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title: "Free cyber security guides and tools for business | CCP"
description: "Work out your Essential Eight maturity level, what Copilot Cowork costs in Australian dollars, or which security framework fits your business. No email needed."
url: "https://ccp.com.au/resources/"
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# Cyber security guides and tools for business

## Test your own security before anyone else does.

Find out where your security stands, what Copilot Cowork will cost, or which framework a client is asking about. The answer appears on screen. No email, no sales call.

## Free self-assessment tools and guides

### Pick the question you need answered.

1.  01

    Self-assessment

    #### Essential Eight self-assessment

    Eight plain-English questions, one for each Essential Eight control from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD). You get your estimated maturity level, ML0 to ML3, and a PDF for your board, broker or auditor.

    [Start the self-assessment](https://ccp.com.au/resources/essential-eight-checklist/)

2.  02

    Calculator

    #### Copilot Cowork cost calculator

    Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork bills per task in Copilot Credits, on top of the licence. Set your users, task mix and exchange rate, and take a monthly Australian-dollar estimate into the budget conversation.

    [Open the calculator](https://ccp.com.au/resources/copilot-cowork-cost-calculator/)

3.  03

    Guide

    #### Cyber security frameworks compared

    Someone has asked you for Essential Eight, SMB1001 or ISO 27001. See what each one is, what it costs, what an audit involves, and which fits a business of 10 to 50 staff.

    [Read the comparison](https://ccp.com.au/resources/cyber-security-frameworks-australia/)

## Essential Eight guides and security news

### Go deeper on the controls.

Each Essential Eight control explained in plain English, plus security news for Australian businesses.

-   [Managed IT vs in-house, hourly and DIY IT](https://ccp.com.au/compare/)
-   [Essential Eight, control by control](https://ccp.com.au/essential-eight/)
-   [News and security briefings](https://ccp.com.au/news/)