Why now
Your clients are being asked for proof. Many of their systems already run on AWS.
New obligations are landing on legal, conveyancing, accounting and real estate firms. They're working out who handles the systems their client data sits in, and they're asking whoever runs their IT. For a lot of them, that's you.
AML/CTF Tranche 2
Obligations started on 1 July 2026, bringing roughly 90,000 to 100,000 more firms into scope, by AUSTRAC's estimate.
ARNECC MPR v8
The proposed Version 8 Model Participation Rules introduce cyber security requirements for the lawyers and conveyancers who settle property online.
APP 11
Organisations covered by the Privacy Act must take reasonable steps to protect the personal information they hold.
Insurance and contracts
Insurers at renewal and buyers at tender want evidence they can rely on, proportionate to the size of the firm.
Hundreds of firms are now certifying, and the Queensland Law Society and Victoria's LPLC already point their members to SMB1001.
How it works for your clients
Four steps from gaps to a certificate anyone can check.
- STEP 1
You assess and close the gaps
Review the firm against its SMB1001 tier and fix what is missing.
You - STEP 2
The firm attests
The owner confirms the controls are in place.
Your client - STEP 3
You co-attest
As their provider, you confirm the work you did.
You - STEP 4
CyberCert issues the certificate
Listed on the public register, so anyone can check it.
CyberCert
Certification evidences the reasonable steps a firm has taken and supports a defensible position. It does not on its own make anyone compliant with anything, insurance outcomes vary by insurer, and we're careful to say so in every room.
What we'll cover
Five parts, two hours, one clear picture.
Frame the opportunity
AML/CTF, the proposed ARNECC rules, APP 11, insurance and contracts: which reason to act lands on which of your clients, and how to open the conversation.
Mapping the stack
A walk through the SMB1001 to AWS enablement map, the one you take away.
Squares show totals only, not specific controls.
Get the most from AWS
The native services that enable each tier, right-sizing that helps fund them, and a repeatable build per tier so readiness work scales across your client base.
Cover what's outside of AWS
Laptops and phones, email, policies, people and the office. Certification covers the whole organisation, so we show what AWS doesn't reach and how to close it.
Get amplified
How Westcon and AWS can back your marketing: Joint Marketing Plans and MDF where AWS eligibility allows, ACE co-sell, AWS Marketplace, and Westcon demand generation pointed at your workshops.
Tue 24 Nov · 10 AM AEST · Online
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CyberCert · the SMB1001 certification body and the enablement map
AWS · the native services that enable each tier
Westcon Comstor · the vendor stack and go-to-market support
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AWS SMB1001 Accelerator
Turn your AWS estates into SMB1001 growth.
One live session for MSPs who run client workloads on AWS. See what AWS already enables, what's left to do outside it, and how Westcon and AWS can help you take it to market.
- Tue 24 Nov · 10 AM AEST · 11 AM AEDT · 1 PM NZDT
- Two hours, online and live
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