Canberra's Senior-Tester Penetration Testing Partner for Federal Government Suppliers

Canberra is home to the Australian Federal Government, the Department of Defence, the Australian Cyber Security Centre, and the highest concentration of federal government suppliers and ICT consultancies in the country. Federal government procurement now demands that ICT and managed service suppliers demonstrate ACSC Essential Eight maturity, ISM-aligned controls, regular penetration testing and a clear path toward IRAP assessment for systems handling government information. Canberra-based SMEs serving the federal market need pentest evidence that maps cleanly into these expectations.

Codesecure Solutions delivers manual, OSCP-led penetration testing to Canberra-based federal government suppliers, defence supply chain SMEs, ICT consultancies and ACT enterprise customers from our Chennai pentest practice. Every Canberra engagement is run by a named consultant under a signed Australian-law NDA, with daily AEDT working day updates and a final report explicitly mapped to OWASP Top 10, OWASP ASVS, ACSC Essential Eight, ACSC Information Security Manual (ISM), APRA CPS 234 where applicable and ISO 27001. Important note: Codesecure supports DISP-bound vendors and pre-IRAP readiness; we are not a DISP member, are not an IRAP assessor and do not hold Australian government security clearances. The formal DISP application and IRAP assessment must be done by accredited Australian providers.

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Penetration Testing Services in Canberra We Deliver

Our Canberra pentest portfolio is built specifically for federal government supplier security expectations:

  • Web Application Pentesting: Manual OWASP Top 10 and ASVS testing of customer portals, admin consoles and internal apps. Typical AUD 4,500 to 12,000 fixed price.
  • Mobile and API Pentesting: iOS, Android and REST/GraphQL API testing aligned to OWASP MASVS and ASVS.
  • Network and AD Pentesting: External and credentialed internal pentest with deep Active Directory analysis tuned for Canberra federal supplier environments.
  • Cloud Security Pentesting: AWS, Azure and Google Cloud configuration review and exploitation testing aligned to ACSC Essential Eight, CIS and ISM.
  • ISM-Aligned Posture Review: Posture review explicitly mapped to ACSC Information Security Manual (ISM) controls for federal government supplier readiness.
  • Pre-IRAP Readiness Review: Pre-IRAP readiness review for systems targeting OFFICIAL or PROTECTED handling, preparing the customer for assessment by an accredited IRAP assessor.

Our Canberra Pentest Methodology

Every Canberra engagement follows a proven 5-phase methodology engineered for Australian federal government supplier compliance reality.

Phase 1: Free Scoping Call

30-minute scoping call during AEDT hours, fixed AUD price, signed Australian-law NDA, encrypted vault for sensitive data.

Phase 2: Threat Modeling and ISM Mapping

OSCP-led recon, threat modeling against OWASP Top 10, MITRE ATT&CK, ACSC Essential Eight and explicit ISM control mapping.

Phase 3: Manual Exploitation

Hands-on testing by named consultants, daily AEDT updates, real exploitation evidence not scanner output.

Phase 4: Reporting and Walkthrough

Auditor-ready report mapped to OWASP, ACSC Essential Eight, ISM, APRA CPS 234 and ISO 27001, plus a live walkthrough.

Phase 5: Retest and Sign-Off

Free retest of critical and high findings within 30 days, formal sign-off letter, customer data deleted 90 days after sign-off.

Why Canberra Federal Government Suppliers Pick Codesecure

Canberra CISOs pick Codesecure for senior testers, predictable AUD price and reports that map cleanly to federal government supplier expectations:

  • Named OSCP consultants on every Canberra engagement
  • Reports explicitly mapped to ACSC ISM and Essential Eight controls
  • Signed Australian-law NDA and 90-day customer data deletion
  • Fixed AUD pricing with no hidden costs
  • AEDT working day overlap with named consultants

Industries We Serve

Our Canberra practice supports the full ACT commercial landscape:

  • Federal government ICT consultancies and prime contractors
  • Defence supply chain SMEs targeting DISP
  • Federal government suppliers across all portfolios
  • Universities and research institutions
  • Healthcare networks and digital health platforms
  • ACT government suppliers and local agency partners
  • Cybersecurity vendors targeting federal customers

Frequently Asked Questions

No. Codesecure is not a Defence Industry Security Program (DISP) member and is not an Information Security Registered Assessor Program (IRAP) accredited assessor. Codesecure does not hold Australian government security clearances and does not perform formal DISP applications or IRAP assessments. What we do is help Canberra federal government suppliers improve their cyber posture, map findings explicitly to the ACSC Information Security Manual (ISM), conduct pre-IRAP readiness reviews and prepare them for assessment by an accredited IRAP assessor. The formal DISP and IRAP work must be done by accredited Australian providers.

Yes. Every Codesecure Canberra pentest report includes an explicit ISM control mapping in the appendix so your federal government customer, prime contractor or pre-IRAP reviewer can trace each technical finding to the relevant ISM control objective. We map to the current ISM (December update) and update mapping in line with quarterly ISM revisions.

Local Canberra firms with federal-focused practices typically charge AUD 18,000 to 50,000 for a standard web application pentest, with engagements often staffed by junior testers under senior oversight. Codesecure delivers OSCP-led testing for AUD 4,500 to 12,000 fixed price for the same scope, with named senior consultants. The savings come from our Chennai delivery model, not from cutting test depth. Note that for systems handling PROTECTED or higher classification, you will need a cleared IRAP assessor; we cannot do that work.

Yes. Codesecure conducts pre-IRAP readiness reviews for cloud systems targeting OFFICIAL or PROTECTED handling, mapping the system's controls explicitly against ISM and producing a remediation backlog ready for assessment by an accredited IRAP assessor. We help you minimise IRAP assessor findings and shorten the formal IRAP assessment timeline. Important: we do not perform the IRAP assessment itself.

Yes. Our pentesters are available during the full AEDT working day for daily updates, scope clarification calls, retest sessions and report walkthroughs. Our Chennai office maintains a regular AEDT overlap shift specifically to support Canberra federal supplier engagements.

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Book a free 30-minute pentest scoping call during AEDT hours. We will review your Canberra application, environment and federal supplier compliance needs and send a fixed AUD proposal within 48 hours under a signed Australian-law NDA.

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Codesecure Solutions delivers manual, OSCP-led penetration testing to Canberra federal government suppliers, defence supply chain SMEs, ICT consultancies and ACT enterprise customers with named consultants and signed Australian-law NDAs. Codesecure is not a DISP member, is not an IRAP assessor and does not hold Australian government security clearances; we support DISP-bound vendors and pre-IRAP readiness only.

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