06/11/2025
Huge congratulations to our friends at AVO New Zealand for achieving the Cyber Essentials Certificate of Assurance – a big milestone showing their commitment to strong cyber protection and customer trust.
We worked closely with the AVO team to upgrade their systems and strengthen security using Microsoft 365 Business Premium along with tools like Defender for Endpoint, Purview, and Conditional Access.
✅ Secured devices and mobile access
✅ Improved data protection and compliance
✅ Built stronger workflows for GDPR and risk management
✅ Achieved Cyber Essentials certification – independently verified
“Cybersecurity is fundamental to how we operate and how we look after our customers,” said Daniel Hurley, General Manager at AVO.
Massive shout-out to Melanie Walker for leading the project, and to our Zeal team for helping make it happen.
This is what great collaboration looks like – local teams, global standards, and stronger cyber resilience for NZ businesses.
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We’re proud to share that T R Lord & Associates Limited t/a AVO New Zealand has achieved the Cyber Essentials Certificate of Assurance - no easy feat!
This certification confirms that our ICT systems meet the Cyber Essentials Implementation Profile, showing that our defences are strong against common cyber threats.
Getting here meant a major upgrade of our ICT infrastructure, the rollout of new processes and invaluable support from Zeal Consultants. The project was led by our Commercial Finance Manager, Melanie Walker, who coordinated the work across the business.
“Cybersecurity is fundamental to how we operate and how we look after our customers,” said Daniel Hurley, General Manager. “Attaining this certification demonstrates that we’ve built trust and reliability into the way we work every day.”
Melanie added, “It’s been a true team effort - upgrading systems, introducing new processes and improving the way we manage risk across the business.”
For our customers and partners, this means added confidence that their data is secure and that we’re operating to independently verified security standards.
It’s our first formal certification and a major milestone for the team - strengthening our digital resilience and the trust our customers place in us