Our Services

Virtual CISO / Interim CISO

Whether you are looking for an interim CISO while you search for your permanent CISO, or a virtual CISO, we have experienced CISOs that can step in and assist your organisation on a temporary basis or flexible basis.

The key responsibilities of a vCISO / interim CISO:

Strategic Planning. Developing and implementing a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy aligned with your organisation's goals.
Risk Management. Identifying, assessing, and mitigating cybersecurity risks.
Compliance. Ensuring that your organisation adheres to relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
Incident Response. Creating and managing incident response plans to address and mitigate security breaches.
Policy Development. Establishing cybersecurity policies and procedures.
Oversight and Monitoring. Continuously monitoring the security posture and making necessary adjustments.

Trusted Advisor / Customer Advocate

Blanket Security Services prides itself on being a trusted advisor for its clients.

Our trusted advisors:

build trust by establishing strong relationships demonstrating reliability, integrity and deep understanding of your organisational needs.
provide specialised expertise to help your organisation make informed decisions and solve complex problems
offer strategic guidance on how to develop and implement strategies to achieve your organisational goals
be a sounding board by helping your organisation explore different perspectives and options
staying current on the industry trends, regulations, best practices and providing timely advice
advocating for our clients to represent and act in your organisation's best interests and act as your advocate.

Governance, Risk and Compliance

We provide specialised Governance, Risk and Compliance consultants to help your organisation develop a robust GRC framework.

By implementing a GRC framework, organisations can:

Enhance decision-making by providing a comprehensive view of risks and opportunities.
Improve efficiency by integrating governance, risk, and compliance activities.
Reduce duplication of efforts and streamline processes.
Ensure regulatory compliance and mitigate legal and reputational risks.
Foster a culture of accountability and transparency.

Security Architecture

Our security architecture team have qualifications and experience in designing, building, and maintaining the security structures of an organisation's IT systems.

Our security architecture team can help your organisation protect its digital assets and ensure the integrity and confidentiality of its data.

Risk assessments. Identification of potential security threats and vulnerabilities within the organisation's IT infrastructure.
Security Planning. Development of comprehensive security policies, procedures, and protocols to protect the organisation's data and systems.
System Design: Design secure systems and networks, ensuring that security measures are integrated into the architecture from the ground up.
Implementation. Oversee the implementation of security solutions, such as firewalls, encryption, and intrusion detection systems.
Monitoring and Maintenance. Continuously monitor and maintain security systems, updating them as needed to address emerging threats.
Incident Response: Create and manage incident response plans to quickly address and mitigate security breaches.
Compliance: Ensure that your organisation's security measures comply with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
Collaboration: Work closely with other IT professionals, management, and external partners to ensure a cohesive approach to security.

Security Engineering

Our security engineering team have experience and qualifications in building and operating a wide range of security infrastructure (both on-premise and cloud-based).

Our security engineers can help your organisation safeguard systems, networks and assets by:

Design and Implementation. Protecting against cyber security threats through the design and implementation of security measures such as firewalls, encryption, and intrusion detection systems, etc. .
Vulnerability Testing. Identification and remediation of security weaknesses within the environment and ensuring the systems and networks are patched regularly.
Incident Response. Assisting and responding to security incidents, investigate breaches, and implement measures to prevent future incidents.
Monitoring. Working with the Security Operations and IT Operations team to continuously monitor the systems and networks for signs of suspicious activity or security breaches.
Compliance. Ensure that the design and implementation of infrastructure complies with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
Collaboration with other IT professionals, management, and external partners to develop and implement comprehensive security strategies.

Security Assessments

Our team have the skills and expertise to help your organisation evaluate its security posture.

A security assessment helps to identify vulnerabilities, threats, and risks to IT infrastructure, systems, and data. The primary goal is to ensure that adequate security measures are in place and that they are effective in protecting your organisation's assets.

