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/about-us/news/act-now-defend-against-vicious-cybercriminals

Act now to defend against vicious cybercriminals   News

Jul 20, 2021 - Cybercriminals are targeting Australians at an unprecedented level to steal sensitive information and money, including through business email compromise and ransomware attacks.

Individuals & families
Small & medium businesses
Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
Government
/about-us/news/delivering-goods-cyber-security-resilience-transport-and-logistics-sector

Delivering the goods in cyber security resilience to the transport and logistics sector   News

Oct 27, 2022 - National Cyber Security Exercise Series: Australia’s transport and logistics sector – May to August 2023

Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
/about-us/news/joint-guide-cybersecurity-best-practices-smart-cities

Joint guide for cybersecurity best practices for Smart Cities   News

Apr 20, 2023 - This guide provides three recommendations to help communities strengthen their cyber posture.

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/threats/types-threats/data-breaches

Data breaches   Threat

Aug 30, 2023 - Sometimes personal information is released to unauthorised people by accident or as the result of a security breach. For example, an email with personal information can be sent to the wrong person, or a computer system can be hacked and personal information stolen. These are known as data breaches or data spills.

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/about-us/news/asdacsc-cyber-security-challenge

ASD's ACSC cyber security challenge   News

Aug 27, 2021 - Would you like to put your cyber incident response skills to the test?

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/about-us/view-all-content/news-and-media/2023-ASD-cyber-threat-report

Australian Signals Directorate releases 2023 ASD Cyber Threat Report   News

Nov 15, 2023 - The Australian Signals Directorate has released its fourth ASD Cyber Threat Report.

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/about-us/view-all-content/news-and-media/shop-online-securely-this-holiday-season

Shop online securely this holiday season   News

Nov 8, 2023 - The holiday season is fast approaching and more Australian’s than ever are shopping online. The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC) are reminding Australians to be cyber secure when shopping online.

Individuals & families
Small & medium businesses
/about-us/news/national-cyber-security-exercises-australias-electricity-industry

National cyber security exercises for Australia’s electricity industry   News

Apr 30, 2020 - In November 2019, the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) coordinated a national cyber security exercise series in partnership with Australia’s electricity industry and government agencies.

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/about-us/news/asdacsc-urges-victims-to-report-cybercrimes

ASD's ACSC urges victims to report cybercrimes   News

Jul 17, 2023 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC) is urging all Australians to report cybercrimes immediately to ReportCyber amid the growing number of cybercrimes impacting Australians.

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/about-us/news/asdacsc-annual-cyber-threat-report-2020-21

ASD's ACSC Annual Cyber Threat report 2020-21   News

Sep 16, 2021 - The Assistant Minister for Defence, The Hon Andrew Hastie MP, released the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre's (ASD’s ACSC) Annual Cyber Threat Report 2020-21.

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/about-us/advisories/2023-01-asdacsc-ransomware-profile-royal

2023-01: ASD's ACSC Ransomware Profile - Royal   Advisory

Jan 24, 2023 - The Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC) is aware of a ransomware variant called Royal, which is being used by cybercriminals to conduct ransomware attacks against multiple sectors and organisations worldwide, including Australia. Once gaining access to a victim’s environment, cybercriminals use this ransomware for similar purposes to other variants such as encrypting their data and extorting a ransom to return access to the sensitive files.

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/learn-basics/watch-out-threats/types-scams

Types of scams   Guidance

Learn about the common types of scams, how to identify them and how to recover from them.

Individuals & families
/about-us/view-all-content/alerts-and-advisories/infamous-chisel

Infamous Chisel   Advisory

Aug 31, 2023 - Malware Analysis Report.
A collection of components designed to enable remote access and exfiltrate information from Android phones.

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/resources-business-and-government/maintaining-devices-and-systems/system-hardening-and-administration/cross-domain-solutions/fundamentals-cross-domain-solutions

Fundamentals of Cross Domain Solutions   Publication

Oct 6, 2021 - This publication introduces technical and non-technical audiences to cross domain security principles for securely connecting security domains.

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/resources-business-and-government/maintaining-devices-and-systems/system-hardening-and-administration/system-hardening/detecting-and-mitigating-active-directory-compromises

Detecting and mitigating Active Directory compromises   Publication

Jan 22, 2025 - This publication provides an overview of techniques used to compromise Active Directory, and recommended strategies to mitigate these techniques. By implementing the recommendations in this publication, organisations can significantly improve their Active Directory security, and therefore their overall network security posture.

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/threats/types-threats/quishing

Quishing   Threat

Nov 2, 2023 - Quishing is a form of phishing attack that uses QR codes instead of text-based links in phishing emails, digital platforms or on physical items. Quishing is a social engineering technique used by scammers and malicious actors to trick their victims into providing sensitive personal information or downloading malware onto their devices.

