First published: 15 Jun 2021
Last updated: 15 Jun 2021

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Assistant Minister for Defence, the Hon Andrew Hastie MP, said the Government is tackling cybercriminals head-on to support Australian organisations and individuals from cyber compromise.

Ransomware is one of the most damaging types of cyber attacks, which can have severe and long-lasting impacts to Australian organisations and their operations.

The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) has published a ransomware Prevention and Protection Guide, and Emergency Response Guide. The guides are available at cyber.gov.au/ransomware.

Read the Assistant Minister’s full statement on how Australia is fighting back against ransomware.

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