Testing for the Canberra market
Canberra's security work is shaped by the people who buy it: federal agencies, the contractors and consultancies that serve them, and the technology firms that sell into both. The common thread is that someone else sets the bar, and you have to show evidence you cleared it.
PentestOps is built for that. Testing runs continuously rather than once a year, every confirmed finding carries evidence rather than a severity score alone, and reports map findings to the frameworks assessors actually ask about.
How we serve Canberra
We should be direct about this: Extranet Systems does not have a Canberra office. Our Australian offices are the Asia-Pacific headquarters at 77 Market Street, Wollongong NSW 2500, and a Sydney office at Level 39, Suite 4, 264 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000.
PentestOps is software, so that matters less than it would for a consultancy. There is no travel to schedule and no consultant to book. You authorise scope, connect your assets, and testing runs. For internal networks the on-premise agent deploys in about five minutes and needs no inbound firewall rules.
Local compliance landscape
These are the regimes Canberra buyers most often test against. Naming them is not a claim that PentestOps certifies you against any of them: testing produces evidence, and an assessor draws the conclusion.
| Regime | What it expects | What testing provides |
|---|---|---|
| ACSC Essential Eight | Mitigation strategies assessed at a maturity level | Evidence on patching, application control and administrative privilege exposure |
| Information Security Manual (ISM) | Controls selected against a system's risk profile | Technical findings and evidence to support control assessment |
| IRAP assessment | Independent assessment of security controls | Test artefacts and evidence an assessor can review |
| Protective Security Policy Framework | Protective security governance and risk practice | Recurring test results demonstrating ongoing assurance |
| Privacy Act and the NDB scheme | Protection of personal information and breach reporting | Identification of exposures that could lead to a notifiable breach |
An honest note on accreditation
PentestOps is not IRAP assessed and holds no government accreditation, and we will not imply otherwise. What Extranet Systems does hold is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, independently audited by Atom Assurances, with a copy of the certificate available on request.
If your procurement requires an assessed platform, tell us early and we will tell you plainly whether we fit. Details of hosting, retention and access are in the Trust Centre.
Talk to us
Extranet Systems Pty Ltd, ABN 29 632 743 189. Phone +61 1300 290 196. Support runs Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm AEST, and 24/7 for Enterprise customers.
You can start with a free demo scan against a domain you own, or contact us to scope a programme.