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/about-us/news/jcsc-virtual-presentations-log4j2-vulnerability-friday-17-december

JCSC virtual presentations on Log4j2 vulnerability – Friday 17 December   News

Dec 16, 2021 - A critical alert and advisory has been published on the Log4j2 vulnerability. On Friday 17 December 2021, ASD's ACSC’s Joint Cyber Security Centres (JCSCs) will facilitate a series of virtual awareness and advice sessions about this vulnerability. Australians are urged to act now to secure their computer systems against this critical software vulnerability.

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/protect-yourself/staying-secure-online/protecting-your-family/protect-your-children-online

Protect your children online: A guide to cybersecurity for parents and carers   Guidance

May 2, 2024 - The steps in this guide can help you ensure that your children stay safe and secure online.

Individuals & families
/protect-yourself/staying-secure-online/protecting-your-family/protect-yourself-online

Protect yourself online: A guide to cybersecurity for young people   Guidance

May 2, 2024 - The steps in this guide can help you navigate the online world with confidence.

Individuals & families
/resources-business-and-government/maintaining-devices-and-systems/system-hardening-and-administration/web-hardening/implementing-certificates-tls-https-and-opportunistic-tls

Implementing certificates, TLS, HTTPS and opportunistic TLS   Publication

Oct 6, 2021 - Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a widely used encryption protocol which enables parties to communicate securely over the internet. Through the use of certificates and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), parties can identify each other through a trusted intermediary and establish encrypted tunnels for the secure transfer of information.

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/about-us/view-all-content/alerts-and-advisories/stopransomware-bianlian-ransomware-group

#StopRansomware: BianLian Ransomware Group   Advisory

Nov 21, 2024 - 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 this joint Cybersecurity Advisory to disseminate known BianLian ransomware and data extortion group IOCs and TTPs identified through FBI and ASD's ACSC investigations as of March 2023.

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/resources-business-and-government/essential-cybersecurity/essential-eight/essential-eight-maturity-model-ism-mapping

Essential Eight maturity model and ISM mapping   Publication

Oct 2, 2024 - This publication provides a mapping between the Essential Eight and the controls within the Information security manual (ISM).

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/resources-business-and-government/essential-cybersecurity/essential-eight/essential-eight-maturity-model

Essential Eight maturity model   Publication

Nov 27, 2023 - This publication provides advice on how to implement the Essential Eight.

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/resources-business-and-government/assessment-and-evaluation-programs/infosec-registered-assessors-program/irap-application-form

IRAP application form   Program page

May 7, 2024 - IRAP application form

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/report-and-recover/recover-from/account-compromise/bank

Recovering compromised bank accounts and online payment accounts   Guidance

Nov 10, 2023 - Bank accounts are among the most important accounts to us and the most prized accounts to cybercriminals.

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/about-us/advisories/summary-tactics-techniques-and-procedures-used-target-australian-networks

Summary of Tactics, Techniques and Procedures Used to Target Australian Networks   Advisory

May 20, 2020 - This advisory provides information on methods to detect many of the TTPs listed. Partners are strongly encouraged to review their environments for the presence of the exploited vulnerabilities and provided TTPs.

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/report-and-recover/recover-from/account-compromise/other

Recovering a compromised online account   Guidance

Nov 10, 2023 - Online accounts are important for our day-to-day activities and often store sensitive information about us. This can make them useful for cybercriminals looking to gain access to our resources or identities.

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/resources-business-and-government/maintaining-devices-and-systems/system-hardening-and-administration/gateway-hardening/gateway-security-guidance-package-gateway-operations-management

Gateway security guidance package: Gateway operations and management   Publication

Jul 29, 2022 - This guidance is one part of a package of documents that forms the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD)’s Gateway security guidance package written for audiences responsible for the operation and management of gateways.

Government
/resources-business-and-government/maintaining-devices-and-systems/remote-working-and-secure-mobility/secure-mobility/bring-your-own-device-executives

Bring Your Own Device for executives   Publication

Oct 6, 2021 - Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) scenarios enable organisations to take advantage of new technologies faster. It also has the potential to reduce hardware costs and improve organisational productivity and flexibility. However, BYOD also introduces new risks to an organisation’s business and the security of its information, which need to be carefully considered before implementation.

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/resources-business-and-government/governance-and-user-education/artificial-intelligence/convoluted-layers-artificial-intelligence-primer

Convoluted layers: An artificial intelligence primer   Publication

May 21, 2025 - Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI), along with public releases of AI products, have prompted governments, businesses and criminals to accelerate efforts to incorporate this new technology into their operations. This advice provides definitions for some of the most commonly encountered AI terms in cybersecurity and a brief typology of cyber threats that will arise from AI.

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