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where your security
stands.

IPC Security Consulting helps small to medium businesses assess, understand, and improve their cybersecurity posture. Using industry best practices and frameworks, we provide a range of services to help you get your organisation to the next level.

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Ivan Cruz

Founder, IPC Security Consulting

CISSP MSc Cybersecurity 5+ Years Industry Experience

With a Masters degree in Cybersecurity, a CISSP certification, and over 5 years of industry experience conducting security risk assessments and third-party assessments, I aim to uplift small to medium business' cybersecurity, one control at a time.

Having worked in both small and large corporate settings, I look to apply that same level of professional standard and discipline to your business.

The current cybersecurity landscape

This isn't hypothetical.

These aren't marketing numbers — they're the Australian Government's own reporting on what's actually happening to small businesses right now.

$56,600
This is the average self-reported cost of a single cybercrime report for an Australian small business — up 14% on the year before.
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How often a cybercrime report is lodged with the Australian Signals Directorate, with over 84,700 reports in the past year alone.
1,200+
Cyber security incidents that the Australian Cyber Security Centre responded to in the past year, which is an 11% increase on the year before.

Source: ASD Annual Cyber Threat Report 2024–25, Australian Signals Directorate.

How we can help

One assessment. Three levels of support.

Every engagement starts with a structured assessment to help us better understand where your strengths lie, and where you could use some help. Then, it's up to you how much support you want to close the gaps. See full service details

Level 1

Assessment

A full security assessment against NIST CSF 2.0 and the ACSC Essential Eight. Your responses are scored and interpreted in easy-to-understand terms, then we provide a prioritised list of what to tackle first.

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Level 2

Assessment + Roadmap

Everything in Level 1, plus a review of the tools you already own for quick wins that cost nothing extra, and a summary mapped to what cyber insurers actually ask for.

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Level 3

Guided Remediation

Everything from Level 1 and 2, plus guided assistance with actually closing the gaps. This includes regular check-ins, vendor-neutral advice on what to use, and your first policy document written for you. You handle the technical changes (or your IT provider does), and we make sure nothing stalls.

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Note: Our service packages are easily tailored to suit your specific needs if the above options don't match what you're looking for. Get in touch today to discuss your requirements.

The process

What actually happens.

No fancy cybersecurity terms, no scare tactics — just a clear sequence from our first conversation to your completed roadmap.

01

Discovery

A short conversation about your business, what you rely on day to day, and what's actually at stake if something goes wrong.

02

Assessment

You complete a structured review through a secure client portal, or we walk through it together. This will cover every relevant security domain.

03

Report

You receive a clear maturity score as well as an explanation of what it actually means for you and your business.

04

Roadmap

We'll develop a prioritised list of the highest-impact fixes, so you know exactly where to start.

Built on recognised standards

Not guesswork — real frameworks.

Every assessment is developed against established cybersecurity frameworks, giving you confidence in the work that we do together.

Framework

NIST CSF 2.0

This Cybersecurity Framework assesses six functions: Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover. This assessment will give you a complete picture of security maturity across your whole organisation, not just IT.

Framework

ACSC Essential Eight

This assessment is based on the Australian Cyber Security Centre's baseline technical mitigation strategies, and is scored on the same maturity-level scale ACSC uses.

Ready to find out where you stand?

The average cyber incident costs an Australian small business around $56,600. Get in touch today and we'll get an in introductory meeting scheduled — no obligation, no pressure, just a view of where things are today.