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NORTHFORGE
Sovereign Digital Capability

BUILT IN CLASSIFIED.
DELIVERED IN CLOUD.
TRUSTED ACROSS BOTH.

Northforge brings hands-on experience from Australia’s most demanding SECRET and on-premises Defence environments — applied to the design, accreditation and operation of modern sovereign cloud platforms for Defence, Defence Industry, Federal Government and National Security organisations.

Cleared for
SECRET environments PROTECTED platforms IRAP ready ISM aligned Essential 8 On-prem & cloud
SECRET
Env. experience
PROTECTED
Cloud capability
IRAP
Accreditation
AUS
Sovereign delivery
Why we exist

We’ve worked where most vendors will never go — air-gapped SECRET networks, classified on-prem infrastructure, mission-critical systems where failure is not an option.

That experience is what makes our cloud work different. When Northforge designs a PROTECTED Azure environment or configures an M365 tenant for a Defence programme, we bring the same security discipline and operational rigour developed at SECRET. Most cloud vendors have never worked inside a classified environment. We have — and that changes everything about how we design, accredit and operate secure platforms.

~50%
Typical reduction in time-to-accreditation
100%
Australian owned & operated
We don’t learn security in the cloud. We bring it there.

Our team has designed and operated SECRET-level on-premises Defence environments — air-gapped networks, hardened classified infrastructure, mission-critical systems. That depth informs every PROTECTED platform, every accreditation artefact, every governance decision we make.

What makes us different
01
Classified-environment depth
Hands-on experience at SECRET level on-prem — air-gapped networks, hardened infrastructure. The security discipline that underpins everything we do in cloud.
SECRET · Air-gapped · On-premises
02
Secure-by-design platforms
Cloud, identity, endpoint and collaboration aligned with ISM, IRAP and Australian Government frameworks — built right the first time, not retrofitted.
ISM · IRAP · PROTECTED+
03
Accreditation acceleration
The Forge Method™ embeds accreditation from day one. Artefacts produced concurrently with design. Typical ~50% reduction in time-to-accreditation.
The Forge Method™
04
Operational capability
Beyond design and delivery — the governance, uplift and operational rigour to keep secure environments stable, resilient and mission-ready.
Govern · Operate · Sustain
How we work
01
Assess
Security posture, policy gaps, classification requirements, on-prem to cloud transition risks
02
Design
IRAP-ready architecture, ISM-aligned patterns, accreditation artefacts produced concurrently
03
Implement
Sovereign cloud, identity, endpoint and collaboration built to validated patterns
04
Operate
Ongoing governance, security posture monitoring, uplift and mission resilience
Microsoft specialisation
AzureMicrosoft 365Entra IDIntuneDefenderPurviewSentinelCopilot for M365TeamsSharePoint
Frameworks & compliance
ISMIRAP Essential 8PSPF DSPFDTA ISO 27001SOC 2

Northforge delivers sovereign digital capability across Defence, Defence Industry, Federal Government and National Security — and operates as a specialist subcontractor within prime contractor consortia. We are happy to partner with primes.

Ready to work with a team
that’s been there?

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