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IT compliance services for Australian businesses

Compliance isn't a one-off project. ASE Tech delivers IT compliance services across ISO 27001, Essential Eight, GRC and ISMS — giving your organisation the frameworks, controls and audit readiness to meet its obligations and keep them.

Frameworks
ISO 27001
Essential Eight
GRC
Privacy Act
APRA CPS 234
COMPLIANCE AUDIT STATUS ISO 27001 Certified Essential Eight ML2 Maturity level 2 → 3 APRA CPS 234 Aligned Privacy Act 60% In progress GRC Framework Implemented Complete In progress Not started
What we do

Compliance you can show, not just claim

Most organisations treat compliance as a point-in-time exercise — audit comes around, gaps get patched, report gets filed. That approach leaves you exposed between audits and doesn't hold up when a regulator, client or insurer asks for evidence.

ASE Tech builds IT compliance as an ongoing capability. We implement the frameworks, controls and management systems that keep your organisation audit-ready at all times — not just in the weeks before a review. We hold ISO 27001 certification ourselves, so we understand what it takes to achieve it and what it takes to maintain it.

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We hold ISO 27001 ourselves

ASE Tech is ISO 27001 certified. When we implement the standard for your organisation, we're drawing on the same controls and management systems we operate under every day.

Audit-ready, always

We build compliance as a continuous state, not a pre-audit sprint. Ongoing monitoring, documentation and control management means you're ready when a regulator or client asks.

Framework coverage, not framework confusion

ISO 27001, Essential Eight, GRC, APRA CPS 234, Privacy Act — we map your obligations across frameworks and build controls that satisfy multiple requirements at once.

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Certified — we hold the standard we help you achieve
20+
Years securing critical infrastructure in regulated industries
7GW
Of Australia's renewable energy assets under management
100%
Engineer-led — no vendor incentives, no checkbox compliance
Our services

IT compliance services

From ISO 27001 implementation through to ongoing GRC management — every service is scoped to your obligations and delivered by engineers who work to the same standards they implement.

ISO 27001 implementation

Building the information security management system your organisation needs for ISO 27001 certification. We design the controls, policies, and documentation from the ground up, aligned to your actual risk environment.

  • Gap assessment against ISO 27001 requirements
  • ISMS design and implementation
  • Policy and documentation development
  • Certification audit preparation and support

Essential Eight compliance

Assessing your current posture against the ASD Essential Eight and implementing the technical controls needed to reach your target maturity level. Mandatory for government and a SOCI Act obligation for critical infrastructure.

  • Essential Eight maturity assessment
  • Gap remediation and control implementation
  • ML1, ML2 and ML3 uplift programs
  • Ongoing compliance monitoring

Governance, risk & compliance

Designing and implementing the GRC framework that brings your risk management, policy governance and compliance obligations under a single, managed structure. Gives leadership a clear view of compliance status at all times.

  • GRC framework design and implementation
  • Risk register development and management
  • Policy governance and review cycles
  • Compliance reporting for leadership and boards

ISMS management

Maintaining and continuously improving your information security management system after implementation. We manage the operational requirements of ISO 27001 and other ISMS frameworks so your certification stays current.

  • ISMS operational management
  • Internal audit program management
  • Corrective action and improvement tracking
  • Annual surveillance audit support

Audit readiness

Preparing your organisation for certification audits, regulatory reviews and client due diligence. We assess your current posture, close the gaps, and make sure your documentation and evidence trail is ready before the auditor arrives.

  • Pre-audit gap assessment and remediation
  • Evidence collection and documentation review
  • Audit trail and record management
  • Post-audit corrective action support

vCISO services

Fractional security leadership for organisations that need CISO-level expertise without the full-time hire. Our vCISO service provides strategic security and compliance oversight, board-level reporting, and ongoing risk management.

  • Security strategy and compliance roadmap
  • Board and executive reporting
  • Risk management and governance oversight
  • Vendor and third-party risk management
Why ASE Tech

The only IT compliance provider that holds the standard it implements.

