Cyber Threats Stopped
Before They Hit

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) receives a cybercrime report roughly every six minutes. And it's not just big corporations getting hit. Small and medium businesses are prime targets because they typically have fewer defences and less capacity to recover from a breach.

Ransomware, phishing, business email compromise, and credential theft are the most common threats facing Australian businesses right now. A single successful phishing email can give an attacker access to your entire Microsoft 365 environment, your files, your client data, and your financial systems.

The cost of a breach goes beyond the ransom or the immediate cleanup. There is lost revenue from downtime, reputational damage, potential fines under the Privacy Act, and the mandatory reporting obligations under Australia's Notifiable Data Breaches scheme. For a small business, these costs can be devastating.

We align our cybersecurity services with the Essential Eight - a set of baseline mitigation strategies developed by the ACSC specifically for Australian organisations. These eight strategies are proven to prevent the vast majority of cyber incidents:

1. Application control - only approved software runs on your systems
2. Patch applications - security updates applied within 48 hours of release
3. Configure Microsoft Office macros - block untrusted macros that deliver malware
4. User application hardening - disable risky features in web browsers and email clients
5. Restrict admin privileges - limit who can make system changes
6. Patch operating systems - keep Windows, macOS, and server OS up to date
7. Multi-factor authentication - require a second factor for all logins
8. Regular backups - tested, monitored, and protected from ransomware

Most small businesses we assess are only implementing one or two of these strategies. We help you work toward all eight in a practical, affordable way - prioritising the controls that reduce the most risk for your specific situation.

We don't rely on a single tool or technique. Better Networks builds layered security across your entire environment so that if one control fails, others catch the threat. Here is what that looks like in practice:

Endpoint Protection

Every device gets enterprise-grade antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR). We monitor for suspicious behaviour, not just known malware signatures, which means we catch zero-day threats and fileless attacks that basic antivirus would miss.

Email Security

Email is the number one attack vector for small businesses. We harden your Microsoft 365 email with advanced anti-phishing policies, safe links, safe attachments, and DMARC/DKIM/SPF configuration to prevent spoofing.

Network Security

Firewall configuration, network segmentation, and intrusion detection keep your internal network locked down. We separate guest WiFi from business traffic and monitor for unusual activity across your infrastructure.

Incident Response

If something does get through, speed matters. We have documented incident response procedures that cover containment, investigation, recovery, and reporting. For managed IT clients, we handle the entire process. For ad-hoc clients, we can step in immediately to contain and remediate.

Our approach also ties into your backup and ransomware protection strategy. Immutable backups mean that even if ransomware encrypts your live systems, your data remains recoverable.