Tier 1 is led by Michael Angelo, a cybersecurity and GRC specialist with more than 14 years in IT consulting and managed security. When you engage Tier 1, you work with Michael directly. No junior analyst learning on your account, no rotating team that needs briefing every time.
The model is simple. Michael embeds as your senior security lead, the same way a large company's in-house security head would work, but scaled to a small firm and available only when you need it. This is already how he operates for established consultancies and enterprise teams, running security and audit on serious projects as if he were on staff.
Credentials. Michael holds three Lead Auditor credentials covering information security (ISO 27001), privacy (ISO 27701), and AI management systems (ISO 42001). He also holds CISSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, and engineering certifications including CCNA and the CompTIA security track, and is Microsoft Certified across Microsoft 365 and Azure.
The advice rests on proven work, not theory.
ISO 27001 certification. Michael has led ISO 27001 certifications for Australian companies including Eftsure, Crypto Tax Calculator, Cloud Services Australia, LinkSafe, and SupportFusion. Two documented programs reached their external audit with zero non-conformities, including a six-week ISO 27001:2022 program and SupportFusion's Stage 2 certification audit. He also moved a 200-staff organisation from the 2013 to the 2022 standard in four weeks.
Multi-framework enterprise programs. Michael guided Soprano Design and Whispir through successful SOC 2 Type II attestations, delivered DORA alignment for Soprano, and supported both in meeting Singapore IMDA regulatory requirements.
Incident response. Michael served as incident response lead advisor for Ritchies IGA during a major data exposure event, directing the full response from board briefings through to regulatory notifications.
Law firm security. Tier 1 provides ongoing security to Australian law firms, including Indigo Lawyers and LegalByte.
Wider client base. Tier 1 acts as the cybersecurity provider for organisations including Starr Special Events and Work Risk Consulting Group, and has delivered security and compliance projects for CivicIPN, AccessEAP, EM Solutions and Ultimate Security.
Enterprise and audit work. Michael delivers security audit and incident response work alongside established Australian cyber firms, embedded as their senior cyber lead on enterprise projects.
When you engage Tier 1, you get senior thinking from day one and you keep it for the life of the engagement. That means faster decisions, clearer advice, and no time wasted explaining your business to someone new.
Discretion is part of the job. We treat your information the way you treat your clients'. We work quietly, and we keep what we see to ourselves.
Law firms, boutique consultancies and family offices sit in a hard spot. They hold confidential information and money in motion, which makes them a target, but they are too small to justify a full-time security hire and too exposed to leave it to chance.
What they usually get instead is general IT support that keeps the systems running but does not own the security risk, or nothing at all until something goes wrong.
Tier 1 exists to fill that gap. A senior security leader who works as if part of your team, at a size and cost that makes sense for a small, high-trust firm.
