A clear picture of your cyber risk, without the jargon or scare tactics.

Why cyber security matters for your business

It comes down to managing risk, and the logic behind an audit is straightforward once it's laid out.

• What you're actually protecting

  Every business holds things worth protecting: customer and staff details, supplier banking information, and the know-how that makes the business work. None of it needs to be flashy to be valuable to the wrong person.

• Why it's at risk

  Scammers look for the easiest way in, not the most interesting target. Most small businesses have a door or two left unlocked without realising it: an old shared password, a guest Wi-Fi that isn't really separate, an invoice process anyone could impersonate.

• What happens if it goes wrong

  A successful attack rarely stays a technical problem. Information ends up somewhere it shouldn't, gets altered, or simply becomes unavailable right when you need it, and from there it's money lost, the business offline for days, and a harder-to-measure hit to how much customers trust you afterwards. For serious or repeated privacy breaches, Australian law also allows fines of up to $50 million (or three times the benefit gained, or 30 per cent of turnover, whichever is greater) for a company, and up to $2.5 million for an individual. Most audits Sfinco runs are nowhere near that scale, but it's the ceiling the law has set, and it's part of why "we're too small to matter" isn't quite true anymore.

• The part most people miss

  Cyber security isn't only a technical problem. A large majority of breaches, commonly cited at over 90 per cent, trace back to an ordinary human moment: a rushed click, a convincing email, a habit formed years ago. That's exactly why staff awareness matters as much as any setting or piece of software, and why it's built into every Sfinco audit.

The audit process

Any solid approach to cyber security comes down to five things: knowing what you've got, protecting it, noticing when something's wrong, knowing what to do about it, and getting back on your feet afterwards. An audit gives your business a real, current picture of the first two, plus a head start on the other three. Ongoing noticing is exactly what the Cyber Awareness side of things, further down this page, is built for.

• A short intake conversation

  We talk through how your business uses technology: email, payments, customer data, and the software your team relies on day to day. No forms full of jargon, just a conversation.

• A remote risk review

  A short guided self-check you do in your own time (about 15–20 minutes, with plain-English help for every question), followed by a focused 30–45 minute call for the parts worth looking at together: account security, payment handling, and anything that needs a second look.

• A plain-English report

  You get a written report that explains what we found and why it matters, in language built for a business owner, not an IT team.

• A clear list of fixes, plus a one-page emergency plan

  Every finding comes with a practical next step, ranked by what to tackle first. Every audit also includes a simple one-page plan for what to do if something does go wrong: who to call first, and how to keep operating while it's sorted out. An ongoing retainer is available if you'd like Sfinco to help you work through the list, but it's never required.

Start with a conversation

Send through a few details and you'll hear back personally, usually within a couple of business days.