Proactive Visibility. Measurable Risk Reduction.
Bathurst Regional Council is responsible for delivering vital services to over 40,000 residents in regional New South Wales. Like many local governments, it faces the challenge of securing a growing digital footprint, all while operating with limited in-house cybersecurity resources and rising regulatory expectations.
Recognising the need for an agile, risk-driven security posture, Bathurst partnered with Aurian Security to implement a Continuous Vulnerability Management (CVM) programme. This approach ensures the Council has up-to-date visibility of emerging threats across their digital environment, and can act quickly, decisively, and with confidence.
A Continuous Approach to Risk Reduction
Traditional security assessments provide a snapshot in time – useful, but quickly outdated. Bathurst needed a dynamic solution that evolves with their environment.
Aurian’s CVM service delivers scheduled internal and external scans, targeting key assets across the Council’s network, including web-facing services, infrastructure, and legacy systems. These scans are designed to detect:
• Newly disclosed CVEs
• Configuration drift
• Missed patches or out-of-date software
• Previously remediated vulnerabilities that may have reappeared
Each month, our team prepares a detailed report with actionable remediation guidance, tailored to Bathurst’s environment and risk appetite. Over time, we build a clear picture of their vulnerability posture trends, empowering the Council to allocate resources more effectively, support budgeting decisions, and demonstrate improvements to stakeholders.
Why Bathurst Chose Aurian
From the outset, Bathurst wanted a partner who understood the unique challenges of local government, including limited resources, operational constraints, and the need to balance compliance with service delivery. They chose Aurian Security for our:
- Experienced, qualified consultants
- Clarity of communication - technical depth without the jargon
- Flexible delivery model
- Government familiarity - understanding of regulatory pressures, council workflows, and stakeholder engagement
Visibility Without the Noise
One of the biggest challenges facing modern IT teams is signal fatigue. Many scanning solutions generate lengthy reports full of low-priority findings and generic recommendations. Bathurst needed relevant, risk-aligned insights; not clutter.
Our service includes human-led analysis that filters out the noise and prioritises real-world threats. This ensures the team is focused on what matters most, not what ranks highest in an arbitrary CVSS score.
Every monthly cycle includes:
• Key risk summaries
• Asset-specific recommendations
• Repeat-finding alerts and remediation tracking
• A running timeline of trends and coverage metrics
This allows Bathurst to maintain consistent oversight, and respond to vulnerabilities before they turn into incidents.
Supporting Governance and Compliance
As with many government entities, Bathurst faces ongoing compliance requirements, from internal audit committees to state and federal reporting obligations.
With our CVM programme in place, the Council can produce:
• Evidence of due diligence and proactive risk management
• Trends in vulnerability closure rates and remediation SLAs
• Records of exposure and action taken across any given month
These outputs support transparency and help Bathurst demonstrate its commitment to cybersecurity to councillors, ratepayers, and regulators alike.
Looking Ahead
By embedding continuous vulnerability management into their operations, Bathurst Regional Council has moved from reactive to proactive security. As new technologies are adopted and systems evolve, Aurian Security remains a trusted partner, providing clarity, support, and peace of mind every step of the way.
Together, we’re not just reducing risk; we’re building long-term resilience.