Sovereign Cybersecurity Consultation

Overview

CI operators are being asked harder questions, faster. Boards want assurance that cyber risk is being managed. Regulators expect demonstrable response capability, not just policy documents. Insurers require evidence. Procurement teams are increasingly cautious about foreign-headquartered vendors holding data that, under another jurisdiction, could be compelled offshore.

xCIRT’s Sovereign Cybersecurity Consultation is strategic advisory for the leaders making those calls — focused on the Australian regulatory and political context, not retrofitted from elsewhere.

Where this fits

• SOCI Act and CIRMP readiness — Programme design, gap analysis, and reporting frameworks aligned to the SOCI Act 2018 (as amended) and CIRMP obligations.
• Sovereign supplier strategy — Helping CI operators evaluate where sovereign delivery is non-negotiable and where it is acceptable to use offshore SaaS, with the trade-offs made explicit.
• Board and executive cyber narrative — Translating cyber posture into board-grade language: residual risk, regulatory exposure, and the operational levers leadership controls.
• Cyber insurance positioning — Working with brokers and insurers to evidence the IR capability and controls underwriters now expect.
• Vendor and third-party risk — Practical, sector-aware assessment of cloud providers, OT vendors, and managed service providers in your supply chain.

Engagement models

• Hourly advisory — Targeted decision support.
• Scoped project — Specific deliverable (e.g. CIRMP readiness assessment, board paper, regulator engagement plan).
• Retainer — Ongoing strategic advisor to the CISO or risk lead, billed by the month.

Outcomes

Decisions you can defend — to your board, your regulator, your insurer, and your operations team — backed by Australian-context advice that takes sovereignty as the starting point.