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About the ACSC

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is based within the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD). We provide advice and information about how to protect you, your family and your business online.

The ACSC’s cyber security mission is supported by ASD’s wider organisation, whose role is to provide foreign signals intelligence and who have a long history of cyber security excellence. We lead the Australian Government’s efforts to improve cyber security. Our role is to help make Australia the most secure place to connect online.

For further information read more about the ACSC.

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Become an ACSC Partner

The ACSC Partnership Program enables a wide range of organisations to engage with the ACSC and fellow partners, drawing on collective understanding, experience, skills and capability to lift cyber resilience across the Australian economy.

Ransomware in Australia

Oct 2, 2020

The Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD) Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has observed an increase in the number of ransomware incidents affecting Australian organisations and individuals.

COVID-19 cyber security advice

Aug 2, 2020

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has published advice on COVID-19 themed malicious cyber activity. Our guidance will help you protect your systems, data and personal information during the COVID-19 pandemic. We will continue to mitigate and disrupt these COVID-19 related scams and we encourage Australians to remain vigilant and maintain strong cyber security practices during this time.

Copy-paste compromises

Sep 16, 2020

The Australian Government is aware of, and responding to, a sustained targeting of Australian governments and companies by a sophisticated state-based actor. The title ‘Copy-paste compromises’ is derived from the actor’s heavy use of tools copied almost identically from open source.

Netlogon elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472)

Sep 22, 2020

The ACSC is aware of a recently disclosed critical vulnerability in Microsoft Active Directory Domain Controller systems that allows unauthenticated attackers to trivially access administrative credentials.

Active exploitation of vulnerable MobileIron products

Sep 18, 2020

The ACSC is aware of active exploitation of vulnerabilities in multiple MobileIron products by malicious cyber actors, including sophisticated state-based actors.

ALERTS

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HIGH - Oct 30, 2020

Sustained targeting of the health sector

The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre has identified a sustained campaign by sophisticated cybercrime actors impacting the Australian health sector.

HIGH - Oct 1, 2020

2019-131a: Emotet malware campaign

The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has observed an ongoing and widespread campaign of malicious emails designed to spread Emotet across a variety of sectors in the Australian economy, including critical infrastructure providers and government agencies.

HIGH - Sep 22, 2020

Netlogon elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472)

HIGH - Sep 18, 2020

Active exploitation of vulnerable MobileIron products

The ACSC is aware of active exploitation of vulnerabilities in multiple MobileIron products by malicious cyber actors, including sophisticated state-based actors.

HIGH - Sep 16, 2020

Copy-paste compromises

NEWS & MEDIA

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Oct 27, 2020

Business Email Compromise

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has released a new publication – Protecting Against Business Email Compromise (BEC) – to help Australians defend against these deceptive and expensive scams.

Oct 23, 2020

Closing soon - ASD 2020 Cyber Security Survey for Commonwealth entities

ASD’s annual cyber security survey will close on 30 October. Your participation in the survey assists ASD in ensuring our cyber security advice and services meet your needs; and improve cyber resilience across the Commonwealth.

Oct 14, 2020

Top tips to avoid ticket scammers online

Follow our tips for buying tickets securely online.

Sep 15, 2020

New pilot program to block cybercriminals impersonating Services Australia

Telstra, in conjunction with the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and Services Australia, is boosting Australia’s cyber resilience through the launch of a new security measure to block malicious text messages.

Sep 11, 2020

Don't abandon your internet domain name to cybercriminals

Domain names are your internet mail address and your online business identity. Don’t abandon your domain name to cybercriminals through administrative oversight. Allowing corporate domain names to expire puts businesses at risk, potentially exposing clients’ personal and confidential information, client-legal privileged information and financial details.