Bold Thinking.Accelerate Value.Security by Design.
Technology, AI and cyber security advisory for ambitious organisations worldwide, ready to transform, accelerate and lead.
Working with the technologies that run modern business
Is your organisation ready to deploy AI?
Aegis is our free AI and cyber maturity assessment. Answer a short, guided set of questions and get an instant maturity index and readiness verdict your board can act on.
- Scores your AI governance and cyber foundations together
- One clear, board-level readiness verdict
- Mapped to NIST, CIS Controls v8 and the Essential Eight
- A prioritised action plan with owners and due dates
Our Services
Technology
Technology that works as hard as you do.
Advisory, architecture and hands-on delivery, cloud, infrastructure, integration and AI, from one accountable partner.
Cyber Security
Peace of mind, engineered.
Advisory, audit, testing and incident response, under one accountable security partner, so you're never coordinating five vendors during an incident.
Advisory
Executive technology leadership, on demand.
Strategic leadership, governance and program advisory, with selective shared services to help you act on the advice and deliver the outcome.
Technology that works
as hard as you do.
Advisory, architecture and hands-on delivery, cloud, infrastructure, integration and AI. We pair strategic advisory with real delivery capability, so recommendations turn into working systems, not just reports.
Technology Advisory
Maturity, architecture & cloud evaluation
Enterprise Architecture
Design, integration & continuity
AI & Data Roadmap
Where AI creates genuine value
Cloud Readiness
Pragmatic, scalable cloud design
Security Assessments
Maturity, Essential Eight & crown jewels
vCISO Advisory
Security leadership on retainer
Incident Response
Readiness, playbooks & reviews
Penetration Testing
Systems, people & physical
Peace of mind,
engineered.
Advisory, audit, testing and incident response, under one accountable security partner, so you're never coordinating five vendors during an incident. We assess, advise and test, then offer selective shared services to close the gaps that matter.
Common questions
What does Pholarix do?+
Pholarix is an independent technology, cyber security and advisory firm. We advise across three areas, Technology, Cyber Security and Advisory (strategy, governance and AI), then offer selective shared services to help you act on the advice.
How does Pholarix approach AI?+
As an advisor, not a platform vendor. We help you decide where AI genuinely creates value, assess readiness, and build governance and roadmaps your board can stand behind, vendor-independent guidance, not a product sale.
How are engagements priced?+
Most engagements are fixed-fee assessments or ongoing monthly advisory retainers, scoped and priced clearly before work begins. No vague billing surprises.
What is the Essential Eight?+
The Essential Eight is the Australian Cyber Security Centre's baseline cyber security framework. Pholarix specialises in Essential Eight maturity assessments and uplift planning.
Where is Pholarix based?+
Headquartered in Sydney, NSW, Australia, partnering with clients across Australia and structured to scale into APAC and global markets.
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