Technology advice your board can act on.

A senior advisor who briefs directors and executives on cyber risk, technology investment and AI, answers their questions in plain language, and supports their oversight of technology risk.

Essential Tech leadership

ISO 27001:2022 certified

SMB1001 Partner

Australian owned · Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne

When this becomes urgent

Boards are being asked harder questions about technology

Directors carry the risk, but rarely get the briefing.

Directors are asked about cyber

Regulators, insurers and clients expect boards to show they oversee cyber risk, not leave it to IT.

A major investment needs approval

A new system, migration or transformation reaches the agenda without an independent view.

AI is on the agenda

The board wants an AI position, and staff are already using tools nobody approved.

An incident has happened

A breach, outage or near miss leaves directors asking what went wrong and what happens next.

What board advisory covers

The conversations at the top table

Advice for directors and the executive team, connected to the rest of our vCIO services, from compliance to resilience planning.

Board technology and cyber briefings

Regular briefings that put technology risk in business terms.

Cyber risk appetite and oversight

Help the board decide how much cyber risk is acceptable and how it is monitored.

Technology strategy and roadmap

A multi-year direction for technology tied to the business plan.

Investment and business case review

Independent review of major technology proposals before approval.

AI governance and policy

Board-level principles for how the organisation adopts and controls AI.

Incident and crisis briefings

Clear briefings during and after an incident, including regulatory and client obligations.

Mergers, acquisitions and due diligence

Technology and cyber due diligence on a target or a merger partner.

Director and executive education

Sessions that bring directors up to speed on cyber and technology oversight.

What you receive

A trusted voice in the boardroom

How the engagement runs

1. Brief

Your board, your strategy and the questions directors are asking.

2. Assess

An independent view of technology risk, spend and direction.

3. Advise

Board papers, briefings and a roadmap leadership can approve.

4. Stay alongside

Ongoing advice and reporting as decisions come up.

Board & executive advisory

Give your board a clear view of technology risk

Tell us what’s on the board’s agenda and we’ll come back to you to book a discovery conversation.

Helping you protect what you’ve built and build what’s next. Australian owned, operating in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne with local accountability and global capability.