We are a cyber threat intelligence and fraud data sharing consultancy that helps you start, improve, and run intel and data sharing programmes.

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What our customers say about us
“Cosive brought a high level of expertise and depth of knowledge to our engagement.”
— Sasenka Abeysooriya, Program Director
“The Cosive team are extremely knowledgeable in the area and their support is extraordinary.”
— Principal Threat Analyst
mining & METALS industrY · AUSTRALIA
What makes us different

Why organisations choose to work with us

01

We know what we're doing

10–25 years of IT security experience across the team
02

We've been in your shoes

Former threat intel analysts and SecOps engineers who've worked 24x7 and handled 2am incident response crises
03

We give real-world advice

Guidance that's been tested by real organisations, not theoretical frameworks
04

We're your long-term partner

We don't treat you as the next number in line — we build multi-year relationships and learn your business
05

We tailor advice for you

We get to know your unique situation so we can give you the best advice for your specific needs
06

We're committed to your goals

We work with organisations for years to guide them to their end goal — one customer for 8 years continuously
Cosive co-founder Terry MacDonald presenting at NZITF.
our customers

Who we work with

Central Banks & Financial Services
Example customers
International Central Bank
Australian, US, NZ Banks
International Payments Provider
US Insurance
Critical Infrastructure
Example customers
Energy Regulators
US Network Provider
Australian MSSPs
UK Rail Company
Global DNS Regulator
Data Centre Providers
Health Providers
Operational Technology
Example customers
Global Mining Company
Australian Wate Utility
Freight Companies
Enterprise
Example customers
Retail Companies
Online Auction Houses
Universities
Global Security Consultancies
Global Music Providers
CTI Vendors
Government
Example Customers
National Cyber Security Centres
Government Agencies
State Governments
City Councils
case studies

See how we've helped organisations like yours

Real results from real engagements across threat intelligence, fraud data sharing, and security operations.

financial services

Building a national fraud data sharing hub from the ground up

How we helped a central bank design and deploy a MISP-based fraud intelligence sharing platform connecting major financial institutions across their country.

government

Co-designing Australia's national threat sharing programme

Working with government to architect CTIS — the national cyber threat intelligence sharing platform now used across Australian government and critical infrastructure.

critical infrastructure

Maturing a threat intelligence programme for a national energy provider

Helping an energy provider move from ad-hoc threat intelligence to a structured, operationalised CTI capability integrated with their SOC.

OUR PEople

Work directly with leading experts in the field

Terry MacDonald

Co-founder & Principal Consultant

Chairperson of the New Zealand Internet Taskforce (NZITF) and co-chair of FIRST IEP-SIG. 25+ years of information security expertise. Contributor to OASIS STIX, TAXII, and CybOX threat intelligence standards.

Chris Horsley

Co-founder & Principal Consultant

Internationally acclaimed speaker and trainer on cyber threat intelligence and fraud data sharing. Contributor to the MISP threat intelligence platform and to CTI-CMM, the leading CTI maturity framework. Prior to founding Cosive in 2015, Chris spent 12 years working with national CSIRTs.

Prescott Pym

Principal Consultant

Co-designed Australia's national threat sharing program, CTIS. Contributor to CTI-CMM, the leading threat intel maturity framework. More than 25 years of expertise managing Security Operations Centers and Cyber Threat Intelligence initiatives across the globe.

Plus a team of specialists

Behind our principals are senior security consultants and security engineers — each with deep expertise in threat intelligence platforms, MISP deployments, and sharing infrastructure. Every engagement is staffed by experienced practitioners, never juniors.

Cosive co-founder Chris Horsley presenting at FIRSTCON, Denmark.
our experience

Why you should work with Cosive

Co-designers of Australia's national threat intelligence program, CTIS
Contributors to the world's most popular open source threat intelligence platform, MISP
Contributors to the leading threat intelligence maturity framework, CTI-CMM
Frequent international speakers on threat intelligence, including at FIRST, CyberCon, and NZITF
Deliver training on cyber threat intelligence globally

Talk to us about your goals

Let's talk about how Cosive can help you.

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