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Where Leading Human Services Organisations Will Focus Their IT Efforts in 2026?

Many organisations are still thinking, "What should I do regarding my IT in 2026?" For us, three key topics should be front of mind:

📣 Build measurable Cyber Resilience aligned to Essential 8 and SMB1001📣

The Essential 8 has become the baseline for any organisation handling sensitive data. But most are still measuring adoption, not maturity.

Bremmar recommends using the SMB1001 Framework, as another layer, to benchmark against the Essential 8 - mapping each control (MFA, patching, backups, etc.) to operational metrics like:
♦️Time to detect and contain an incident
♦️Downtime reduction over the past year
♦️Recovery success rate

Treating cyber security as a financial reporting is crucial - review it monthly, trend it quarterly, and tie improvements to tangible business outcomes.

📣 Move from "Cloud First" to "Cloud Smart"📣

Most NFPs are in the cloud. But in 2026, the leaders are refining, not migrating.

They're optimising for performance, governance, and sustainability, ensuring every workload is sized correctly, protected under the right policies, and delivering value.

Make sure you conduct quarterly Azure and Microsoft 365 cost-efficiency reviews to identify underused licences - it can save you funds that could be allocated to other projects.

📣 Use IT data to tell your impact story📣

In the Human Services sector, success isn't measured solely by uptime. Organisations make a difference, so they are also measured in outcomes.

Many organisations are connecting IT metrics directly to their mission metrics:
♦️Time saved through automation = more hours in client care
♦️Improved security posture = reduced reputational risk
♦️Faster recovery = uninterrupted frontline services

IT metrics in your board/annual impact reports show how your IT improves staff enablement and community outcomes.

At Bremmar, our goal is to help your organisation deliver its mission safely and effectively.

If you're unsure where your organisation stands today, our Cyber Security & Infrastructure Assessment helps you benchmark your maturity, identify risks, and create an achievable plan - not one that will be sitting on a shelf.

Learn more here: https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0wBBn0

Therapy Focus helps people with disabilities develop skills, overcome challenges, and achieve their goals - every step of the way.

As a trusted WA leader in allied health, they deliver personalised, life-stage aligned support through a team approach, and we're honoured to support their digital journey - so their team can focus on creating meaningful outcomes with even greater efficiency.

Here's to delivering excellent care through tech that enables!

📢Join us at the CPA Australia NFP Half-Day Forum WA 2025

The Bremmar team is pleased to invite you to this year's CPA Australia Not-For-Profit Half Day Forum WA 2025, where Brenton Harris, Managing Director, and Zubair Khan, Cyber Security Specialist, will share insights on how to build a practical, board-ready cybersecurity roadmap.

This is an issue many organisations struggle with, and we've developed a simple, structured approach to help leadership teams better understand the risks, clarify their compliance obligations, and put a clear plan in place.

In our session, we'll explore:
✅The key cyber risks NFPs should be preparing for
✅How to simplify compliance using Essential 8 and SMB1001 frameworks
✅A practical checklist that boards and executives can use to strengthen governance and improve cyber maturity

If you think this discussion would be valuable for your organisation, here are the details:
Date: 24 July 2025
Time: 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM (AWST)
Location: CPA Australia, Level 17, Alluvion, 58 Mounts Bay Road, Perth
📌Registration Link: https://ap1.hubs.ly/y05q8R0
Fees: Member $75 | Non-Member $95 (inclusive of GST)

We look forward to seeing you there and connecting with other sector leaders.