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21 Nov 2024
Advisory

#StopRansomware: BianLian Ransomware Group

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) are releasing…

Audience focus: Small & medium businesses Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
13 Nov 2024
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2023 top routinely exploited vulnerabilities

This advisory provides details, collected and compiled by the authoring agencies, on the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) routinely and frequently exploited by malicious cyber actors in…

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24 Oct 2024
Alert rating: Critical

Vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiManager

The ASD’s ACSC is aware of a vulnerability affecting all versions of Fortinet's FortiManager device that enables an unauthorised actor access to the FortiManager console (CVE-2024-47575).…

Audience focus: Small & medium businesses Organisations & Critical Infrastructure Government

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20 Nov 2024

Australian Signals Directorate releases the annual Cyber Threat Report for 2023–24

ASD’s Cyber Threat Report 2023–24 provides an overview of the key cyber threats impacting Australia, how ASD’s ACSC is responding and cyber security advice for Australian individuals, organisations and government to protect…

31 Oct 2024

Introduction of legislative change for Limited Use obligation

On 9 October 2024, the Australian Government introduced the Intelligence Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Cyber Security) Bill 2024 into Parliament. The Bill amends the Intelligence Services Act 2001 to legislate a…

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