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Cybersecurity buying checklist for a growing business

October 3, 2026

Start with the work you need to protect, then compare products against a written checklist.

Define your requirements

List your users, devices, critical applications and sensitive information.
Identify who will manage updates, access permissions and alerts.
Write down your recovery needs and how backups will be tested.

Ask before you buy

Which operating systems and existing tools are supported?
What protection, monitoring and support are included in this exact edition?
How are users or devices licensed, and what renews?
Who handles deployment and responds when an alert needs attention?

Match the purchase to your team

For an individual setup, focus on compatibility and manageable administration. For a small business, define ownership and coverage across the team. For an enterprise rollout, document integration, reporting and procurement requirements before requesting a quote.

NIST offers a small-business quick-start guide for organizing cybersecurity risk management. Use it to shape the discussion alongside your own requirements.

Read the NIST small-business guide

Explore Cybersecurity from our shop menu, or contact The Command Line with your requirements.

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Know what your service includes.

Managed care: Foundation $438.90/month (up to 5 users and 5 computers; 2 technician hours), Shield $768.90 (10 and 10; 4 hours), Command $1,318.90 (20 and 20; 6 hours). All include GST and cover one site and one existing tenant. Licences and onboarding are separate. The full package fee applies below its limits; exceeding either count or recurring workload moves to the next suitable plan or a custom quote. Check your plan fit ↗

Prepaid support hours: Prepaid support hours must be used within 12 months from the invoice date. Any unused hours expire at the end of that period. Each new block has its own invoice date and expiry; topping up does not extend an earlier block. Current blocks and prices ↗

Prices, extras and booking — for home, business, education and trade

Standard packages are exempt from custom-work minimums. Custom remote work has a $250 minimum quoted engagement; custom on-site work has a $399 minimum, including GST. These are minimum totals, not surcharges. Monthly plan fees are unaffected.

Starting prices cover the listed labour and agreed quantity. We confirm compatibility, access, scope, availability and the GST-inclusive total before booking. Hardware, subscriptions, cabling, materials, migration, travel, parking and after-hours work are separate unless expressly included. We support customers across Australia. Remote services are available nationally; on-site availability and travel costs are confirmed for your postcode.

One-off endpoint or MDM setup does not include ongoing monitoring, incident response or vendor subscriptions. Monthly care has agreed device/user counts, included support, service windows and response targets. Education eligibility and procurement requirements are assessed separately. Extra work needs your approval before we proceed.

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Cybersecurity buying checklist for a growing business

Define your requirements

Ask before you buy

Match the purchase to your team

Know what your service includes.

Define your requirements

Ask before you buy

Match the purchase to your team

Know what your service includes.

Good technology.Great reading.

Good technology.
Great reading.