Be on top of your organisation’s cyber security hygiene at all times.

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COST & TIME SAVING

with a cost effective, automated out-of-the-box resource

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INFORMED OVERSIGHT FOR RISK MANAGEMENT & COMPLIANCE

know your cyber hygiene and maturity in minutes

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AUTOMATION, ACCURACY & VERIFIABILITY

to report on your risk management status against the Essential Eight controls

Why organisations choose Huntsman Security’s Essential 8 Auditor application to

manage compliance & cyber risk

Cost and Time Saving

Cost and Time Saving

Cost-effective, automated out-of-the-box resource

Automate your ACSC Essential Eight assessments and get your cyber maturity score in minutes, no lengthy questionnaires or manual reviews.

Automate your ACSC Essential Eight assessments and get your cyber maturity score in minutes, no lengthy questionnaires or manual reviews.

Fast Setup

Self-install or optional Huntsman support; works for SMBs and enterprise environments.

Self-install or optional Huntsman support; works for SMBs and enterprise environments.

Immediate Insights

Connect to your data sources and endpoints to visualise coverage, vulnerabilities, and gaps.

Connect to your data sources and endpoints to visualise coverage, vulnerabilities, and gaps.

ROI in Weeks

Automation and low annual fees quickly deliver value.

Automation and low annual fees quickly deliver value.

Informed Oversight for Risk Management and Compliance

Gain transparent, evidence-based visibility of your organisation’s cyber posture or critical assets, to guide IT and executive decision-making.

Informed Oversight for Risk Management and Compliance

Full Visibility

Monitor servers, endpoints, and IT assets across the organisation.

Monitor servers, endpoints, and IT assets across the organisation.

Compliance Made Simple

Align with ACSC Essential Eight, PSPF, or state-level security policies.

Align with ACSC Essential Eight, PSPF, or state-level security policies.

Evidential Trail

Track changes, highlight areas of concern with suggested mitigations, and create auditable reports.

Track changes, highlight areas of concern with suggested mitigations, and create auditable reports.

Automation, Accuracy and Verifiability

Automate risk assessments, benchmark your cyber maturity, and track remediation for ongoing improvement.

Automation, Accuracy and Verifiability

Automated Reporting

See the status of all controls, including gaps and residual risk.

See the status of all controls, including gaps and residual risk.

Actionable Guidance

Analysts receive easy-to-follow mitigation steps.

Analysts receive easy-to-follow mitigation steps.

Benchmark & Reassess

Continuously measure improvements and verify performance.

Continuously measure improvements and verify performance.

A snapshot of Huntsman Security’s Essential 8 Auditor application.

See how the Essential 8 Auditor can automatically assess security controls across your entire environment to produce an immediate and verifiable measure of their maturity.

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On demand cyber security maturity rating

Run quick, easy checks anytime to measure your internal security posture or critical assets against the ACSC Essential Eight framework.

  • Accurate Measurement: Empirically evaluates vulnerabilities across your environment.
  • Exportable Reports: Share your maturity score with 3rd-party applications or GRC platforms.
  • Instant Insight: Understand alignment with policies and pinpoint areas for improvement.

Data-driven analysis and reporting

Leverage quantitative, evidence-based reporting for reliable and timely compliance assessment.

  • Built-in Transparency: Stakeholders can see the datasets and methodology used for analysis.
  • Operational & Executive Reports: Automatically generate Operational Controls Reports and Executive Summaries.
  • Objective Oversight: Quickly identify non-compliance issues and support IT governance.
  • Finds Invisible Vulnerabilities: Identifies the most difficult to find vulnerabilities before they are exploited by an adversary.

Benchmark for security improvement program

Establish a baseline of your security controls and track improvements over time.

  • Risk Identification: Automatically classify issues and provide context for prioritised remediation.
  • Progress Tracking: Re-run assessments to measure effectiveness and compare historical results.
  • Continuous Improvement: Supports ongoing enhancement of your cyber resilience program.

Non-disruptive self-install and setup

Easily deploy Essential 8 Auditor without disrupting operations.

  • Quick Installation: Designed for self-installation by a wide range of users.
  • Automated Data Collection: Gather and analyse security data efficiently and repeatedly.
  • Reliable Assessment: Get an accurate picture of your cyber maturity, anytime you need it.

A quick look at the Essential 8 Auditor's key features

Visibility
On-demand operation Empirical measurement Gap analysis, to uplift resilience Live dashboards (data export available) Data-driven assessment
Reporting Capabilities
Systematic risk-reporting framework Executive security summary reports “To-do” list for non-compliant endpoints ACSC Security maturity level determination (L0 – L3)
Installation
Light weight Easy self-install Agentless Upgrades to latest ACSC Essential Eight recommendations
Product Support and Service
Phone/Email (incl.) Onsite available

Essential 8 Auditor FAQs

Is this on prem or cloud?

It can be deployed in either. Requires installation on domain joined VM in a domain and a collector VM for additional domain to be measured.

What if the ACSC update the Essential Eight controls?

Huntsman will review any updates &, where practical, include any updates in the next release of the software

How do you calculate the scores?

Scores are calculated based on the number of endpoints/users that fail an individual control or sub-control during audit. Calculations are visible to assist audit verification and understanding.

Can I get more detailed information on the failures?

Yes, drill down reports or “To-Do” lists are built in to identify & report on the details of each non-compliant machine or user. These lists can guide remediation & performance improvement.

How do you install it?

Self-Install & run. Additional support & report prep assistance is available.

Essential 8 Auditor Overview

The Essential 8 Auditor delivers on-demand cyber vulnerability and maturity assessments, measuring your compliance against the ACSC Essential Eight framework. It protects IT assets, systems, and sensitive information across on-site, cloud, and hybrid environments and scales as your organisation grows.

By automating data collection and audit functions, the Essential 8 Auditor turns complex security data into actionable insights for risk management. It provides faster, more accurate assessments of your cyber posture and the effectiveness of your prevention, containment, and recovery controls.

With its easy-to-use interface, your team can measure your Essential Eight maturity score in minutes, producing a comprehensive “to-do” list of security issues for remediation and posture improvement. After mitigation, you can re-run assessments to track improvements and reveal any residual risk.

Essential 8 Auditor gives stakeholders clear, timely visibility into cyber control effectiveness, informing decisions for both operational teams and Boards. With KPI measurements, resilience metrics, and prioritised action lists, it helps your organisation manage security controls and strengthen overall cyber resilience.

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Essential 8 Auditor

On-demand cyber vulnerability and maturity assessment

Huntsman Security’s Essential 8 Auditor provides directors and senior executives on-demand reporting of their organisation’s security posture in minutes.

Request a live demo with a Huntsman Security Expert today, and you will get:

  • Use cases to help improve your security posture
  • Answers from our experts around your cyber security strategy
  • Insights on aligning with the ACSC’s Essential Eight security controls