ASE Tech is ISO 27001 certified. That's not a marketing claim — it's a certification we renew every year and operate under every day. It changes how we implement compliance for your organisation.

We operate to the standards we implement

ISO 27001 isn't a framework we've studied — it's how ASE Tech runs. When we implement it for your organisation, we're applying controls and management disciplines we use ourselves, every day. That's a different level of implementation than a compliance-as-a-service provider who doesn't hold the cert.

Compliance that holds up under scrutiny

We don't implement compliance frameworks for the certificate — we build systems that hold up when a regulator, client or insurer actually examines them. The difference is in the evidence trail, the control testing and the management processes, not just the documentation.

Compliance, cybersecurity and data under one roof

Compliance gaps are almost always security gaps. ASE Tech covers both — meaning your compliance controls are designed alongside your security architecture, not bolted on top of it. One provider, one accountable engagement.

Multi-framework coverage, single engagement

Australian compliance obligations rarely sit inside a single framework. We map your requirements across ISO 27001, Essential Eight, GRC, APRA CPS 234, Privacy Act and SOCI — and build controls that satisfy multiple frameworks at once, so you're not running parallel compliance programs.

Critical infrastructure

SOCI Act compliance obligations

If your organisation is a responsible entity under the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act, your compliance obligations extend well beyond ISO 27001 and Essential Eight. Your CIRMP must address sector-specific requirements, and you'll need to demonstrate compliance with an ASD-approved framework. ASE Tech is itself a SOCI-regulated entity — we manage active CIRMP obligations — so we bring direct experience, not just familiarity with the framework.

FAQs

IT compliance services: common questions

Questions we hear from Australian businesses working through their compliance obligations.

The frameworks most relevant to Australian businesses depend on your industry and size. The Essential Eight is mandated for government agencies and applies to SOCI-regulated critical infrastructure. ISO 27001 is the international standard for information security management and is widely required in supply chain and enterprise procurement. APRA CPS 234 applies to APRA-regulated entities. The Privacy Act applies to most organisations handling personal information. Many organisations have obligations across more than one of these frameworks.
ISO 27001 implementation involves building the information security management system (ISMS) your organisation needs to achieve certification. It covers controls, policies, risk management processes and evidence management. Timelines vary by organisation size and starting point — typically 4 to 12 months from gap assessment to certification audit. ASE Tech holds ISO 27001 certification itself, so we implement from direct operational experience rather than theoretical knowledge of the standard.
The Essential Eight is a set of eight prescriptive technical controls developed by the ASD to mitigate common cyber threats. It's specific, technical and measurable. ISO 27001 is a broader information security management system standard covering people, process and technology across your whole organisation — it's more comprehensive but also more flexible. Many Australian organisations need both: Essential Eight for government and SOCI compliance, ISO 27001 for broader information security governance and third-party assurance.
Audit readiness means your organisation's controls, documentation and evidence trail are in a state where they'll hold up to examination — by a certification body, regulator, client or insurer. You need it if you're approaching a certification audit, a regulatory review or a significant procurement where compliance evidence is required. Most organisations that haven't had an external compliance audit are less audit-ready than they think.
A vCISO (virtual Chief Information Security Officer) provides CISO-level security and compliance leadership on a fractional or part-time basis. It's suited to organisations that need strategic security oversight, board-level reporting and compliance governance — but don't have the scale to justify a full-time hire. Many mid-market organisations in regulated industries use a vCISO as their primary security leadership while maintaining a smaller internal technical team.
Compliance gaps are almost always security gaps. A control that isn't implemented for compliance reasons is often a control that isn't protecting your environment either. ASE Tech delivers both compliance and cybersecurity services, which means your compliance controls are designed alongside your security architecture — not implemented in isolation. This matters particularly when a security incident triggers a compliance review, or when a regulator asks how a breach occurred in a compliant environment.
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Ready to get your compliance in order?

Start with a compliance review. We'll assess your current obligations, identify where the gaps sit, and give you a clear picture of what needs to change — and in what order.