Cyber security for financial advisers, brokers and licensees.

Your clients trust you with their money and their identity. efex protects the inboxes, devices and systems that hold both, with a 24x7 security operations centre watching for the attacks that target firms like yours.

ISO 27001 certified · SMB1001 Gold · 14,000+ Australian customers · 24x7 SOC

01 // The risk

Firms that hold client money and identity data are a target.

Financial services firms reported 157 data breaches to the OAIC in 2025, second only to health service providers. Many attacks don't break in. They log in with a stolen password, or redirect a payment with a convincing email.

  • 157

    Data breaches notified to the OAIC by financial services firms in 2025, second only to health.

  • $166.8m

    Lost by Australians to payment redirection in 2025, where a criminal changes the bank details on an invoice or payment request.

  • 82%

    of Australians are worried about their data being breached.

Sources: OAIC Notifiable Data Breaches, 2025; National Anti-Scam Centre, Targeting Scams 2025; OAIC Australian Community Attitudes to Privacy Survey 2026.

02 // What changes

What changes when efex is watching

Client money stays where it should.

Email protection and round-the-clock monitoring help catch impersonation and fake payment requests before money moves.

A stolen password is far less useful.

Multi-factor authentication, conditional access and dark web monitoring make a stolen login much harder to use against you.

Evidence for your licensee, insurer and clients.

Controls aligned to the ACSC Essential Eight, with regular reporting, show the protection you have in place.

Advisers keep advising.

Ransomware detection and response, daily Microsoft 365 backups and incident response get you back to work quickly if something does get through.

What's included depends on your plan. Compare plans

04 // Why efex

Trusted by more than 14,000 Australian businesses.

14,000+

customers across Australia

400+

staff, including 140+ technicians

25+

locations nationally

24x7

security operations centre protecting your business

We hold ourselves to the highest security standards.

efex is independently audited, with 90+ security controls monitored around the clock.

View our certifications at trust.efex.com.au
  • ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified badge
    ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified
  • CyberCert SMB1001 Gold certification badge
    CyberCert SMB1001 Gold
  • Essential Eight aligned badge
    Essential Eight aligned
  • Microsoft Solutions Partner badge
    Microsoft Solutions Partner

Ironbark Asset Management

Financial services, Melbourne and Sydney

An external audit had flagged weaknesses in Ironbark's IT. efex moved it off an unsecured shared hosting environment, introduced structured security and improved patch compliance, which simplified investor due diligence reporting.

Read the case study

Organisations that rely on efex every day

  • Nearmap
  • GWS Giants
  • St George Illawarra Dragons
  • Tour Down Under
  • Southern Cross Austereo
  • Brydens Lawyers
  • Ironbark Financial Group
  • No 1 Fertility
  • TSP
  • MS Plus
  • South Australian Tourism Commission
  • PCYC
05 // FAQ

Questions, answered.

No. We secure your technology and data and report on the controls in place, which gives you evidence to share with your licensee, auditors and insurer. Whether your firm meets its regulatory obligations is a question for your compliance adviser or licensee, so please confirm your obligations with them.

Protect your clients' money and data.

Start with a free cyber security audit or the 3-minute self-check.

Free audit offer ends 30 November 2026