markar consulting

Name

markar consulting

Legal name

Markar Consulting Pty. Ltd.

Website

https://markar.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mitcham

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. IT Consulting and Professional Services: Provides a range of computer and communications services including security/network consulting, general IT consulting, web design/hosting, bookkeeping, and office administration services.
2. SAFE Managed Firewall Product: Fully-managed firewall service with remote monitoring and maintenance. Sold as a product with ongoing managed service component.
3. CAFE Unmanaged Firewall Product: Firewall engine sold to clients who administer their own firewall environment. Pricing available upon application.
4. Web Services: Domain name registration, web hosting, and ongoing site maintenance services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Markar Consulting provides IT consulting, network security, and network design services to small and medium businesses, with particular emphasis on Internet Security and VPN solutions. The firm sells two proprietary firewall products — SAFE (fully managed) and CAFE (client-administered) — and supplements these with general IT consulting, web design/hosting, bookkeeping, and office administration services.

Product overview

Markar Consulting offers a portfolio of IT services with two core firewall products: SAFE (Securely Administered Firewall Engine) and CAFE (Client-Administered Firewall Engine). Both products share the same underlying firewall engine technology, differentiated by management model—SAFE provides fully-managed firewall services via encrypted remote monitoring from Markar's control centre, while CAFE gives clients direct control over firewall administration. The company also provides complementary services including Security/Network Design, Web Design/Web Hosting, General IT Consulting, Bookkeeping, and Office Administration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SAFE: Securely Administered Firewall Engine - a fully-managed firewall service where Markar builds, configures, installs and remotely administers the customer's firewall through encrypted channels from their control centre.
• CAFE

Products and services

• SAFE - Securely Administered Firewall Engine A fully-managed firewall engine built on standard PC technology. Markar builds, configures, installs, and securely administers the firewall for the client, with ongoing remote monitoring and maintenance via an encrypted link from its control centre. Targeted at businesses wanting outsourced firewall management.
• CAFE - Client-Administered Firewall Engine A firewall engine identical to SAFE but offered to customers who want total control over their firewall environment, including monitoring and maintaining the firewall's rule set themselves. Can be upgraded to SAFE when the client prefers outsourced management.
• Security / Network Design Services Consulting services spanning network security evaluation, implementation of security recommendations, firewall design/implementation/support, VPN design/implementation/support, and broader network design and implementation support across multiple platforms.
• Web Design and Web Hosting Services Suite of web services including web design, web hosting, domain name registration, and ongoing site maintenance to get companies on to the Internet and handle technical details.
• General Computer Consulting Range of consultancy and technical services across multiple platforms including MS Windows, Solaris, Linux, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD.
• Business Bookkeeping Services Bookkeeping support including establishing computer-based account keeping systems and maintaining records, particularly framed around GST-era compliance.
• General Office Administration Services Wide range of general office and secretarial services including business correspondence, professional presentations, Access database design/management, spreadsheet applications, data entry, and mail merge/bulk mailout.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cost savings on external data communication links through VPN technology

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• CyberCX: Australia's largest dedicated cybersecurity services firm, offering managed security, consulting, and network security across Australia and New Zealand. Most directly comparable as a locally-headquartered cybersecurity services provider targeting enterprise and mid-market clients.
• Sekuro: Australian cybersecurity and digital resilience consulting firm providing advisory, managed security, and technical security services to Australian organisations — a comparable SMB-to-enterprise cybersecurity services peer.
• Salt Group: Australian information and communications technology advisory and managed services provider. Comparable as a homegrown Australian IT/security services firm serving mid-market and government clients.

Broad incumbents

• Trustwave: Global managed security services provider and MDR player offering managed firewall, vulnerability management, and consulting. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering managed firewall services at much larger scale.
• Secureworks: Global managed security services provider with Taegis MDR/XDR and consulting offerings. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the managed-security services category Markar's SAFE product targets.
• Datacom: Large Australasian IT services company providing managed services, cloud, and cybersecurity across Australia and New Zealand. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering the full IT/security services portfolio Markar addresses.
• NTT DATA: Global IT services and consulting provider with security offerings. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering managed security, network design, and IT consulting services similar in scope to Markar's portfolio.
• Accenture Security: Global professional services firm with a large cybersecurity practice offering managed security, consulting, and network transformation services. Comparable as a broad incumbent covering IT consulting and security advisory.
• KPMG Australia: Big-Four advisory firm with a significant Australian technology and cybersecurity consulting practice. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering IT consulting and security advisory across Australia.

Regional players

• Insomnia Security: New Zealand-based specialist cybersecurity consultancy offering penetration testing, managed detection, and security advisory. Comparable as a regional cybersecurity services peer operating in an adjacent ANZ market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/markar-consulting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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