CISO Advisory Australia provides independent virtual CISO services to Melbourne organisations from our office at Level 27, 101 Collins Street — senior security leadership on a month-to-month retainer, on-site in Melbourne the same or next business day. Retainers run from $3,500 to $9,500 per month, published in full rather than hidden behind a sales call, against a full-time CISO cost of $250,000–$400,000+ a year.
Security leadership for how Melbourne actually works
Melbourne’s cyber exposure has its own shape: a deep health, aged-care and education sector holding the most sensitive personal data there is; a manufacturing and logistics base where IT meets operational technology; superannuation funds and insurers under APRA CPS 234 and CPS 230; and suppliers to the Victorian government working against the Victorian Protective Data Security Framework. Victorian councils also operate under sustained audit-office attention on cyber. A Melbourne vCISO engagement typically means building governance that satisfies several of those regimes at once — with one accountable person the board can call, rather than a different consultant per framework.
What a Melbourne engagement includes
- A named senior practitioner with 27 years across cyber security, SaaS, fintech and government-facing systems — the person you meet is the person who does the work.
- Security strategy, risk register, policy framework and board-ready reporting in plain business language.
- Compliance mapped to your real obligations: Essential Eight, ISO 27001, CPS 234/230, VPDSF for Victorian government suppliers, Privacy Act and SOCI Act where they apply.
- On-site presence at Collins Street or your premises — board and committee attendance, assessments, incident leadership.
- Fixed written scope, month-to-month terms, no products sold and no referral commissions.
Full scope on the national virtual CISO page; fee logic in the vCISO cost guide.
Also delivered on-site in Melbourne
Penetration testing, Essential Eight assessment and uplift, ISO 27001 readiness, independent cyber and IT audits, and technical due diligence for Melbourne’s private-equity and VC community. Victorian councils are served through our local government practice.
Melbourne FAQs
Do you attend on-site in Melbourne?
Yes — same or next business day from 101 Collins Street, for boards, assessments and incidents. Retainers usually blend on-site and remote work.
How much does a virtual CISO cost in Melbourne?
Our published national rates apply: $3,500, $6,500 or $9,500 per month (AUD ex GST), month-to-month with no lock-in.
Do you cover VPDSF obligations for Victorian government suppliers?
Yes — VPDSF alignment sits alongside Essential Eight and ISO 27001 in our compliance programs for organisations supplying the Victorian government.
Can you oversee our existing MSP or MSSP?
That is precisely the role — independent oversight of the providers who run your environment, holding them to a standard on your behalf rather than theirs.
Also serving Sydney and Brisbane, and Australia-wide remotely.