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What is being exploited, what Essential Eight actually asks of you, and what to tell your IT provider. Written for the people who run Australian professional-services firms, with the detail their IT team needs.

6 October 2026 · 9 min read
Firewall and VPN patching: what to fix first
Which edge-device patches can't wait, how fast Essential Eight ML1 expects them, and the firewall, VPN and management flaws being exploited right now.
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Straight answers on networks and security

Firewall and VPN patching: what to fix first