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Small business
Jun 15, 2023 - Basic steps to protect your business and staff from cyberthreats. Our guide has information and resources to help you and your staff prepare for cyberattacks.
Protecting your business and employees
Apr 11, 2023 - Cybercriminals can attack your business and employees at any time. Follow these resources to find out how to make your business and employees cyber secure.
Update your small business cyber security News
Jun 12, 2024 - Resources to help protect small businesses from cyber threats.
New advice on implementing SIEM/SOAR platforms in your organisation News
May 27, 2025 - ASD has published a publication series about Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platforms in collaboration with our international partners.
Small business cybersecurity
Jul 18, 2023 - How to protect your small business from common cyberthreats.
Small business cloud security guides
Apr 2, 2024 - ASD's ACSC has released a series of guides designed to help small businesses secure their cloud environment.
Cyber resources for small businesses News
Feb 11, 2022 - Last December, the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) co-hosted an Act Now, Stay Secure breakfast at the National Portrait Gallery, along with the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) and the Department of Home Affairs.
Protecting against business email compromise Publication
Oct 6, 2021 - Business email compromise is when malicious actors use email to abuse trust in business processes to scam organisations out of money or goods. Malicious actors can impersonate business representatives using similar names, domains or fraudulent logos as a legitimate organisation or by using compromised email accounts and pretending to be a trusted co-worker.
Protecting your family Guidance
May 2, 2023 - Advice and guidance for parents and guardians to help children have secure experiences online.
Protecting your staff Guidance
Apr 11, 2023 - An incident response plan can help organisations to respond to cybersecurity incidents while continuing to conduct business operations.
Educational pack for small businesses Guidance
Jun 15, 2023 - This educational pack provides engaging content to help small business owners learn how to stay cyber secure. Includes practical activities for staff.
Advice, guidance and publications
Nov 3, 2022 - Find the latest cyber security advice, guidance and publications
Securing Customer Personal Data for Small to Medium Businesses News
Nov 17, 2023 - As data breaches increasingly impact Australian businesses and their customers, it’s crucial for businesses to improve their data security practices and ensure their customers’ personal data is handled appropriately.
Small business cybersecurity guide Publication
Jun 16, 2023 - This guide includes basic security measures to help protect your business against common cyberthreats.
Small Business Google Chromebook and ChromeOS Security Guide Guidance
Nov 12, 2024 - This publication was developed by the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) with technical input from Chrome Engineering.
Small Business Cloud Security Guides News
Dec 16, 2022 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) has released a series of guides designed to help small businesses secure their cloud environment.
Small Business Cloud Security Guides: Executive Overview Publication
Dec 16, 2022 - In recognition of the increasing prevalence of cloud computing, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has published the Small business cloud security guides. These guides are designed to provide protection against cybersecurity incidents while remaining accessible to organisations which may not have the resources and expertise to implement a more sophisticated strategy.
Small Business Cloud Security Guides: Introduction Publication
Dec 16, 2022 - Securing your business can be a complex task. Among the numerous security priorities and configuration options, it can be difficult to know where to begin. These guides adapt ASD's ACSC’s Essential Eight mitigation strategies and outline an example of how each can be implemented to secure Microsoft 365 capabilities. The technical examples are designed to offer significant protection against cybersecurity incidents while remaining accessible to organisations with limited resources and cybersecurity expertise.
Small Business Cloud Security Guides: Technical Example - Restrict Administrative Privileges Publication
Dec 16, 2022 - Privileged account credentials are prized by cybercriminals because they provide extensive access to high value assets within a network. Restricting privileged access to only users with a demonstrated business need is essential to protecting your environment.
Small Business Cloud Security Guides: Technical Example - Regular Backups Publication
Dec 16, 2022 - Implementing regular backups will assist your organisation to recover and maintain its operations in the event of a cybersecurity incident, for example, a ransomware attack.
Small Business Cloud Security Guides: Technical Example - User Application Hardening Publication
Dec 16, 2022 - User application hardening protects an organisation from a range of threats including malicious websites, advertisements running malicious scripts and exploitation of vulnerabilities in unsupported software. These attacks often take legitimate application functionality and use it for malicious purposes. User application hardening makes it harder for cybercriminals to exploit vulnerabilities or at-risk functionality in your organisation’s applications.
Small Business Cloud Security Guides: Technical Example - Patch Applications Publication
Mar 1, 2023 - Patching applications is one of the most effective controls an organisation can implement to prevent cyber criminals from gaining access to their devices and sensitive information. Patches improve the security of applications by fixing known vulnerabilities.
Small Business Cloud Security Guides: Technical Example - Application Control Publication
Dec 16, 2022 - Application control restricts the ability of an application to run or install on a device. Application control makes it harder for users to intentionally or unintentionally install unwanted or malicious software.
Small Business Cloud Security Guides: Technical Example - Configure Macro Settings Publication
Dec 16, 2022 - Configuring macro settings protects an organisation’s systems from malicious macros. Macros are powerful tools. They were introduced to improve productivity however their functionality can also be used by cyber criminals to compromise a user’s system.
Small Business Cloud Security Guides: Technical Example - Patch Operating Systems Publication
Dec 16, 2022 - Patching operating systems is one of the most effective controls an organisation can implement to prevent an adversary from gaining access to their devices and sensitive information. Patches improve the security of operating systems by fixing known vulnerabilities.
Small Business Cloud Security Guides: Technical Example - Multi-Factor Authentication Publication
Dec 16, 2022 - Multi-factor authentication (MFA) makes it harder for adversaries to use compromised user credentials to access an organisation’s systems. It is one of the most important cybersecurity measures an organisation can implement.
Cancel COVID-19 cybercrime
Oct 18, 2022 - Cybercriminals are adapting their methods to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic. We continue to receive reports from individuals, businesses and government departments about a range of different COVID-19-themed scams, online fraud and phishing campaigns.
COVID-19 themed malicious cyber activity Advisory
Mar 27, 2020 - This update is designed to raise awareness of increasing COVID-19 themed malicious cyber activity, and provide practical cyber security advice that organisations and individuals can follow to reduce the risk of being impacted.
COVID-19 scam messages Advisory
Mar 16, 2020 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC) is aware of a COVID-19 themed scam being distributed via text message.
Threat update: COVID-19 malicious cyber activity 20 April 2020 Advisory
Apr 20, 2020 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) continues to receive reports from individuals, businesses and government departments about a range of different COVID-19 themed scams, online frauds and phishing campaigns. This threat update is about raising awareness of the evolving nature of COVID-19 related malicious cyber activity impacting Australians.
