CyberSafe Assurance for your clients
SMB1001 / Small Business Compliance Framework, is a designed specifically for small to medium-sized businesses, helping them achieve an appropriate level of compliance through a standardised approach.
As part of the SMB1001 certification, businesses gain access to a dedicated portal that supports ongoing compliance management.
For small business owners, a key objective is to minimise the impact of information security incidents on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the sensitive information they handle.
Additionally, third-party organisations and small business partners increasingly expect a certain level of industry compliance when engaging with your business. Meeting these expectations not only builds trust but also strengthens your competitive position.
Also, the third party or small business owners engaged with your business are starting to expect a certain level of industry compliance.
Cyber Compliance Security Measures
SMB1001 aligns its controls with other international standards such as ISO27001, NIST 800-53, SOC2, and SOC3. Should you wish to progress to an enterprise level certification, adherence to SMB1001 provides a significant head start.
Cyber compliance is designed to ensure that entities maintain strong information security frameworks. Adhering to cyber compliance requires organisations to implement comprehensive strategies to protect sensitive data and mitigate cyber threats.
Consequently, the overall resilience of the supply chain is enhanced, safeguarding businesses and their customers.
Principles of Cyber Security
- Physical Security
- Technical Security
- Administrative controls
- Concept of least privilege
- Essential Eight
- Governance
- Application Whitelisting
- Patch management
- Multifactor Authentication
SMB1001 Certification
SMB1001 certification is a significant step in demonstrating commitment to cybersecurity and operational resilience. This certification is designed to align SMB’s to a framework to benchmark a level of trust, compliance, and future-readiness in today’s digital economy.
SMB1001 is a multi-tiered cybersecurity certification framework designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Unlike complex global standards such as ISO 27001, SMB1001 offers a practical, scalable, and cost-effective approach to improving cyber resilience.
Total Technologies is a CyberCert Partner and can help secure your systems in alignment to SMB1001. Once you have your systems cyber-safe, we can help your organisation achieve Gold certification as well.
SMB1001: Frequently Asked Questions
What is SMB1001?
SMB1001 is a cyber security certification standard built specifically for small and medium businesses in Australia. It was developed by Dynamic Standards International, with the certification pathway operated by CyberCert. Unlike frameworks written for large enterprises, it is structured in cumulative tiers, so a business can start at a modest level and build up over time.
What are the SMB1001 certification levels?
There are five, and each builds on the one below it: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond. Because the levels are cumulative, certifying at a higher tier means meeting the requirements of every tier beneath it as well.
Is SMB1001 mandatory?
No. It is not a general legal requirement for Australian businesses. In practice most businesses come across it through a larger client, a supply chain requirement, a contract clause, an insurance discussion or a security questionnaire during procurement.
Which level should my business start at?
There is no turnover or headcount test that decides this. The appropriate tier depends on the sensitivity of the data you hold, the systems you can reach on behalf of clients, and what your customers or contracts actually ask for. Bronze is the usual starting point where no specific external requirement exists.
How is SMB1001 different from the Essential Eight?
The Essential Eight is a set of technical mitigation strategies published by the Australian Signals Directorate and measured by maturity level. SMB1001 is a certification standard with tiers you can be formally certified against, covering a broader set of business practices. The two overlap, and work done for one usually contributes to the other.
How do we get started?
With a gap assessment against the tier you are aiming for. That establishes what you already satisfy, what needs to change, and what evidence you will need to produce at certification.