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# CyberHeed reads live system data to replace audit snapshots
- URL: https://www.bushletter.com/cyberheed-reads-live-system-data-to-replace-audit-snapshots/
- Published: 2026-08-27T01:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-27T01:29:59.000Z
- Description: A certification is a photograph of one day. CyberHeed founder and CEO Raif Al Bedewi frames it that way, and the engineering critique holds up: a configuration that passes an auditor's check in the morning can drift by the afternoon, and no annual certificate catches that.
- Author: Editor
- Tags: Cybersecurity, Australia, CyberHeed

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By **Alex Mercer** · 2026-08-26

TLDR

Australian compliance platform CyberHeed now reads audit evidence live from an organisation's own systems, replacing the one-day snapshots traditional certification relies on. Its Live Integrations release, announced 21 August, connects to four Microsoft and GitHub sources at launch and flags gaps with remediation guidance whenever configurations change.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

01Live Integrations connects to GitHub, Microsoft Defender, Entra ID and Intune at launch, with more connectors planned.

02Continuous configuration checks replace point-in-time evidence snapshots that standard certification tools produce.

03The ACSC Essential Eight already requires ongoing control assessment, going beyond annual-only checks.

04CyberHeed built Live Integrations on its SmartPrep compliance engine, released in April 2026.

05Live Integrations supports the ACSC Essential Eight and ISO 27001 at launch.

## Compliance that does not go stale

A certification is a photograph of one day. CyberHeed founder and CEO Raif Al Bedewi frames it that way, and the engineering critique holds up: a configuration that passes an auditor's check in the morning can drift by the afternoon, and no annual certificate catches that. Live Integrations reads evidence directly from an organisation's connected systems and feeds it into continuous compliance assessment, replacing point-in-time evidence gathering.[\[2\]](https://cyberheed.com.au/blog/live-integrations-launch?ref=bushletter.com)

Al Bedewi said in the launch announcement: "A certificate is a photograph of one day, and like every photograph it stops being true the moment it's taken."[\[1\]](https://newshub.medianet.com.au/2026/08/cyberheed-launches-live-integrations-bringing-continuous-assurance-to-australian-compliance/167439/?ref=bushletter.com) The mechanical implication is straightforward: if patch management or multi-factor authentication configuration shifts, a static certificate gives you no signal at all.

## Four connectors at launch

At launch, Live Integrations connects to GitHub, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Intune, with more connectors planned.[\[2\]](https://cyberheed.com.au/blog/live-integrations-launch?ref=bushletter.com) When a configuration diverges from an organisation's defined controls, the platform surfaces the exposure alongside remediation guidance rather than queuing it for the next scheduled audit cycle.[\[2\]](https://cyberheed.com.au/blog/live-integrations-launch?ref=bushletter.com)

Live Integrations supports the Australian Cyber Security Centre's Essential Eight framework and ISO/IEC 27001.[\[1\]](https://newshub.medianet.com.au/2026/08/cyberheed-launches-live-integrations-bringing-continuous-assurance-to-australian-compliance/167439/?ref=bushletter.com) The Essential Eight Assessment Process Guide already requires organisations to regularly assess the implementation and effectiveness of their controls, going well beyond point-in-time checks.[\[3\]](https://www.cyber.gov.au/business-government/asds-cyber-security-frameworks/essential-eight/essential-eight-assessment-process-guide?ref=bushletter.com) A tool that only certifies on a given day leaves a structural gap the framework itself does not permit.

## Built on SmartPrep

Live Integrations builds on SmartPrep, the compliance engine CyberHeed introduced in April 2026.[\[1\]](https://newshub.medianet.com.au/2026/08/cyberheed-launches-live-integrations-bringing-continuous-assurance-to-australian-compliance/167439/?ref=bushletter.com) Al Bedewi said the design philosophy centres on understanding an organisation before certifying it: "Most platforms certify you. We wanted to build one that understands you first, your organisation, how it actually works, and then certifies you. The compliance is the same. The organisation that comes out the other side isn't."[\[1\]](https://newshub.medianet.com.au/2026/08/cyberheed-launches-live-integrations-bringing-continuous-assurance-to-australian-compliance/167439/?ref=bushletter.com)

Bushletter could not independently verify CyberHeed's performance claims, which come from the company's own launch materials. Live Integrations launched on 21 August 2026, with additional system connectors beyond the initial four in development.[\[1\]](https://newshub.medianet.com.au/2026/08/cyberheed-launches-live-integrations-bringing-continuous-assurance-to-australian-compliance/167439/?ref=bushletter.com)

SOURCES & CITATIONS

1. [CyberHeed Launches Live Integrations, Medianet](https://newshub.medianet.com.au/2026/08/cyberheed-launches-live-integrations-bringing-continuous-assurance-to-australian-compliance/167439/?ref=bushletter.com)
2. [Live Integrations Launch, CyberHeed Blog](https://cyberheed.com.au/blog/live-integrations-launch?ref=bushletter.com)
3. [Essential Eight Assessment Process Guide, ACSC](https://www.cyber.gov.au/business-government/asds-cyber-security-frameworks/essential-eight/essential-eight-assessment-process-guide?ref=bushletter.com)

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is CyberHeed Live Integrations?

Live Integrations is a continuous compliance feature from Australian platform CyberHeed that reads configuration evidence directly from connected systems, including GitHub and Microsoft tools, rather than relying on periodic manual evidence collection.

Which frameworks does Live Integrations support?

At launch it supports the ACSC Essential Eight and ISO/IEC 27001.

How does Live Integrations differ from a standard compliance audit?

Standard audits capture a point-in-time snapshot, which goes stale as configurations change. Live Integrations monitors connected systems continuously and surfaces control gaps with remediation guidance whenever a divergence occurs.

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Alex Mercer writes about technology, energy and infrastructure. He likes the physical end of the story: the plants, the grids and the machines that everything else depends on.