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26 Jun 2020

Detecting Socially Engineered Messages

Socially engineered messages present a significant threat to individuals and organisations due to their ability to assist an adversary with compromising accounts, devices, systems or sensitive information. This document offers guidance on identifying socially engineered messages delivered by email, SMS, instant messaging or other direct messaging services offered by social media applications.

29 Apr 2019

Easy steps to secure your online information

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has developed an Easy Steps Guide to help Australians protect themselves from cyber criminals. Lottery and grant scams, identity theft, investment scams, hacking, phishing, dating and romance scams, online abuse and sextortion are just some of the threats people face.

01 Dec 2017

My Guide

For most of us, the internet opens up new opportunities. We can shop, bank, research, work and connect when and where we want to.

31 Oct 2019

Quick Wins for your End of Support

Every software product has a lifecycle. Knowing key dates in a program’s lifecycle can help you make informed decisions about the products your small business relies on every day. This guide helps small businesses understand what end of support is, why it is important to be prepared and when to update, upgrade or make other changes.

09 Oct 2019

Quick Wins for your Portable Devices

Mobile technology is an essential part of modern business. While these devices may be small, the cyber threats when transporting them outside of the office are huge. This guide helps small businesses understand what is a portable device, why it is important to manage their use and how to keep the data on portable devices secure.

01 Jul 2020

Quick Wins for your Website

Small business account for over 95% of all businesses in Australia and 72% of them have a website. However, in a world in which websites are increasingly being targeted by cyber criminals, only 36% check for updates every week. For those small businesses with a website, or that are considering one, these three quick wins will help you protect your money, data and reputation.

10 Jul 2020

Security Tips for Personal Devices

There are a lot of things to think about when it comes to the use of personal devices (e.g. smartphones, tablets, computers and laptops). For example, compromises of personal devices and the information they store can have significant productivity, financial and emotional impacts. This document has been written to provide security tips to secure personal devices and protect your information.

10 Jul 2020

Security Tips for Social Media and Social Networking Apps

Social media, and social networking or messaging apps, can pose a number of security and privacy risks to both organisations and individuals when used in an inappropriate or unsafe manner.

09 Oct 2019

Step-by-Step Guide – Turning on Automatic Updates (For iMac & MacBook, and iPhone & iPad)

This step-by-step guide shows you how to turn on automatic updates if you use an iMac, MacBook, iPhone or iPad.

09 Oct 2019

Step-by-Step Guide – Turning on Automatic Updates (For Windows 10)

This step-by-step guide shows you how to turn on automatic updates if you use Microsoft Windows 10.

09 Oct 2019

Step-by-Step Guide – Turning on Two-Factor Authentication – Apple ID

This step-by-step guide shows you how to turn on two-factor authentication (2FA) on your desktop and mobile devices for Apple ID.

09 Oct 2019

Step-by-Step Guide – Turning on Two-Factor Authentication – Facebook

This step-by-step guide shows you how to turn on two-factor authentication (2FA) on your desktop and mobile devices for Facebook.

09 Oct 2019

Step-by-Step Guide – Turning on Two-Factor Authentication – Gmail

This step-by-step guide show you how to turn on two-factor authentication (2FA) on your desktop and mobile devices for Gmail.

11 Oct 2019

Step-by-Step Guide – Turning on Two-Factor Authentication – Twitter

This step-by-step guide shows you how to turn on two-factor authentication (2FA) on your desktop and mobile devices for Twitter.

26 Jun 2020

Travelling Overseas with Electronic Devices

This publication provides guidance on strategies that individuals can take to secure the use of electronic devices when travelling overseas.

26 Jun 2020

Web Conferencing Security

Web conferencing solutions (also commonly referred to as online collaboration tools) often provide audio/video conferencing, real-time chat, desktop sharing and file transfer capabilities. As we increasingly use web conferencing to keep in touch while working from home, it is important to ensure that this is done securely without introducing unnecessary privacy, security and legal risks. This document provides guidance on both how to select a web conferencing solution and how to use it securely.