Small Business Cybersecurity Programs

Australian Government

Federal

• Small Business Cyber Security Guide

  • ACSC

    • Includes a checklist

    • https://www.cyber.gov.au/resources-business-and-government/essential-cyber-security/small-business-cyber-security/small-business-cyber-security-guide

• Cyber Resilience Service

  • ID Care, business.gov.au

  • Small Business Cyber Resilience Service | business.gov.au

• Cyber Security Checklist

  • business.gov.au

  • Cyber security checklist | business.gov.au

• E Safety Commissioner

  • For children

    • Swoosh, Glide and Rule Number 5 | eSafety Commissioner

Federally Funded

• Cyber123

  • CyberCX

  • Funding by Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

  • Cyber123 - Cyber security training for SMEs

    • At 68 pages of information, it is a LOT to take in.

    • I would start at something simpler, and get to this once you have a good understanding of what you are doing with cybersecurity in your business.

NSW

• Cybermarvel

  • For students

  • Cybermarvel

    • Excellent list of resources for parents Cyber safe parents

International

• GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit

  • Global Cyber Alliance

  • GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit for Small Business | Sponsored by Mastercard

• The Cyber Readiness Playbook

  • https://cyberreadinessinstitute.org/resource/the-cyber-readiness-playbook/

• FTC Cybersecurity Quizzes

  • https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/small-businesses/cybersecurity/quiz

Non Profit

• Institute of Community Directors

  • https://www.communitydirectors.com.au/tools/cyber-security-self-assessment-tool-for-community-organisations

  • Includes a lot on governance and boards as well as security

Commercial

• Cyber Fitness

  • Cynch Security

  • https://cynch.com.au/

  • Excellent whitepaper also

    • Cynch, Deakin University, CSRI, RMIT University

    • https://cynch.com.au/small-business-cyber-fitness-2021

• Australian Institute of Company Directors

  • Cyber Security Governance Principles Checklist for SME and NFP Directors

Failed / Finished

• Cyber Security Assessment Tool

  • business.gov.au

  • https://www.cyber.gov.au/resources-business-and-government/essential-cyber-security/protecting-your-business-and-employees/test-your-cyber-security

• auCheck

  • Australian Strategic Policy Institute, auDA,

  • .auCheck: A free website and email security check tool

• Cybercheck.me (don’t go to the website, it’s a bot site now with NSFW images).

  • NSW Govt, Edith Cowan University, AustCyber, WA Local Governments

  • Read about it here https://www.investment.nsw.gov.au/grants-and-rebates/cybercheck-me-pilot-program/

• Smaller but Stronger

  • SA Government, CSCRC, CyberCX, Data61

  • https://cybersecuritycrc.org.au/smaller-stronger-lifting-sme-cyber-security-south-australia

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