The Missing Link
Sydney-headquartered Australian cybersecurity firm founded in 1997, now part of Infosys. CREST-approved with OSCP, OSCE, and OSEE-certified testers.
- Based in
- Sydney, Australia
- Founded
- 1997
- Size
- 201-500 staff
- Ownership
- Owned by Infosys since 2025
- Certifications
- ISO 27001
About The Missing Link
The Missing Link is an Australian IT services company that also provides cyber security, cloud and automation services. It was founded in 1997 and added a security division in 2013. It sells to organisations in Australia, including government agencies and businesses. Its services include managed IT, service desk, cyber security risk and compliance, and ASD Essential 8 as a service. It also offers AI and automation solutions. The company is part of Infosys. It operates a service desk based on the ITIL framework, available 24/7 locally. It provides managed detection, cloud security services, and application security. It helps clients with governance, risk and compliance, and offers assessments against frameworks such as ISO 27001 and ASD Essential 8. It also provides hardware disposal services and works with a recycling partner.
Products
- SmartCLOUDA cloud service offering from The Missing Link.
- SmartPROTECTA security service offering from The Missing Link.
- ASD8aaS BronzeAn entry-level managed service package that partially aligns with the ASD Essential 8 mitigation strategies.
- ASD8aaS SilverA managed service package that mostly aligns with the ASD Essential 8 mitigation strategies.
- ASD8aaS GoldA managed service package that fully aligns with the ASD Essential 8 mitigation strategies.
- ASD8aaS PlatinumThe highest-level managed service package, providing 24/7 coverage and full alignment with the ASD Essential 8 mitigation strategies.
Ownership and deals
- Infosys acquired The Missing Link for $62mReport on Infosys buying The Missing Link (opens in a new tab)
Acquisitions come from SecurityWeek's monthly M&A round-ups from 2021 onwards, from Cybersecurity Ventures' quarterly M&A reports for 2020, and a few from Wikipedia lists. Funding rounds from 2022 onwards come from Return on Security's weekly Security, Funded newsletter. These are dated to the month. A few deals added from the news are dated to the day. Smaller deals may be missing. Amounts are in US dollars.