Cyber Security Consulting for Australian Mid-Market Businesses
Last updated: July 2026
Mid-market businesses carry enterprise-grade risk without enterprise-grade security teams. Vintaris provides independent cyber security consulting for Australian businesses in that exact position: big enough to be targeted, big enough to have real obligations to insurers, customers and regulators, and too lean to carry a full-time security function. Brisbane based, serving South East Queensland in person and clients Australia-wide.
What our consulting engagements look like
Four ways we plug in, from a single independent opinion to ongoing security leadership.
Assessment-led advisory
Most engagements begin with a cyber security assessment: a verified, scored picture of where you stand, which turns consulting from opinion into a plan. From there, we advise on exactly what your findings and your budget justify, nothing more.
Virtual CISO
Ongoing security leadership without the headcount: strategy, oversight of your IT provider or internal team, board and insurer reporting, vendor selection, and a steady hand when something goes wrong. Enterprise security leadership, sized for mid-market.
Strategic guidance and uplift
Framework alignment (Essential Eight, ISO 27001), cyber insurance readiness(start with our free briefing, ‘When the Insurer Moves the Goalposts’), security roadmap delivery, tabletop incident-response exercises, and staff awareness programs. Where it helps, we supply enterprise-grade vendor licensing, deployment and ongoing oversight, sized and priced for your business.
Independent second opinion
Reviewing a proposal from your IT provider, a security clause in a contract, an insurer’s requirements, or a post-incident report. Independence is the point: we sell advice, not the products the advice recommends, unless you ask us to.
How a consulting engagement runs
Evidence first, opinions second. Every engagement follows the same disciplined arc.
Assess
A verified, scored assessment establishes where you actually stand, not where you assume you do.
Prioritise
We rank the gaps by real-world risk and by what insurers and regulators check first.
Advise
A right-sized roadmap: what to fix, in what order, at what cost, and what you can safely defer.
Oversee
Virtual CISO oversight so the plan is delivered, evidenced and kept current, not shelved.
Who we consult for
Australian mid-market businesses, typically multi-site or multi-team, with real customer data, real compliance obligations, and no appetite for guesswork. The first conversation is free and the first deliverable is usually an assessment, so advice starts from evidence.
Brisbane based. Australia-wide reach.
In-person consulting, workshops and tabletop exercises across Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast. Remote consulting for clients across Australia.
Why an ex-analyst, not an agency
Vintaris was founded by a CrowdStrike Falcon Complete analyst, from the team that detects and stops live intrusions for some of the world’s largest companies. The advice is grounded in how attacks actually unfold and what evidence actually satisfies an underwriter, not in vendor marketing. GCFA and CCFA certified, with postgraduate research in security maturity models.
Frequently asked questions
What does a cyber security consultant actually do?
A consultant assesses your security position, advises on priorities, and guides remediation: which controls to implement, in what order, at what cost, and how to satisfy insurers, customers and regulators. At Vintaris that advice is evidence-led, built on a verified assessment rather than assumptions.
How much does cyber security consulting cost in Australia?
Engagements are quoted on scope: a one-off advisory piece is priced very differently from an ongoing Virtual CISO arrangement. Most clients start with an assessment (self-service from $479, expert-led quoted on size), which defines exactly what consulting you do and do not need.
Is this a managed security service (MSSP)?
No. We are consultants and architects, not a 24/7 monitoring desk. Where round-the-clock monitoring is the right answer, we help you select and deploy it, and can provide ongoing oversight of it, but our value is judgement and strategy, not a SOC.
Do you work with small businesses?
Yes, through our dedicated small business stream, built around a self-service assessment and right-sized guidance. See cyber security for small business.
Do you work with our existing IT provider?
Yes, and it is usually the best arrangement: your provider keeps running IT, we provide the independent security layer, the assessment, the roadmap, and oversight that the provider then executes against.
Vintaris provides cybersecurity assessment and advisory services. General information on this page is not legal, financial or insurance advice.