APRA CPS 234
APRA's prudential standard on information security for ADIs, insurers, and superannuation funds.
APRA-regulated entities.
Continuous evidence pipeline available; audit support included for all customers.
What CPS 234 actually requires.
These are the obligations a regulated entity owes — the things an assessor or supervisor will ask about.
Information security capability commensurate with the size and extent of threats.
Notification to APRA within 72 hours of a material information security incident.
Testing of controls; reliance on third parties subject to security assessment.
Pre-mapped controls. Continuous evidence.
Each requirement above is bound to live telemetry — not screenshots. The mapping below is what your auditor or regulator sees.
APRA 72-hour notification timer.
Third-party register with CPS 234-specific overlays.
Artifacts your auditor accepts.
Each evidence artifact is signed and timestamped. Auditors can verify integrity without trusting Safeguard.
CPS 234 self-assessment.
Third-party security assessments.
One evidence base. Many regulators.
These frameworks share substantial control overlap with CPS 234. Customers running one assessment typically satisfy the others with the same evidence base.
Singapore MAS TRM
APAC
Singapore MAS Technology Risk Management Guidelines — the gold standard for APAC financial-sector cyber and operational risk.
DORA
European Union
The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act — applies directly to financial entities and designates critical ICT third-party providers as supervised.
Australia ACSC Essential Eight
APAC
ASD's Essential Eight Maturity Model — the foundational cyber baseline for Australian government and broadly used in the private sector.
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