Nation-state intrusion
APT campaigns targeting policy, defence and critical-infrastructure portfolios through supply-chain and identity vectors.
Regulated industry
Government
IRAP-assessed, PROTECTED-cleared cybersecurity for Commonwealth, state and local agencies operating under the ISM and PSPF.
Sovereign cyber security for government agencies.
Vectra supports Commonwealth, state and local government agencies through every phase of the ISM lifecycle: architecture, IRAP assessment and 24/7 sovereign monitoring. Our assessors hold PROTECTED clearance. Our SOC runs on AWS Australia under Australian law, and our methodology maps directly to the Essential Eight and PSPF. One accountable team, no offshore hand-offs, no classified data leaving the jurisdiction.
See the services we bring to the sectorIRAP-assessed services
12
PROTECTED-cleared assessors
25+
Agencies supported
80+
SOC hosting
AUonshore
Threat landscape
Cyber threats facing Australian government agencies.
Drawn from our threat research, our SOC telemetry and sector-specific intelligence from the Ensign global SOC footprint. These are the vectors we tune detections and playbooks around.
Ransomware on essential services
Double-extortion actors timing attacks to budget cycles, election periods and emergency response windows.
Insider and contractor risk
Privileged access misuse and data exfiltration by cleared personnel with legitimate system access.
Supply-chain compromise
Managed service provider and SaaS vendor breaches used as lateral movement into classified environments.
Compliance
ISM, PSPF and IRAP compliance we help you meet.
Every Vectra engagement produces evidence mapped to the frameworks that actually govern your sector - not a generic ISO crosswalk.
- ISM (Information Security Manual)
- PSPF (Protective Security Policy Framework)
- Essential Eight (Maturity Level 2 & 3)
- IRAP at OFFICIAL, OFFICIAL: Sensitive and PROTECTED
- Hosting Certification Framework
- Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) requirements
Services
How government agencies engage Vectra.
Most engagements start with one or two of these services, then grow into a full sector-specific program. A single accountable team stays with you throughout.
Advisory
IRAP Assessment
PROTECTED-certified assessors across cloud, SaaS and hybrid environments.
Advisory
ASD Essential 8 Uplift
Structured uplift programs to reach Maturity Level 2 and 3.
Managed XDR
Sovereign Managed XDR
24/7 monitoring on an AWS Australia data plane, IRAP-assessed.
Advisory
Penetration Testing
CREST-certified engagements scoped to ISM controls and threat model.
Advisory
Virtual CISO
Fractional security leadership with clearance where required.
Managed XDR
Incident Response Retainer
Declared-incident response with ACSC-aligned reporting.
What changes after a government cyber security uplift.
Measurable, reportable, auditable - every outcome tracks to a control in your sector's framework.
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Evidence-ready IRAP and Essential Eight reporting aligned to audit cycles
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Sovereign SOC coverage with Australian-cleared analysts on every escalation
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Chain-of-custody incident response that holds up to ACSC and agency inquiry
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Measurable uplift against Essential Eight maturity within a single fiscal year
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Executive reporting formatted for Secretary and Accountable Authority briefings
Government cyber security questions agencies ask first.
Can't find the answer here? The sector lead responds to scoping queries within one business day - usually faster.
Ask the sector team directlyAre your assessors PROTECTED-cleared?
Yes. Our IRAP assessors hold current Australian Government security clearances up to PROTECTED, and can be cleared further on an engagement basis where required.
Where is the SOC hosted?
Inside AWS Australia (ap-southeast-2 and ap-southeast-4). All data, playbooks and personnel remain onshore and subject only to Australian law.
Do you support multi-agency or shared service arrangements?
Yes. We operate shared-service security capabilities for clusters of smaller agencies and local councils, with per-tenant segregation and per-agency reporting.
Can you map findings directly to ISM controls?
Every finding references the relevant ISM control identifier, and can be exported directly into agency GRC tooling.
Security, engineered around you.
You'll speak with a security engineer who works on engagements like yours. We'll walk through where you are, what's at risk and the next steps worth taking. No scripts, no obligation.