How Essential Eight ML 2 Dramatically Reduces Adversary Success

Introduction: For many Australian organisations, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) Essential Eight is the baseline for cyber resilience. While Maturity Level 1 (ML1) reduces exposure to opportunistic threats, it’s Maturity Level 2 (ML2) where security posture meaningfully shifts — and adversary success rates drop sharply. ML2 is designed to defend against more capable, well-resourced […]