Strata Ransomware Checklist & Cyber Security Guide
A practical, no-nonsense resource for NSW strata management firms, built around PIQ, StrataMax, Strata Master and the real threats hitting the industry in 2026. Free download, no sign-up required.
Why Strata Firms Are a Top Ransomware Target
Owner identities, banking records and AGM minutes are gold for extortion and identity fraud. Most firms hold it all on a single network with minimal segmentation.
BEC and invoice fraud thrive where staff routinely pay tradespeople from a trust account. A single compromised inbox can redirect a six-figure payment before anyone notices.
Many PIQ, StrataMax and Strata Master tenants still run with shared or weak passwords and no MFA at the application layer, giving attackers an easy foothold.
Strata managers work from home, AGM venues and car parks. Endpoint hygiene slips when staff connect from personal devices and public networks without policy enforcement.
A ransomware event triggers notifiable data breach obligations under the Privacy Act. For strata, that means a regulated, public disclosure and potential loss of clients and reputation.
Six Focus Areas — Walk Through Them This Week
MFA on every account that touches owner data or banking. No exceptions, no shared logins.
PIQ, StrataMax, Strata Master, MRI Rest and Console each have specific hardening requirements.
BEC is the primary entry point for strata fraud. Your email controls are your first line of defence.
Every device that accesses Property IQ or trust accounts is a potential ransomware entry point.
If your backup is on the same network, you have a second encrypted copy waiting to happen, not a recovery.
When an incident occurs, your response in the first hour determines the outcome.
The Strata Applications We Harden Every Day
All IT Services has been the strata cyber security and IT partner to NSW strata management firms for over a decade. Our engineers know the quirks of every major strata platform.
Property management and trust accounting platform
Strata-specific accounting and meeting management
MRI Software end-to-end strata and property platforms
Reapit ANZ property management LOB platform
Download the Strata Ransomware Checklist
Free. No email gate. No sign-up. Share it with your principals, your IT provider or your strata committee.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. No email required, no remarketing, no sign-up. We publish it because the strata industry is being targeted right now and more firms being hard to breach is good for the whole sector. The PDF download link is directly above.
Yes. Under the Privacy Act and NSW strata regulations, the strata firm remains accountable for the data it holds regardless of where it is processed. This checklist gives you the right questions to ask your provider and a benchmark to measure their answers against.
Especially you. The checklist is built around those exact platforms, including the MFA configuration, audit log setup and access control structures specific to each one. Generic cyber checklists miss the strata-specific risks in the LOB layer. This one does not.
No. Hand it to whoever runs your IT today and ask them to walk through it with you. If you would like an independent second opinion on where your environment stands, we are happy to provide one at no cost — no obligation to switch providers.
Do not email or call from the suspected environment. Use a clean device, contact your cyber insurer first, then reach out to a specialist incident response team. Our team can be on the phone within the hour if needed — call 1300 425 548 from a clean device.
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Book a free 30-minute strata IT review with our team. No sales pitch, just an honest read on where your environment sits against the Essential Eight and the threats hitting the strata sector right now.