01 / BASELINE
Cyber health check
Establish a pragmatic view of current controls, material gaps, operational dependencies and immediate concerns.
Cyber risk and resilience
Turn cyber risk into decisions leadership can own.
Independent cyber health checks, Essential Eight assessment and governance advice that connect technical findings to business exposure, priorities and accountability.
The governance problem
A control list is not the same as a risk decision.
Cybersecurity can become trapped between technical reports and executive concern. Leadership may know that improvement is needed without a clear picture of business exposure, current maturity, priorities or who owns the next decision.
Navigator creates that bridge. The work assesses the current position, frames findings in organisational terms and builds a practical improvement path that can be delivered by your internal team, existing provider or a separately appointed specialist.
Clear scope boundary: this is governance-led assessment and advisory. It is not a penetration test, legal opinion or formal certification of compliance.
Assessment areas
A clearer view of posture, priorities and ownership
Scope is agreed around the organisation's needs and can include the following connected areas.
02 / FRAMEWORK
Essential Eight assessment
Review implementation evidence and identify improvement priorities against the agreed assessment scope.
03 / MICROSOFT
Microsoft 365 security posture
Consider identity, access, sharing and relevant configuration signals within the wider governance context.
04 / TRUST
Zero Trust alignment
Frame practical next steps around identity, least privilege, verification and protection of critical resources.
05 / GOVERNANCE
Risk ownership and reporting
Clarify responsibilities, decision points and the reporting leadership needs to oversee improvement.
06 / ROADMAP
Prioritised resilience roadmap
Sequence actions by risk, dependency, effort and business impact instead of presenting an undifferentiated gap list.
Assessment method
Evidence first, then proportionate action
The work is designed to give leadership a usable improvement path and delivery teams a clearer mandate.
Scope
Agree objectives, systems, evidence, stakeholders and the boundaries of the assessment.
Assess
Review available evidence, current controls and governance practices against the agreed lens.
Translate
Connect gaps to business exposure, ownership, dependencies and leadership decisions.
Prioritise
Set out a staged roadmap and the practical options for implementation and oversight.
Governance and Microsoft experience
Independent advice that can connect strategy to implementation
25+
Years of ICT leadership and delivery experience
45→95%
Microsoft Secure Score improvement achieved
30–35%
ICT cost reduction achieved in a transformation program
$7M
ICT budget management experience
A good fit when:
- Leadership needs an independent view of current cyber posture.
- Essential Eight has been discussed but not translated into a plan.
- Provider reports do not give the board enough business context.
- Microsoft 365 risk and wider governance need to be considered together.
Useful outcomes:
- A baseline that separates evidence from assumption.
- Clear ownership of material cyber decisions.
- A prioritised roadmap for internal teams and providers.
- Leadership reporting that supports ongoing oversight.
Common questions
Cybersecurity governance FAQs
Is an Essential Eight assessment a certification?
No. The engagement reviews implementation evidence and improvement needs against an agreed scope. It does not issue a government certification, guarantee compliance or replace any formal assurance required by a regulator or contract.
Do you perform penetration testing?
No. Where specialist technical testing is needed, Navigator can help define the requirement and place the results within the wider governance and improvement roadmap.
Can you work with our managed service provider?
Yes. The independent advisory role can clarify priorities, evidence and decisions while your existing provider implements agreed technical changes.
Does the review include Microsoft 365?
It can. Identity, access, sharing and relevant Microsoft 365 posture can be included where they are material to the agreed scope.
Can you help after the assessment?
Yes. Navigator can support governance, Microsoft 365 improvements, roadmap oversight and leadership reporting. Specialist technical work can remain with your provider or another appropriately qualified party.
Give leadership a clear cyber baseline and a sensible improvement path.
Tell us what prompted the review and what evidence already exists. We will help frame the right assessment scope.