For associations
A cyber certification program for your members.
You endorse it, and our community takes care of the rest.
CyberCert and our partner community run a cyber certification program for your members, at no cost to your association. You approve a webpage, then one email a month. We prepare everything else, keep a live impact page up to date, and you can pause any month.
How to start
Three steps. We do the work.
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Come and see a session
Watch our next members' webinar on Tuesday 9 February. See the session
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Approve the page we draft for you
Your brand and your recommended tier. On your site, or a co-branded page we host and keep current.
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We run a program for your members
Or they join a rolling session now.
Your members need to act.
Clients, insurers and government buyers are asking small businesses to show the reasonable steps they have taken to protect information. Your members are being asked now. Certification is how they answer, and your association can lead it.
Source: Australian Signals Directorate, Annual Cyber Threat Report 2025–26 (self-reported figures).
What your members get
A certificate that shows clients they take cyber security seriously.
- Evidence they can send with a quote or tender
- A badge for their website, emails and proposals
- Anyone can check it: scan the QR code or search CyberCert's public register
Five levels. Start at Bronze and step up when ready.
Bronze, Silver and Gold are self-paced on the CyberCert platform. Platinum and Diamond include an independent audit. Professional bodies often point members to Gold as the tier to work towards.
SMB1001 is an international, multi-tiered cyber security certification standard for small and medium-sized businesses, published by Dynamic Standards International (DSI). CyberCert is the certification body. Certification evidences the reasonable steps a business has taken. It does not on its own make a business compliant with any law, and insurance outcomes vary by insurer.
What we build together
A ready-made toolkit, in your voice.
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A member page
Your brand and your recommended tier. On your site, or a co-branded page we host and keep current.
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A plain-English owner's guide
Who is accountable, and what to ask your IT provider.
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Free members' webinars and workshops
Hosted by us, with a voice from your organisation alongside, and member send copy ready to go.
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Certification from $95
Plus applicable taxes. Sponsored credits where a sponsor funds them, on terms agreed with you in writing first.
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A live impact page
Password-protected. What we did, what members did, what's next. Counts only, never member names.
Cost to your association
$0No fee, no lock-in, no revenue share. Pause any month.
What you gain
A new member serviceCredibility in advocacy. Stronger, safer members.
How it works
Awareness, uplift, then certified and reported back.
Awareness: why it matters
A monthly 45-minute members' webinar with Ryan, a voice from your organisation and a partner who serves your sector. Plus newsletter blurbs and a one-page member guide, ready for you to send.
Uplift: how to do it
A hands-on certify-along workshop, hosted by a verified IT partner, where members work through their certification together. The 3-minute Readiness Score shows each member where to start.
Certified, and reported back
Members earn a visible SMB1001 certification they can show clients. You get a live, password-protected impact page: counts only, never member names. Sessions are free to members. Certification fees apply unless a sponsor funds credits.
Want to see it first? Watch our next members' webinar on Tuesday 9 February, or ask us for the member program brochure. See a session first
Already working with
Professional bodies already point their members to SMB1001, the cyber standard built for small businesses. These organisations work with CyberCert to turn that support into members who take the first step, and keep going.
Your contact
Ryan Ettridge
CEO & Co-Founder, CyberCert
Ryan works with member bodies, insurers and IT partners across Australia and New Zealand. He will shape the program around what your members are worried about, and work with you as an extension of your team.
LinkedInWhy Queensland Law Society backs SMB1001
“Unfortunately, criminals won't wait for the day you have time to sort it out — and being a small practice is no defence. SMB1001 provides an accessible, cost-effective foundation to strengthen your firm's cybersecurity position.”
David Bowles Special Counsel, Ethics, Queensland Law Society
Read the QLS guidanceYour page or ours, and we get moving.
A reply within one business day.
Ryan will set up a 20-minute call. We agree the page and the dates, and your members have their first session within a few weeks.
Ask us to draft your members' pageWhat we need from you: a page (yours or ours), one send a month to your members, a voice from your organisation for the webinars, and dates that suit you. That is all. No fee, no lock-in, no targets, and you can pause any month.