Michael Kriewaldt
Director
The best of both worlds.
Our Heritage
Bastion brings together two long-running Brisbane IT businesses: Time Out! Computers Australia (TOCS) and Gray Area Consulting.
TOCS Legacy
20+ Years of Managed IT & Infrastructure Reliability
Gray area Legacy
Cyber Strategy & Risk Management
Why "Bastion"?
The Meaning
A bastion is a fortified stronghold, designed to project outward and allow defensive fire in multiple directions. In cybersecurity, a "Bastion Host" is the most hardened point on a network. We chose this name because we are that standing defense for your business: unwavering, vigilant, and built to withstand the modern threat landscape.
Human-First Cybersecurity.
We realised that Australian businesses were being forced to choose between a "Helpdesk MSP" that ignored security, or a "Security Consultant" that didn't know how to keep servers running.
Security-by-Design
By combining GA Consulting's risk-first logic with TOCS's operational excellence, we build systems that are inherently secure, not just patched after the fact.
The Teaching Focus
We don't hide behind jargon. We uplift your team with plain English policies and habits that reduce your largest risk surface: human error.
Automation, checked by people.
How we work
Our tools do the repetitive checking every day, so our engineers spend their time on the things that need judgement. Automated checks cover:
- Unusual sign-ins
- Backup results
- Patch status
- Firewall health
A person makes the call.
Monitoring runs around the clock and an Australian engineer reviews what it finds. Every check is automated daily and verified by a person weekly.
The Bastion Team.
Boutique care from senior Australian technical leads who take ownership of your uptime.
Ross Bladin
Director
Zoe Grambau
Service Delivery Supervisor
Todd Austin
Lead Cybersecurity and Technical Analyst
Jody Bladin
Office Manager
Natalie Obank
Support Analyst
Building better habits, together.
Ready to experience a Managed IT partner that treats you like a long-term partner?