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Independent cyber security certification built for Australian supply chains

Supplier cyber security assurance should be based on evidence, not unsupported claims.

Australian Cyber Essentials (ACE) gives Australian businesses a practical pathway to put the right cyber security controls in place, evidence those controls, and demonstrate independently certified assurance to customers, insurers, procurement teams, and enterprise supply chains.

Certification is issued by Bureau Veritas following independent review of evidence.

For many organisations, supplier cyber security assurance still relies on questionnaires and self-declared attestations. Australian Cyber Essentials (ACE) provides an evidence-based, independently certified pathway designed for Australian businesses. Certification is issued by Bureau Veritas.

Independently Certified

Certification is issued by Bureau Veritas following independent evidence review.

Evidence-Based Assurance

Clear, credible supplier assurance based on documented evidence, not unsupported claims.

Support & Guided Workshops

Guided workshops with Cyber Audit Team to help you with requirements, address gaps, and prepare evidence.

Australian Designed

Built for Australian regulatory, procurement, insurance, and third-party risk management environments.

The gap between a completed questionnaire and a verified security posture is where confidence breaks down.

When a supplier says it is secure, the important question is simple: who checked?

Questionnaires and self-assessments reflect what an organisation says about its own environment. They do not always show whether required controls are in place, whether those controls are operating, or whether the organisation can evidence compliance with customer, regulatory, insurance, and procurement expectations.

For enterprises managing supplier relationships at scale, that creates risk.

For suppliers, it creates a growing need to demonstrate their cyber security posture in a more credible, evidence-based, and compliance-aligned way.

ACE is how that confidence is earned

One framework is rarely enough.

ACE brings recognised frameworks, regulatory expectations, and supplier assurance requirements together into one evidence-based certification pathway.

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Not self-attested.

Evidence based assessment certified by Bureau Veritas

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Introduction to ACE

What Makes ACE Different?

Independent Certification

ACE certification is issued by Bureau Veritas following independent review of evidence against ACE requirements.

Three Tiers

ACE Ready, ACE Robust, and ACE Resilient provide a practical pathway from foundational cyber security maturity to more advanced assurance.

Australian Designed & Assessed

ACE is built for the expectations of Australian enterprises, suppliers, and regulated environments. Throughout the process you will be supported and assessed by Australian companies.

Governance Inclusions

ACE includes an Information Security Management System (ISMS) component, helping organisations strengthen governance as well as technical controls.

Whether you are requiring assurance from suppliers, or demonstrating it yourself, Australian Cyber Essentials is designed for you.

For Enterprise

You need confidence that suppliers are managing cyber security risk to a standard you can explain and defend. ACE provides a clearer, independently certified basis for supplier assurance.

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For Suppliers

You need to demonstrate your cyber security posture in a way that goes beyond a completed questionnaire. ACE provides an independently certified, evidence-based pathway for customers and procurement.