Why Black Shard
Security and software from the firm that runs both in production.
Jetstone, our cyber defence software, comes from the bench that tests and runs client systems today.
What you get
Six things to check before you sign.
One team from build to breach
When something goes wrong in a system we built, the engineers who wrote it work the remediation beside the responders.
Suspect a breach?Prices published before work starts
Starting prices for penetration testing, Essential Eight assessment, certification readiness and Microsoft 365 and Azure reviews, ex GST.
ServicesYour tester is qualified
Our testers hold postgraduate cyber qualifications, ISC2 certification and ACS and AISA membership.
Penetration testingOur own estate, held to the bar we audit
Essential Eight Maturity Level 3, assessed September 2026.
Trust centreReady for government buyers
Ready for Queensland councils, NSW Government and Victorian Government buyers: Local Buy LB308, NSW SCM0020 and a Victorian Fair Jobs Code certificate.
How to buySecurity and law together
Led by a Queensland Law Society Accredited Specialist in Business Law.
Leadership
Read from live systems.
- 477,172,148Security events analysed
Our security monitoring, since 1 Oct 2026
- 4,620,462Lines of source code
Non-blank lines in the repositories we own
- 70,540Tests across our codebases
Tests in our repositories
- 35,088Commits in 2026
Git history across our product repositories, since 1 Jan 2026
- 3,523Pull requests merged
Merged on GitHub, since 1 Jan 2026
- 1,660Deploys and releases shipped
Successful deploy and release runs, since 1 Jan 2026
Measured from our repositories and monitoring; last updated .
Case studies
Some of the systems we build and run.
A few of our case studies, among the many systems we build, host and secure today.
Property
Fox Valuations
Every valuation, from inspection to invoice, runs through The Den.
Valuers book, inspect, value and invoice every job in The Den.
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Legal
GRM LAW
The firm runs intake, conflicts, trust oversight and AML/CTF from one portal.
A new release of the portal ships every week.
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Health
Aurii
Specialists run notes, letters, orders and billing from one app.
A new version reaches specialists on the App Store, Google Play and the web every week.
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Financial services
Stone Leaf Capital
Staff, investors and the board work from one portal inside the licence perimeter.
Every investor is identity-checked through InfoTrack before they can proceed.
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Tell us what you need built, tested or answered.
24/7 incident line: 1800 370 270.