Cyber Security GRC Assessment — Sydney, Australia

Passive OSINT GRC Assessments
for Australian Businesses.

Evidence-based cyber security assessments — no systems accessed, no active scanning. Risk register, Privacy Act compliance review and Board-level reporting delivered within days.

Passive OSINT Threat Scan
Scan your domain
www.
Passive only — no systems accessed, no credentials required
7 days
Board report delivered
$50M
Max Privacy Act penalty
0
Systems accessed
6+
Frameworks mapped
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What Is Exposed About Your
Organisation Right Now

Using exclusively passive, publicly available data sources — no systems accessed, no active scanning — we surface what anyone with the right knowledge can already see about your organisation.

Your External Attack Surface

Domains, subdomains, exposed services, and infrastructure visible to the public internet — including assets you may not know exist.

Your Technology Stack

The software, platforms, CMS, CRM, and third-party integrations on your public-facing systems — and whether they carry known vulnerabilities.

Your Email Security Posture

Whether your domains are protected against phishing and spoofing — missing email security records leave your brand open to impersonation.

Your SSL/TLS Configuration

The strength of your encryption, certificate validity, cipher suite weaknesses, and whether your systems meet current compliance thresholds.

Your Credential Exposure

Whether your organisation's domains appear in known public breach databases — indicating compromised credentials that may still be in active use.

Your Compliance Gaps

Observable gaps in your privacy policy, data collection practices, and vendor relationships creating regulatory exposure under the Australian Privacy Act.

Simple to Start.
Thorough in Delivery.

Every engagement begins with your domain. What follows is a structured, evidence-based assessment that gives you a clear picture of your risk posture.

1
Submit Your Domain

Enter your primary domain and contact details. We identify all associated entities, subdomains, and publicly visible infrastructure before we begin.

2
We Assess

Our structured, 5-phase passive assessment framework is applied across your entire external footprint. Every finding is evidenced, sourced, and mapped to a recognised framework control.

3
You Receive a Report

A structured professional report — risk register, framework mapping, and a Board-level executive summary — that tells you exactly what was found and what to do about it.

What We Deliver

Structured, evidence-based GRC advisory for organisations operating in complex, regulated environments across Australia and Asia-Pacific. Every engagement is disciplined, documented, and mapped to recognised frameworks.

01
Passive OSINT GRC Assessment

A comprehensive assessment of your organisation's externally visible security posture — covering attack surface, technology exposure, breach intelligence, and compliance posture.

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02
Risk Register & Framework Mapping

All findings consolidated into a structured risk register rated by likelihood and impact, mapped to ASD Essential Eight, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, and the Australian Privacy Act.

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03
Board-Level Executive Reporting

Technical findings translated into clear, non-technical language for Board and C-Suite stakeholders — a briefing document that drives informed risk decisions.

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04
Multi-Entity Group Assessment

Comprehensive assessment covering a parent company and all identified subsidiaries — mapping shared infrastructure risk and group-wide compliance posture across every entity.

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05
Privacy Act Compliance Review

Assessment of your publicly observable compliance with Australian Privacy Principles — covering data collection, third-party disclosure, cross-border data transfer, and privacy policy obligations.

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06
Threat Intelligence Briefing

Your confirmed technology stack cross-referenced against current threat advisories and known exploited vulnerabilities — surfacing active threats in your specific environment.

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07
Mobile App GRC Assessment

Passive assessment of the mobile applications your organisation uses — permissions, embedded trackers, cross-border data transfers, and Australian Privacy Act compliance. No systems accessed.

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A Structured, Repeatable
Assessment Framework

Every assessment follows the same disciplined process. No shortcuts. No guesswork. Every finding is evidenced and mapped to a recognised framework control.

01
Reconnaissance

Corporate entity mapping, subsidiary identification, domain and subdomain enumeration, and email security record analysis across all associated entities.

02
Infrastructure Analysis

Passive infrastructure review, certificate analysis, SSL/TLS configuration audit, and technology stack fingerprinting across all public-facing systems.

03
Breach Intelligence

Domain breach exposure analysis, indexed sensitive content discovery, historical footprint review, and credential exposure assessment.

04
Compliance Review

Privacy policy assessment against Australian Privacy Principles, current threat advisory cross-referencing, and third-party vendor risk identification.

05
Synthesis & Reporting

Risk register population, framework mapping, remediation roadmap development, and Board-level executive summary production.

What We Map To — and Why It Matters

Every framework carries distinct obligations for Australian organisations. Click to understand what each one requires of your business.

Important: All BlackFlag Advisory assessments are conducted exclusively using passive OSINT techniques and publicly available data sources. No systems, networks, or accounts belonging to any assessed organisation are accessed, probed, or tested at any time. No active scanning is performed. BlackFlag Advisory assessments are not penetration tests.

Latest Intelligence

Evidence-based analysis on the threats, obligations and risks facing Australian organisations right now.

Active threat
Critical Infrastructure & Linux Security

Dirty Frag: The Linux Flaw That Turns Any User Into Root.

