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Why us

Proven on the bench, not the pitch

Every recommendation is benchmarked so the tools protecting your people and data actually fit.

  • Operating since 2006
  • 636 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, AU
  • Australian owned & operated
  • Vendor-independent
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Built to end the guesswork.

Tekspace began with a simple frustration. Businesses were buying security tools on the strength of a sales pitch, then finding months later that the fit was wrong. The market rewarded the loudest vendor, not the best match.

We built a different model. We research and benchmark the products in each domain, learn what a business actually needs to protect, and recommend only what fits. If nothing fits, we say so. That principle has shaped everything since.

Our research

The depth behind our advice.

Since 2006 we have researched the market across every domain we cover, so the tools we recommend are the ones that actually earn their place.

  • 150+

    vendors researched

  • 20

    product categories

  • 1,143

    capabilities benchmarked

  • 0

    vendors who paid for their place

Our capability

Who's actually behind your advice

  • Research team

    Experts dedicated to cybersecurity. We benchmark and evaluate the solutions we help deploy.

    • Live deployments

      We deploy and run these tools on real systems, so the advice holds up in the field.

    • Published analysis

      Every benchmark we run is documented and shared, not filed away.

    • Cybersecurity obsessed

      We track new cybersecurity releases full time, across every domain.

  • External expertise

    The specialists who pressure-test everything we recommend.

    • CISOs and CTOs

      Security leaders at enterprise and mid-market companies who test our recommendations.

    • Pen testers

      Offensive specialists who try to break tools before we back them.

    • Senior security specialists

      Seasoned practitioners across every domain we assess.

Frank De Pasquale

Vision

We built Tekspace to protect people and data with simple, impactful cybersecurity. Every recommendation we make earns its place, tested against multiple environments. If nothing fits, we say so.

Frank De Pasquale

CEO

Why clients trust us.

  • Independent by design

    We are not tied to a single vendor. We benchmark the market and recommend on the evidence.

  • Results focused

    We examine the promise, test and measure the result and speak to the good and the bad.

  • Hands-on guidance

    Our guidance is shaped by what we have deployed and supported, so the advice holds up in the real world.

Impact

  • 350+

    Businesses secured

  • 70,000+

    People protected

Some of the industries we protect

  • We help finance teams meet regulatory scrutiny and protect client data without slowing the business down.

  • We help healthcare providers protect patient data and keep critical systems running, on any budget.

  • We help legal practices protect client confidentiality and case files, the trust their clients depend on.

  • We help local councils secure public services and meet compliance obligations on a public-sector budget.

  • We help education providers train staff and students to spot threats, and protect the systems behind them.

  • We help professional services firms protect client data and reputation with tools that fit a lean IT team.