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Be Essential Eight ready with Sophos
Clear visibility, practical controls, and expert support to help you lift maturity and reduce cyber risk.
In accordance with the Australian Government’s Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), non‑corporate Commonwealth entities are required to implement the ACSC Essential Eight to Maturity Level Two (ML2).
Designed to help you lift maturity over time
Essential Eight success is about steady uplift, not a once-a-year exercise. Sophos helps you build repeatable hygiene, monitor continuously, and respond fast when something slips.
Sophos aims to solve the pain points you care about:
- Simplified compliance support with reduced strain on internal teams
- Centralised control and visibility for faster detection and response
- Proactive threat management to reduce incident likelihood and impact
- Optional 24/7 MDR for monitoring, investigation, and response support
How Sophos supports the Essential Eight
Sophos supports the intent of all eight strategies to reduce risk and prove coverage. Capabilities mapped below.*
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Application control
Control which apps can run, reduce unapproved software risk.
Patch applications
Identify application vulnerabilities and prioritise remediation.
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Restrict Microsoft Office macro settings
Support policy enforcement and macro control to reduce macro-based threats.
User application hardening
Strengthen browsers and common apps against exploit techniques.
Restrict administrative privileges
Reduce the blast radius of compromised accounts with role-based controls.
Patch operating systems
Maintain endpoint visibility and support OS patching integrations.
Multi-factor authentication
Enforce stronger access controls with MFA integrated with identity providers.
Regular backups
Monitoring to support secure and reliable backups via data protection/disaster recovery integrations.Each control is measured across three maturity levels (ML1, ML2, ML3), allowing organisations to progressively improve their cyber resilience
*Some activities will require additional operational processes or third-party tools in partnership with Sophos solutions, these
could include patch execution, macro configuration, and backups.
*Sophos disclaims all warranties and guarantees regarding this information. Use of Sophos products alone does not guarantee legal compliance. The information in this document does not constitute legal advice. Customers are solely responsible for compliance with all laws and regulations, and should consult their own legal counsel for advice regarding such compliance. Refer to Sophos Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) Compliance Card
Key Benefits
Stop malware
Application control and hardening helps in preventing unauthorised and malicious software from executing.
Limit the impact of attacks
Recover quickly from incidents
Reliable backups to help ensure critical systems and data can be restored when it matters most.
Reduce exposure to known vulnerabilities
Regular patching helps in closing security gaps attackers exploit.
Meet Australian government requirements
In accordance with the Australian Government’s Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), non‑corporate Commonwealth entities are required to implement the ACSC Essential Eight to Maturity Level Two (ML2).
*Customer Portal login required to access assessment.
Why Sophos for Essential Eight
One platform. Better outcomes. Less complexity.
Sophos helps you progress Essential Eight maturity with an integrated, cloud-managed approach across endpoint, network, identity, email, and managed detection and response, so you don’t have to stitch together point tools.
What you get with Sophos
- Prevention that helps to stop common attacks early (malware, exploits, ransomware)
- Central visibility and reporting to support evidence and ongoing improvement
- 24/7 expert monitoring (optional) to help you lift capability and respond faster
Check your cyber maturity
and reduce your risk:
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Complete this form to request an Essential Eight assessment consultation with Sophos