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Top 25 Best Companies in Australia

Discover the most renowned companies in Australia, ranked by Rankiteo's proprietary cyber resilience scoring methodology. 1133 companies scored.

2,433
Companies in Australia
1133
Scored
756.7
Avg Score
132
Cyber Incidents
Top 25
Shown

Australia Cybersecurity Rankings - Best Companies in 2026

Australia is home to 2,433 companies that Rankiteo actively monitors for cybersecurity resilience. This page presents the Top 25 highest-scoring organizations, ranked by our proprietary Cyber Resilience Score - a composite metric that integrates time-decayed incident exposure, sector-sensitive impact analysis, and market-cap-aware baseline and dampening to produce a single, interpretable score between 100 and 1,000.

Companies at the top of this ranking have the fewest and least-severe recorded cyber incidents - including ransomware attacks, data breaches, and publicly disclosed vulnerabilities. Their scores benefit from clean or near-clean incident histories, favorable industry-level resilience adjustments, and, where applicable, scale-aware baseline anchoring. These organizations serve as benchmarks for what strong cybersecurity posture looks like among the most prominent companies in Australia.

The average cyber resilience score for the most notable companies in Australia is currently 756.7 out of 1,000, placing the country in the Ba-Baa range - adequate but with room for improvement.

Key Insights

859
Highest Score
756.7
Country Average
1%
Scoring A or Above
132
Recorded Incidents

Score Distribution

Aaa
0 (0.0%)
Aa
1 (0.1%)
A
12 (1.1%)
Baa
993 (87.6%)
Ba
100 (8.8%)
B
17 (1.5%)
Caa
4 (0.4%)
Ca
1 (0.1%)
C
5 (0.4%)
#CompanyLabelScoreBandIncidentsScore Bar
1
ACAP University Collegeacap.edu.au
-859Aa0
2
Wesfarmerswesfarmers.com.au
Retail Trade831A0
3
Westpac Institutional Bankwestpac.com.au
Commercial Banking821A0
4
Macquarie Groupmacquarie.com
Finance and Insurance818A0
5
CSLcsl.com
Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)814A0
6
Aristocrat Gamingaristocratgaming.com
Gambling Industries812A0
7
Coles Groupcolescareers.com.au
Retail Trade812A0
8
Fortescuefortescue.com
Mining (except Oil and Gas)809A0
9
Goodmangoodman.com
Others809A0
10
Monash Universitymonash.edu
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools809A0
11
University of Melbourneunimelb.edu.au
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools809A0
12
RMIT Universityrmit.edu.au
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools805A0
13
BHPbhp.com
Mining (except Oil and Gas)801A1
14
NABnab.com.au
Commercial Banking799Baa0
15
Transurbantransurban.com
Truck Transportation799Baa0
16
Australia Postauspost.com.au
Other Services (except Public Administration)798Baa0
17
Queensland Governmentqld.gov.au
Public Administration798Baa0
18
Woolworths Supermarketswoolworths.com.au
Retail Trade798Baa0
19
University of Technology Sydneyuts.edu.au
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools797Baa0
20
Coles Groupcolescareers.com.au
Retail Trade796Baa0
21
Macquarie Universitymq.edu.au
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools794Baa0
22
South32south32.net
Mining (except Oil and Gas)792Baa0
23
La Trobe Universitylatrobe.edu.au
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools791Baa0
24
GHDghd.com
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction790Baa0
25
University of South Australiaunisa.edu.au
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools790Baa0

How We Score Companies in Australia

Rankiteo's Cyber Resilience Score produces a single, interpretable value between 100 and 1,000 for each organization, where higher scores indicate lower estimated cyber risk. The framework integrates three principal components that together balance evidence, context, and comparability across industries and company sizes. Learn more in our AI Cyber Score methodology.

Understanding the Bands

Each company's numerical score is also mapped to a letter-grade band for quick comparison. Here is what each band means for companies in Australia:

  • Aaa (900-1,000): Exceptional cyber resilience. Top-tier security across all measured dimensions.
  • Aa (800-899): Very strong posture with minimal identifiable weaknesses.
  • A (700-799): Strong security practices with some areas for improvement.
  • Baa (600-699): Adequate protection, but notable gaps in security configuration exist.
  • Ba (500-599): Below average. Multiple risk areas require attention.
  • B (400-499): Weak security posture with significant exposure across several categories.
  • Caa (300-399): Very weak. High probability of exploitable vulnerabilities.
  • Ca (200-299): Critically poor security with severe, widespread gaps.
  • C (0-199): Extreme risk. Immediate remediation needed across the board.

Why Australia Cybersecurity Matters

As digital transformation accelerates, organizations in Australia handle growing volumes of sensitive data - from customer records and financial information to proprietary intellectual property. A breach affecting prominent companies in Australia can lead to regulatory penalties, reputational damage, operational disruption, and loss of customer trust.

Rankiteo tracks 2,433 companies in Australia, updating scores on a continuous basis so you always have the latest view of the country's cybersecurity landscape.