Security assessments that we provide:

Risk Assessment. Evaluates the potential risks and impacts of various security threats on your organisation.
Vulnerability Assessment. Identifies and prioritises security vulnerabilities in the organisational systems, networks, and applications.
Penetration Testing. Simulates cyber-attacks to test the effectiveness of security measures and identify weaknesses that could be exploited by attackers.
Security Audit. Reviews and evaluates your organisation's security policies, procedures, and practices to ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
Compliance Assessment. Ensures that your organisation meets all necessary regulatory and industry-specific security requirements.
Incident Response Planning. Evaluates your organisation's ability to detect, respond to, and recover from security incidents.
Gap Analysis. Identifies gaps between current security practices and best practices, and provides recommendations for improvement.

Penetration testing

Blanket Security Services partner with Global Sentynel for their penetration testing services. Their experienced and qualified penetration testers / ethical hackers can simulate a cyberattack conducted on a computer system, network, or web application and identify security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers.

Our security consultants work with Global Sentynel to remediate issues that may be discovered during the penetration test.

Cybersecurity Resilience

Our cyber resilience team helps your organisation to continue to deliver critical business services despite adverse cybersecurity events.

Our cyber resilience practitioners work with your organisation to design and implement:

Preventative measures. Reviewing and ensuring the implementation of robust security controls to protect against cyber security threats.
Risk Management. Ensuring the risk management policies minimize the potential impact of cyber incidents.
Detection and Monitoring. Continuously monitoring systems and networks for signs of suspicious activity or security breaches.
Incident Response. Verifying, developing and / or maintaining a comprehensive incident response plan to quickly address and mitigate security incidents.
Recovery and Continuity. Ensuring that the organisation can recover quickly and continue operations after a cyber incident, through backup systems, disaster recovery plans, and business continuity planning.
Employee Training. Educating employees about cybersecurity best practices and fostering a culture of security awareness.
Regular Testing and Updating. Conducting regular security assessments and exercises to ensure that security measures remain effective and up-to-date.

We partner with Immersive for elements of the above.

Sovereign Security Operations

We partner with Sovereign SOC, our sister organisation, for Australian-based and operated security operations.

Sovereign SOC is a differentiated security operations service provider, offering bespoke built and operated security operations on-shore with flexible support models to meet your organisational needs:

level 1 support only
level 1 and 2 support only
after hours support only
full 24/7 SOC
threat intelligence only

This model keeps costs low while keeping the data and service within Australia (particularly important for our critical infrastructure clients). It supports the Australian cybersecurity industry and Australian economy by supporting and growing the cybersecurity and IT expertise locally.

Threat Intelligence

We partner with organisations who provide threat intelligence feeds so that your organisation gets the most up-to-date information about the latest cyber threats. Blanket Security Services provide the analysis to determine the potential impacts to your organisation, helping your organisation understand and anticipate attacks and help you make informed decisions on what defensive measures need to be implemented.

This service can be stand-a-lone or within a our Sovereign Security Operations service.

Resource Augmentation

We have skilled cybersecurity professionals across different disciples to temporarily extend your work force. Our consultants fill the skill gaps, manage workload peaks and provide specialised expertise without long term commitments

Board presentations and reporting

Our team helps your organisation prepare and deliver presentations to your board, as well as improve the reporting processes.

By leveraging the expertise of our team, your organisation can improve its communication with the board, make better-informed decisions and enhance overall governance.

We provide:

Presentation Design to create visually appealing and informative presentations that clearly communicate key information to board members.
Content Development. Gather and synthesise data and other relevant information to create comprehensive and concise presentations.
Strategic Messaging to ensure that the presentations align with your organisation's strategic goals and effectively convey the intended message.
Stakeholder Communication to facilitate effective communication between the board and management, ensuring that both parties are well-informed and aligned.
Reporting Improvement to help enhance reporting processes, making them more efficient, accurate, and transparent.
Compliance to ensure that the presentations and reports comply with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.