter of when.
What a Sydney engagement includes
- A named senior practitioner — 27 years across cyber security, SaaS, fintech and payments — not a rotating bench.
- Security strategy, risk register, policy framework and board-ready reporting.
- Compliance programs mapped to your actual obligations: CPS 234/230, ISO 27001, Essential Eight, SOCI Act, Privacy Act.
- On-site presence in Sydney for board meetings, incident leadership and assessments — same or next business day.
- Month-to-month terms, fixed scope in writing, no lock-in and no products sold.
The full service description is on the national virtual CISO page; costs are explained in our vCISO pricing guide.
Also delivered on-site in Sydney
Penetration testing (web, network, cloud, social engineering), Essential Eight assessment and uplift, independent cyber and IT audits, technical due diligence for Sydney’s investment community, and cyber governance for ASX-listed entities. We also serve New South Wales councils through our local government practice.
Sydney FAQs
Do you attend on-site in Sydney?
Yes — same or next business day from our Martin Place office, for board meetings, assessments and incident response. Most retainer work runs as a hybrid of on-site and remote.
How much does a virtual CISO cost in Sydney?
The same as everywhere we operate, because we publish our fees: $3,500 (Foundation), $6,500 (Standard) or $9,500 (Enterprise) per month, AUD ex GST, month-to-month with no lock-in.
Do you work with APRA-regulated entities?
Yes — CPS 234 and CPS 230 reviews and ongoing compliance programs are core work, with evidence trails built to stand up to APRA scrutiny.
Are you independent?
Fully. We sell no security products, hold no reseller agreements and take no referral commissions — advice is the entire business.
Also serving Melbourne and Brisbane, and Australia-wide remotely.