Ferres Systems

Ferres Systems is a security-led IT and cloud managed services practice working across Melbourne, Geelong and regional Victoria. Most small and medium businesses sit in an awkward spot. They're big enough to be a real target and to hold data that matters, patient records, NDIS participant notes, client financials, but not big enough to justify an internal security team. The usual answer is a generalist IT provider who's good at keeping the printers going and not really set up for the security side. We're built the other way around. What we do: Security architecture and hardening across Microsoft 365, including Conditional Access, multi-factor authentication, Intune and device management. Around the clock threat detection and monitoring across endpoints and Microsoft 365 identities, with alert triage and validation so the noise never reaches you. Incident response and remediation owned by a Ferres Systems responder, including root cause analysis and assessment of whether an incident is notifiable under the Privacy Act. Patch management and managed backup, with backup data held in Australia. Monthly security posture reporting and quarterly security reviews, written in plain English rather than dashboards nobody reads. Essential Eight assessments and uplift programs, which is where most engagements start. Who we work with: Small to medium enterprises, including allied health and NDIS providers, accounting and bookkeeping practices, legal firms, real estate agencies and financial services businesses, typically running 10 to 100 Microsoft 365 seats. Why clients choose us: Australian data sovereignty throughout. Client and participant data stays in Australian infrastructure, which turns up more and more as a procurement and insurance question. Principal-led delivery. The person who scoped your environment is the person you deal with. Practitioners who teach the field. George Ferres teaches cybersecurity and speaks at industry conferences including CyberCon and BSides. Get in touch for an initial assessment and we'll tell you plainly where you stand and what's worth fixing first.