SMB1001
Protection at Every Stage
Cyber Security, Built for SMBs
Understanding SMB1001 and How New Era Can Help
SMB1001 is a cyber security framework managed by Dynamic Standards International (DSI), designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses. It provides a tiered pathway to stronger security, helping organisations build resilience step by step instead of facing overwhelming requirements all at once. With SMB1001, businesses can start with essential protections and progress toward advanced practices at a pace that fits their resources.
New Era guides businesses through SMB1001 by assessing current posture, prioritising gaps into a clear roadmap, supporting technical uplift at each tier, preparing organisations for certification steps, and ensuring ongoing progress with structured check-ins. With national reach and certified SMB1001 experts, New Era provides trusted guidance to strengthen cyber security maturity with confidence
Why SMBs Choose SMB1001
SMBs often know they need better security but face real barriers. SMB1001 was built to address these challenges head‑on:
- Limited budgets that make enterprise frameworks feel out of reach
- Unclear starting points and overwhelming cyber jargon
- Growing cyber threats targeting smaller organisations
- Pressure from insurers, partners, and clients to prove security maturity
SMB1001 meets businesses where they are today and provides a clear, confidence‑building roadmap forward.
Approachable. Affordable. Certified.
SMB1001 is a phased cyber security framework for SMBs, offering an affordable Bronze → Silver → Gold pathway. It delivers practical, measurable improvements today while building toward ISO 27001‑aligned maturity or an alternative to the Essential Eight.
Bronze
The Baseline
Getting off the couch and mastering the fundamentals
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Secure the 7 core essentials
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Stop the most common automated attacks
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Establish a strong, credible foundation
Silver
The Competitive Advantage
Building strength and endurance to compete
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Meet requirements for cyber insurance and corporate tenders
- Demonstrate measurable security maturity
Gold
The Elite
Professional‑grade resilience
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High‑maturity controls aligned with ISO 27001 standards
- Designed for businesses ready to scale and lead
Unclear Where You Stand?
Get a Definitive Security Readiness Score
Start with our FREE 2-minute, 7-question assessment, designed around the Bronze requirements. You’ll instantly learn 1) your current cyber posture, 2) whether you’re Bronze‑ready, and 3) what to focus on next.
FAQs
SMB1001 is a dedicated cyber security framework designed specifically for Australian SMBs, offering a practical pathway to stronger protection without enterprise-level cost or complexity.
It guides you through phased security tiers: Bronze, Silver, and Gold, helping you build resilience step by step instead of tackling everything at once.
SMB1001 is designed to be affordable for small and medium businesses by spreading improvements over phases and focusing on the most impactful controls first.
Instead of a large, one-off spend, you invest in Bronze, then Silver, then Gold, aligning security spend with your budget and risk tolerance.
If you’re worried about cost, start with the FREE 2‑minute Bronze Check to understand what you truly need now versus later.
Not necessarily. SMB1001 is often used as a practical stepping stone toward Essential Eight‑style maturity. It helps establish the fundamentals and demonstrate progress, making it easier to align with other frameworks as your budget, team, and requirements evolve.
New Era can show how SMB1001 complements existing or planned compliance obligations.
No, SMB1001 is not “less secure”; it’s a more approachable, affordable way for SMBs to progress toward frameworks like the Essential Eight or ISO 27001.
It focuses on building a strong baseline first, then maturing controls in stages so you can realistically reach higher levels of cyber maturity over time.
If you’re aiming for ISO 27001 or an Essential Eight alternative, SMB1001 gives you a structured, SMB-friendly pathway to get there.
Yes. Reaching Silver and Gold tiers in SMB1001 helps you demonstrate measurable security maturity to insurers, enterprise customers, and partners.
This can support cyber insurance applications, respond to security questionnaires, and strengthen your position in tenders where proof of cyber resilience is required.
New Era can help you map your SMB1001 progress to the documentation insurers and corporate clients typically request.
SMB1001 uses a tiered Bronze → Silver → Gold model that aligns cyber security investments to your risk and business impact.
- Bronze focuses on fundamentals like firewalls, antivirus, backups, passwords, and basic training.
- Silver helps you meet cyber insurance and corporate tender requirements with measurable maturity.
- Gold aligns you with ISO 27001-level controls for professional-grade resilience.
To see which tier is right for you, start with the FREE 2‑minute Bronze Check on this page.
The timeline depends on your current cyber posture, internal resources, and how aggressively you want to move.
Many SMBs can achieve Bronze readiness quickly by addressing the seven core essentials, then progress to Silver and Gold over months as they mature processes, controls, and documentation.
We provide a prioritised roadmap with clear owners, timelines, and budget ranges so you can plan each phase with confidence.
The first step is to complete the FREE 2‑minute, 7‑question Bronze Check on this page to understand your current cyber posture. You’ll discover whether you’re Bronze‑ready and which gaps you should focus on first, so you’re not guessing where to start.
Once you have your results, you can book a conversation with New Era to translate those findings into a practical SMB1001 roadmap.
The SMB1001 Bronze Check highlights whether you have the essential protections most SMBs need to avoid being an easy target. It looks at areas like:
- Access to a trusted IT support specialist
- Firewalls and perimeter protection
- Antivirus coverage on all devices
- Patch and update habits
- Password policies and practices
- Backup and recovery plans
- Staff cyber awareness training
Take the FREE 2‑minute Bronze Check on this page to see where your biggest risks are today.
New Era acts as your SMB1001 partner, from initial assessment through to implementation and ongoing improvement. We help you:
- Assess your current security posture against SMB1001.
- Prioritise gaps into a realistic Bronze, Silver, Gold roadmap.
- Implement technical controls and user training.
- Prepare for ISO 27001-aligned maturity if and when you’re ready.
Learn more about partnering with New Era for SMB cyber security on our main cyber security solutions page.
Why Partner with New Era?
At New Era, we help businesses navigate every stage of their cybersecurity journey, making sure progress continues without stalling.
Our value:
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Affordable, phased security designed for SMB budgets
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A clear, assessment‑based starting point
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Step‑by‑step progression toward stronger maturity
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Guidance backed by local support with national reach
We Help You
We help you assess your current posture and identify gaps.
After your assessment, New Era Technology translates every finding into prioritized, actionable initiatives with clear owners, timelines, and budget ranges.
Each stage is mapped to your existing architecture, regulatory obligations, and growth plans, so you’re not just “more secure” in theory.
Customers, partners, regulators, and insurers now expect proof of a credible security posture. SMBs face mounting demands to show compliance with frameworks, meet tender requirements, and provide evidence for cyber insurance.
Achieving ISO 27001 certification is a major undertaking. For SMBs, the challenge lies in building toward it gradually, rather than attempting to implement everything upfront.