CVE-2026-43284 and CVE-2026-43500 give any attacker with local Linux access complete root control in a single command. Nine years of kernels affected. Active exploitation confirmed by Microsoft. What your organisation must do now.

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Active incident
Third-Party & Supply Chain Risk

The Canvas Breach Was Not Inevitable. Here Is What Should Have Stopped It.

ShinyHunters exfiltrated 3.65TB from Instructure through an open registration form. Queensland’s QLearn platform — every state school student since 2020 — is caught up in it. Five controls that should have been in place before 29 April 2026.

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New — May 2026
Intelligence & OSINT

What Warfare Taught Us About OSINT — And What Australian Businesses Should Do With It

A 3am Google Maps traffic jam predicted Russia's invasion of Ukraine. FlightRadar24 exposed America's Iran buildup. The same tools are mapping your business right now.

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New — May 2026
Intelligence & OSINT

The OSINT Data Trail Every Business Leaves

Your organisation does not choose whether to have a digital footprint. This infographic maps exactly what is visible, where it comes from, and how exposed it makes you.

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New — May 2026
Vendor Risk & OSINT

Your Vendor's SOC 2 Cert Tells You Nothing About Your Exposure Right Now

High maturity scores create a false sense of security. Legacy vulnerabilities sit in public indexes. Attackers don't care what your vendor scored.

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New — May 2026
Threat Intelligence

Attackers Don't Care About Your Security Score

Vendors rate themselves. Auditors assess what they're shown. Attackers look at what's actually exposed. Here's the gap that's costing Australian organisations.

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We extend your practice.
You extend your value.

Your clients need GRC advisory. You don’t provide it — and you shouldn’t have to. BlackFlag Advisory works behind you, alongside you, or under your brand. Three models. No conflict.

Law Firms & Accounting Practices
Referral arrangement — fixed fee per engagement

Your client is facing a Privacy Act inquiry, a procurement question, or a Board request they can’t answer. You refer. We assess. You receive a referral fee and your client gets a result. No overlap with your services.

Insurers & Underwriters
Co-advisory arrangement — white-label available

Pre-binding GRC posture assessment for cyber policy applicants. Passive, evidence-based, no systems accessed. Gives underwriters a credible independent view of risk before they price or decline.

MSSPs & IT Advisory Firms
White-label arrangement — your brand, our methodology

Your clients trust you with their infrastructure. They also need Board-level GRC reporting they can take to directors and regulators. We produce it. You deliver it. No client confusion.

Financial Advisors & Planners
Referral arrangement — fixed fee per engagement

AFSL holders, super funds, and their advisors carry specific APRA CPS 234 and Privacy Act obligations. When your client asks about cyber governance, you have an answer. We handle the assessment.

Work with us. Not around us.

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$4.26M
Average cost of a data breach in Australia — a record high.
IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024
1,113
Breaches reported to the OAIC in 2024 — the highest annual total on record.
OAIC Notifiable Data Breaches Report 2024
$50M+
Maximum penalty per serious Privacy Act breach under the 2024 amendments.
Privacy & Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024

A Collective of
Specialists. One Firm.

BlackFlag Advisory brings together senior practitioners across cyber security, governance, risk, compliance, and commercial advisory — operating as a unified practice across Australia and Asia-Pacific.

Our advisors carry deep sector experience across financial services, healthcare, retail, critical infrastructure, and government. Every engagement draws on the right expertise for the specific risk environment — not a generalist team stretched thin across disciplines.

All findings are delivered in Board-ready reports that translate technical risk into business language — structured for decision-makers who need clarity, not complexity. Every finding is evidenced, sourced, and mapped to a recognised framework control.

We do not access your systems. We do not conduct penetration tests. We do not require credentials, network access, or internal cooperation. Our assessments are conducted entirely from publicly available data — which is precisely why they reveal what your internal team cannot see.

“Most organisations assume their governance posture is adequate. Our assessments reveal what is actually visible to the outside world — before a threat actor, a regulator, or a competitor finds it first.”
$4.26M
Average Australian data breach cost
IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024
1,113
Breaches reported to OAIC in 2024
OAIC Notifiable Data Breaches Report 2024
$50M+
Max Privacy Act penalty — 2024 amendments
Privacy & Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024
72hrs
APRA incident notification window
APRA CPS 234
483
OAIC breach notifications — H2 2024 alone
OAIC Notifiable Data Breaches Report 2024
Frameworks covered
ASD Essential Eight · NIST CSF 2.0 · ISO 27001 · CIS Controls v8 · Australian Privacy Act · APRA CPS 234 · SOCI Act · ACSC ISM
Regulated sectors
Financial services · Healthcare · Retail & consumer · Government · Legal & professional services · Critical infrastructure

Ready to See What We Find?

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Location
Headquartered in Sydney, NSW — operating globally
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All assessment discussions are treated with strict confidentiality. Sample reports are available on request to demonstrate methodology and deliverable quality.