Independent, pragmatic cyber security for Australian organisations
Senior cyber security advice and specialist technical assurance, tailored to your organisation
Why Cyber Informed
Cyber Informed provides independent, vendor-neutral cyber security advice grounded in both senior advisory experience and hands-on technical expertise. We focus on practical decisions, clear priorities and improvements that can realistically be implemented.
We work across boards, executives, business teams, internal IT and external providers, helping translate cyber security risk and technical complexity into actions people can understand, support and deliver.
How we help
Cyber Security Advisory
& vCISO
Senior cyber security advice, strategy, governance and ongoing or interim vCISO/CSO support.
Security Assessments & Improvement
Essential Eight, framework readiness and security configuration reviews with practical improvement planning.
Incident Preparedness & Resilience
Incident response planning, tabletop and crisis exercises, recovery readiness and post-incident review.
Penetration Testing & Technical Assurance
Web, API, infrastructure and AI security testing, vulnerability validation and remediation assurance.
Experience that bridges strategy and technology
Cyber Informed is led by Darren Arnott, a CISSP-certified cyber security consultant with more than 25 years of experience in IT and over 15 years specialising in cyber security.
With experience spanning senior cyber security advisory, governance, technical security assessments and penetration testing, Darren works comfortably across boards, executives, business teams and technical specialists. He is also a published author and conference speaker, bringing a strong focus on making complex security issues understandable and actionable.
