--- title: About Alchemy | Technical Cybersecurity Consulting description: Meet Alchemy, a boutique cybersecurity consultancy combining offensive and defensive expertise, practical advice and disciplined technical delivery. --- [Skip to Content](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/about#body) **University of Sydney Code Library Breach:** Disclosed 18 Dec, 2025 Personal details of about 27,500 current and former staff exposed. 18 Dec 2025 - Syd Uni breached [Read more](https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2025/12/18/notification-of-cyber-and-data-breach.html) [![Alchemy\_Security\_Consulting\_Logo\_B2\_Cropped\_White\_400](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Alchemy_Security_Consulting_Logo_B2_Cropped_White_400.png?width=200&name=Alchemy_Security_Consulting_Logo_B2_Cropped_White_400.png)](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/?hsLang=en-au) - Offensive Security - Defensive Security - Managed Services - Company - Resources [Have you been breached?](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/breached?hsLang=en-au) [Book a consult](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/contact?hsLang=en-au) [Offensive Security](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/offensive?hsLang=en-au) [Penetration Testing](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/offensive/pentest?hsLang=en-au) [Red Teaming](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/offensive/red-teaming?hsLang=en-au) [Adversary Simulation](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/offensive/adversary-simulation?hsLang=en-au) [Purple Teaming](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/offensive/purple-teaming?hsLang=en-au) [Defensive Security](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/defensive?hsLang=en-au) [Incident Response](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/breached?hsLang=en-au) [SIEM, Logging & Detection Engineering](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/defensive/siem-logging?hsLang=en-au) [Managed Services](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/managed?hsLang=en-au) [Managed Detection & Response](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/managed/mdr?hsLang=en-au) [Managed SOC](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/managed/soc?hsLang=en-au) [Continuous Threat Emulation](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/managed/continuous-threat-emulation?hsLang=en-au) [About Us](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/about?hsLang=en-au) [Contact Us](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/contact?hsLang=en-au) [Blog](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/blog?hsLang=en-au) - Offensive Security [Offensive Security](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/offensive?hsLang=en-au) [Penetration Testing](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/offensive/pentest?hsLang=en-au) [Red Teaming](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/offensive/red-teaming?hsLang=en-au) [Adversary Simulation](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/offensive/adversary-simulation?hsLang=en-au) [Purple Teaming](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/offensive/purple-teaming?hsLang=en-au) - Defensive Security [Defensive Security](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/defensive?hsLang=en-au) [Incident Response](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/breached?hsLang=en-au) [SIEM, Logging & Detection Engineering](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/defensive/siem-logging?hsLang=en-au) - Managed Services [Managed Services](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/managed?hsLang=en-au) [Managed Detection & Response](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/managed/mdr?hsLang=en-au) [Managed SOC](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/managed/soc?hsLang=en-au) [Continuous Threat Emulation](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/managed/continuous-threat-emulation?hsLang=en-au) - Company [About Us](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/about?hsLang=en-au) [Contact Us](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/contact?hsLang=en-au) - Resources [Blog](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/blog?hsLang=en-au) [Have you been breached?](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/breached?hsLang=en-au) [Book a consult](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/contact?hsLang=en-au) # Technical expertise. Practical improvements. Trusted advice. Alchemy combines offensive and defensive cybersecurity expertise to understand how compromise can happen, improve detection and response, and validate that defences work. [Discuss your requirements](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/contact?hsLang=en-au) ## About Alchemy Alchemy exists to strengthen organisations’ ability to withstand cyber threats. We are a boutique technical consultancy with established experience across government, defence and critical infrastructure. Our work spans focused assessments, security engineering, incident response and ongoing managed services. ## How we work ### Start with the objective We shape the engagement around the security question you need answered and the operational constraints that matter. ### Bring the right expertise Technical leaders own methodology, execution and quality, supported by coordinated customer communication and delivery management. ### Make the evidence useful We explain findings and limitations clearly, prioritise practical action and review technical outputs before delivery. ### Invest in capability Training, research, mentoring and knowledge sharing support the quality of our work and the development of our people. ## One team, complementary perspectives ### Understand how attacks succeed Offensive work helps us understand attacker behaviour and how compromise can happen. ### Understand what defences can sustain Defensive work helps us understand what organisations can detect, investigate and sustain. Bringing these disciplines together makes our advice more grounded and our recommendations more useful. ## Get to know our technical team. Read the insights and technical work from the people who shape and deliver our services. [Explore our insights](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/blog?hsLang=en-au) --- ![Alchemy Security Consulting](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/hubfs/Images/Logos/Alchemy/Alchemy_Security_Consulting_Logo_B2_Cropped_White_350.png) Offensive, defensive and managed security expertise to help you understand your exposure, strengthen your defences and validate improvement. #### Get In Touch ##### Location 30 Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 ##### Contact ###### Phone : [1300 792 870](tel:+611300792870) ###### Email : [sales@alchemysec.com.au](mailto:sales@alchemysec.com.au) #### Services - [Penetration Testing](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/offensive/pentest) - [Red Teaming](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/offensive/red-teaming) - [Adversary Simulation](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/offensive/adversary-simulation) - [Purple Teaming](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/offensive/purple-teaming) - [Incident Response](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/breached) - [SIEM, Logging & Detection Engineering](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/defensive/siem-logging) - [Managed Detection & Response](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/managed/mdr) - [Managed SOC](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/managed/soc) - [Continuous Threat Emulation](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/services/managed/continuous-threat-emulation) #### Company - [About Us](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/about) - [Blog](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/blog) - [Contact](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/contact) - [Book a Consult](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/contact) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.alchemysec.com.au/privacy-policy) © Alchemy Security. 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