RED PIRANHA · SOVEREIGN AUSTRALIAN DISP PROVIDER · DISP-CERTIFIED MEMBER
Defence Industry
Security Program
DISP End-to-end DISP enablement, delivered by an Australian DISP member.
Red Piranha is DISP certified, so we intimately understand the journey and the DISP ecosystem. We offer a comprehensive range of DISP solutions to get you secure and certified. Our sovereign capability provides supply chain assurance across the four key outcome areas.
Already supplying Defence, or working toward your first contract? Red Piranha is Australia's specialist DISP Membership attainment provider. Our team simplifies the full journey, from eligibility through to certification and ongoing membership, end-to-end.
As your trusted DISP partner, we can help with:
Governance
Personnel Security
Physical Security
Information Security
DISP MEMBER
All four outcome areas
ECISO™
Electronic CISO retainer, unique offering
CRYSTAL EYE
Australian-owned platform, MDR 24/7
100% AUSTRALIAN
Australian SOC, Australian jurisdiction
ONE PARTNER, ALL FOUR DOMAINS
All four DISP domains. One partner.
DISP assesses across Security Governance, Personnel Security, Physical Security, and ICT & Cyber Security. Red Piranha delivers direct service or structured guidance across every domain. No gaps in assessment.
RED PIRANHA · COVERAGE STRIP · ALL FOUR DOMAINS
DOMAIN 01 - DIRECT
ICT & Cyber
Crystal Eye + TDIR Essential Eight ML2 107 control CSQ evidence 24/7 Australian SOC
DOMAIN 02 - DIRECT
Governance
SRMP authorship Annual Security Report DSPF Principle 16 eCISO™ / vCISO retainers
DOMAIN 03 - GUIDED
Personnel
AGSVA NV clearance pathway AS 4811:2022 screening SO / CSO delineation Insider threat policy
DOMAIN 04 - GUIDED
Physical
Zone classification ASIO Standards alignment Facility certification Level-appropriate scoping
DIRECT DELIVERY
GUIDED SERVICE
Direct delivery where the assessment depth lies. Structured guidance where it matters most.
PROBLEM
Why DISP is harder than it looks.
DISP is a security maturity assessment, not a checklist. Three gates routinely block applications, and all three sit in Governance and Information & Cyber where Defence tests operating controls, not policy alone.
DISP APPLICATION GAUNTLET · WHERE PROGRESS STALLS
REQUIREMENTS
What DISP actually requires.
Four security outcome areas combine to form DISP membership. Governance and Information & Cyber carry the assessment depth, and they are where Red Piranha provides direct delivery.
DISP COMPLIANCE ARCHITECTURE · FOUR OUTCOME AREAS
DIRECT DELIVERY
Governance
SRMP authorship
Incident Response Plan
Security training program
CSO / SO role definition
Annual Security Reporting
DSPF Principle 16
DIRECT DELIVERY
Info & Cyber
Essential Eight ML2 baseline
107 control CSQ
Continuous logging
24/7 monitoring
Incident detection
Maturity Action Plan
GUIDED
Personnel
AS 4811:2022 screening
AGSVA clearance pathway
Insider threat policy
Designated Security
Assessed Positions
GUIDED
Physical
Zone classification
ASIO T4 alignment
Facility certification
Access controls
Visitor management
Pick the right level before you apply.
DISP membership is tiered to the classification of Defence work being pursued. Applying for a higher level than your contracted work requires is one of the most common rejection patterns. Each tier inherits and adds to the requirements of the one below.
DISP MEMBERSHIP LEVELS · PROGRESSIVE REQUIREMENTS
Apply at the level your contracted work requires, not the highest you might one day need.
APPROACH
Red Piranha approach.
Most DISP providers either document or detect. Red Piranha runs the full cycle. We deploy operational defence and we sustain it, beyond paperwork, under one Australian-owned engagement.
CAPABILITY
How Red Piranha delivers across the four outcome areas.
Governance and Information & Cyber are direct delivery; we build, deploy, and run them. Personnel and Physical are guided; we tell you what good looks like.
DIRECT DELIVERY
Governance
SRMP authorship and review
Incident Response Plan
CSO / SO role definition
eCISO™ retainer
DIRECT DELIVERY
Information and Cyber
Essential Eight ML2 (organisation-wide)
107 control CSQ evidence
Crystal Eye platform
MDR · 24/7 Australian SOC
GUIDED
Personnel Security
AGSVA clearance pathway
AS 4811:2022 screening
Insider threat policy
GUIDED
Physical Security
Zone classification mapping
ASIO T4 standards alignment
Facility certification readiness
Governance
DIRECT DELIVERY
SRMP authorship. Incident Response Plan. Security training program. CSO and SO role definition. Annual Security Report preparation and submission.
Ongoing governance retainer available through eCISO™ (remote) or vCISO (on-site). One of several Red Piranha advisory offerings.
Personnel Security
GUIDED SERVICE
AGSVA NV clearance pathway, AS 4811:2022 workforce screening, insider threat policy.
Information & Cyber
DIRECT DELIVERY
Crystal Eye platform deploys Essential Eight ML2 organisation-wide. Modules: NDR, EDR, Managed Firewall, Vulnerability Scanning, DAS, Crystal Eye SOC.
MDR (Managed Detection and Response) runs 24/7 from the Australian SOC. Produces 107 control CSQ evidence on demand. Detection content mapped to MITRE ATT&CK.
Physical Security
GUIDED SERVICE
Zone classification mapping, ASIO T4 standards alignment, facility certification readiness.
WHY RED PIRANHA
Credentials that matter to Defence assessors.
DISP is a high-trust engagement. The applicant is staking contract eligibility on the vendor's evidence trail. These are the proofs that count.
GET STARTED
Where are you in the DISP cycle?
Three entry points, depending on where you are today. Each starts with a 30 minute conversation with the DISP advisory team.
STARTING OUT
Get your DISP Readiness Score.
Gap snapshot. Maturity Action Plan starter. eCISO™ engagement scoping.
MID-APPLICATION
Book a CSQ Evidence Review.
Walk through your 107 control submission. Identify gaps before lodgement.
ALREADY A MEMBER
Book an OSA / DDA Readiness Check.
ASR preparation. OSA gap closure. DDA evidence pack.
GRANT ASSISTANCE
One Defence grant program. Four funded streams.
The Defence Industry Development Grants (DIDG) program funds Australian SMEs building sovereign capability for the Defence sector. Up to $1 million per project at 50% cost-share, across four streams: Exports, Security, Skilling, and Sovereign Industrial Priorities. Red Piranha assists with applications and delivers what the grant funds.
RED PIRANHA · DEFENCE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
DIFFERENTIATION
What end-to-end DISP actually looks like.
Most DISP providers do half the work. Consultancies cover the early stages. MSSPs cover the middle. Red Piranha covers all four, under one Australian-owned engagement.
DISP LIFECYCLE JOURNEY · WHO TRAVELS HOW FAR
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Start your DISP journey with Red Piranha.
Whether scoping eligibility for the first time, mid-application, or already a member preparing for the next ASR, the conversation starts the same way. Thirty minutes. No obligation. A specialist who has lived the DISP cycle from inside.