Frequently Asked Questions

Blinx provides independent cybersecurity assessments and advisory services for Australian small and medium businesses. We assess your security posture, identify vulnerabilities, and give you clear, prioritised guidance on what to do about them. Our advice is always unbiased — we have no vendor affiliations and no conflicts of interest.

When your IT team or MSP assesses their own work, there's an inherent conflict of interest. Blinx has no prior relationship with your systems and no agenda beyond giving you an honest view of where you stand. That objectivity is the foundation of everything we do.

No. Blinx is a specialist cybersecurity advisory firm. We sit alongside your existing IT team or MSP, not in place of them. Our role is to provide independent oversight and give you a clear picture of your security that your internal or external IT teams can act on.

Blinx is based in Adelaide, South Australia, and works with businesses across Australia.

Our services follow a clear three-tier journey. We start with a one-off Cybersecurity Assessment to establish your baseline and identify gaps. From there, businesses can subscribe to the Blinx Security Portal, giving your IT team or MSP a centralised platform to work through prioritised recommendations, track remediation progress, and manage compliance evidence. The third tier adds continuous monitoring and drift alerts, so any weakening of controls is caught early and your posture stays defensible year-round. We also offer standalone Cyber Insurance Assessments and Cyber Response Readiness reviews.

It's an independent, expert-led review of your systems, controls, and configurations. We identify vulnerabilities, assess your risk exposure, and deliver a prioritised report with practical recommendations. It follows a structured six-step process from Discovery & Scoping through to Follow Up.

This depends on the size and complexity of your environment, which is why scoping is our first step. Most SMB assessments are completed within one to two weeks from scoping to final report.

Once your assessment is delivered, the work doesn't stop there. Blinx can provide access to the Blinx Security Portal, where your IT team or MSP can track and report progress against the prioritised recommendations from your assessment. The portal maps remediation activity directly to your chosen compliance framework — whether that's Essential 8, SMB1001, or another standard — giving you and your team a live view of where you stand against your target at any point in time.

Once your IT team or MSP is working through recommendations via the Blinx Security Portal, our Continuous Compliance tier adds ongoing vulnerability monitoring and compliance drift alerts. As your environment changes, controls can weaken or fall out of alignment — continuous monitoring catches those gaps early and keeps your posture current and defensible throughout the year.

The remediation work is carried out by your IT team or MSP. Blinx checks in periodically to review progress and provide independent advice, keeping the process accountable without compromising our independence.

Yes. Our Cyber Insurance Assessment provides independent reporting to validate your security posture and give your broker the technical evidence they need. Many insurers are tightening requirements — having an independent assessment on record can support your application and potentially your premiums.

The Essential Eight is a set of baseline cybersecurity controls developed by the Australian Signals Directorate. It's widely recognised as the benchmark for Australian business cybersecurity and is increasingly referenced by insurers, government contracts, and regulators. Blinx assessments map findings to Essential 8 maturity levels where relevant.

Not all businesses have a legal obligation, but many are finding it expected by insurers, clients, and government supply chains. Even without a mandate, Essential 8 is a practical framework for reducing the most common cyber risks. We can help you understand where you sit and what achieving a target maturity level would involve.

SMB1001 is an Australian cybersecurity certification standard built specifically for SMBs, offering five progressive tiers — Bronze through to Diamond. It's practical, affordable, and increasingly recognised by insurers and clients as evidence of cybersecurity due diligence. Blinx formally supports SMB1001 assessments and can assist you through the certification process, giving you a clear picture of where you stand and what's needed to reach your target tier.

Blinx supports a broad range of frameworks including ASD Essential 8, SMB1001, CIS Controls v8, NIST CSF, Cyber Essentials, NIS2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and the Australian Privacy Act and Notifiable Data Breaches scheme. Whether you need to align to a single framework or a combined approach, we assess where you stand and give you a clear, prioritised path forward. A full list is available on our Compliance Frameworks page.

Simply get in touch via our contact page. We'll have an initial conversation to understand your business and confirm whether a Blinx assessment is the right fit. There's no obligation and no technical knowledge required to start that conversation.

You'll work directly with Blinx's senior advisory team from start to finish. Our engagements are personal, hands-on, and led by experienced professionals who understand the realities of running an SMB and are genuinely committed to strengthening your cybersecurity. Learn more about us.

ll information shared with Blinx is treated with strict confidentiality. We do not share client data with third parties, and our assessments are delivered securely. Further detail on our data handling practices is available in our Trust Centre.