Essential Eight

Essential Eight Maturity Calculator

Self-assess your organisation against the ASD ISM Essential Eight baseline. Score each strategy across maturity levels and export a board-ready maturity report.

Essential Eight Maturity Assessment

Find your weakest slat.

The ASD Essential Eight Maturity Model sets your overall level at the minimum across all eight strategies — one gap drags the whole shield down. Adjust each slider to see your true posture.

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Sector Type

Target Maturity Goal

Default for australian government / defence: ML3

Your overall posture is held at ML0 due to Patch Operating Systems.

Adjust each strategy (ML0 → ML3)

Application Control

ML2

Patch Applications

ML1

Configure MS Office Macros

ML2

User Application Hardening

ML2

Restrict Administrative Privileges

ML2

Patch Operating Systemsweakest

ML0

Multi-Factor Authentication

ML3

Regular Backups

ML1

Overall Maturity Badge

ML0

Not Implemented

Target ML3 · 3 levels short

Current vs Target

Current Target

Erwin · Field Notes

Patch OS sits at Level 0 — that's the hole in the fence. Wide open. The fox always tests the weakest slat.

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