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SECURING AUSTRALIA'S
DIGITAL FUTURE
Sovereign Expertise
Headquartered in Canberra
Cleared Practitioners
AGSVA security clearances
Government Context
Framework and delivery experience
Procurement Ready
Government and Defence panels
SOVEREIGN CYBER SECURITY EXPERTISE
Malware Security (MalSec) is dedicated to maintaining a team of passionate, capable, and experienced cyber security experts.
With deep roots in Australian Government and Defence, MalSec delivers discreet, tailored security engagements across government agencies, Defence and Defence Industry organisations, critical infrastructure, and those who operate where the stakes demand it.
Our team’s personal and professional obsessions with cyber security drive us to stay at the forefront of emerging threats, technologies, and techniques. As a result, our clients receive contemporary, context-aware guidance from specialist, AGSVA-cleared practitioners who live and breathe security.
Built For The Australian Context
WHO WE HELP
We work with organisations that need security advice to be technically rigorous, operationally practical, and grounded in the environments they actually operate.
GOVERNMENT
Government
Security support shaped around government procedures, assurance expectations, and operational realities.
LEARN MORE →HIGH-CONSEQUENCE ENVIRONMENTSDefence & Critical Infrastructure
Specialist testing and assurance for organisations operating where disruption and compromise carry national consequences.
LEARN MORE →REGULATED & ENTERPRISEPrivate Industry
Actionable security outcomes for organisations protecting sensitive information, services, and customer trust.
LEARN MORE →OUR SERVICES
OFFENSIVE SECURITY
Penetration Testing
Validate exploitable weaknesses across applications, infrastructure, cloud environments, and internal networks.
EXPLORE →GOVERNMENT SECURITY
IRAP Training
Hands-on, scenario-based training delivered by active IRAP assessors through the Australian Information Security Academy.
EXPLORE →DESIGN & REVIEW
Security Architecture
Design and independently review systems against Australian Government frameworks and operational requirements.
EXPLORE →RESILIENCE TESTING
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Testing
Test detection, mitigation, and recovery under controlled, realistic denial-of-service conditions.
EXPLORE →EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
AI Security Assessments & Advisory
Assess AI-enabled systems across model, application, data, supply-chain, and deployment risks.
EXPLORE →BASELINE COMPLIANCE
Essential 8 Assessments & Uplift
Understand current maturity, close practical gaps, and build a defensible Essential Eight uplift plan.
EXPLORE →ADVERSARY SIMULATION
Red-Team Engagements
Exercise people, processes, and technology against realistic multi-stage adversary behaviour.
EXPLORE →CONTINUOUS MONITORING
Cyber Hygiene Scanning
Maintain visibility of exposed assets, misconfigurations, and emerging vulnerabilities across your external footprint.
EXPLORE →APPLICATION SECURITY
Secure Code Reviews
Find security flaws in critical code through focused manual review supported by appropriate automated analysis.
EXPLORE →OUR DIFFERENCE
Knowledge Transfer & Value For Money
We believe that service engagements and capability augmentation should never leave a skills vacuum behind. Knowledge transfer and capability uplift are central to how we operate. Whether through service engagements or embedded roles, our people actively support internal uplift programs, mentor in-house teams, and drive long-term security improvement, delivering lasting value-for-money.
Experts in the Australian Context
We’re uniquely embedded in the Australian information security and compliance ecosystem. Our personnel have not only applied and implemented key government frameworks, but have also contributed to their development through placements within the agencies that authored them.
Community, Growth & Contribution
Outside of work, our team stays engaged with the broader information security community - developing open-source tools, conducting vulnerability research, supporting community initiatives, and contributing thought leadership in emerging security sub-fields.
A Straightforward Engagement
HOW WE WORK
Clear scope, direct access to specialists, and practical outcomes your team can carry forward.
01
Understand
We start with the outcome, environment, and constraints.
02
Scope
You receive clear boundaries, timing, and deliverables.
03
Deliver
Specialists execute the work with regular communication.
04
Uplift
Findings become practical improvements and team knowledge.
Practical Security Thinking
INSIGHTS & RESEARCH
The Browser You Forgot: Preparing for an Essential Eight Assessment
5 min readA practical lesson in why maturity claims fail—and how to prepare evidence that represents the environment you actually operate.
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Your Penetration Test Is Only as Good as the Question
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STRATEGIC PARTNERS
Start With The Outcome
What do you need to protect, test, or prove?
Tell us what is changing, what is at risk, or what assurance you need. We will help identify the right engagement and a practical path forward.
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