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Vulnerability Alert – 2 new Vulnerabilities associated with Microsoft Exchange.   Alert

Oct 10, 2022 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of 2 zero day vulnerabilities associated with Microsoft Exchange Servers 2013, 2016 and 2019 (Exchange).

Vulnerability Affecting BlackBerry QNX RTOS   Advisory

Aug 17, 2021 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of a vulnerability affecting the BlackBerry QNX, the world’s most prevalent real time operating system.

Ransomware targeting Australian aged care and healthcare sectors   Alert

Aug 2, 2020 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of increased targeting of healthcare, including hospitals and aged care, by ransomware campaigns undertaken by cyber criminals.

2022 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities   Advisory

Aug 4, 2023 - This advisory provides details on the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) routinely and frequently exploited by malicious cyber actors in 2022 and the associated Common Weakness Enumeration(s) (CWE).

Cross Domain Solutions  

Dec 3, 2020 - This page lists publications on security domains and trust boundaries.

Multiple vulnerabilities present in VMware products   Alert

Aug 4, 2022 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of multiple vulnerabilities in VMware products. Affected Australian organisations should take appropriate action.

2021 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities   Advisory

Apr 28, 2022 - This advisory provides details on the top 15 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) routinely exploited by malicious cyber actors in 2021, as well as other CVEs frequently exploited.

FortiOS & FortiProxy - Authentication bypass in Node.js websocket module vulnerability   Alert

Jan 15, 2025 - Fortinet has released information regarding an identified vulnerability in FortiOS version 7.0 and FortiProxy versions 7.0 and 7.2 instances. ASD’s ACSC recommends customers follow the advice contained in Fortinet’s notification.

Joint advisory on top cyber vulnerabilities   News

Jul 28, 2021 - The top 30 cyber security vulnerabilities exploited by malicious cyber actors since 2020 have been detailed in a joint advisory issued by the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) and counterpart cyber security agencies from the United States and the United Kingdom.

Secure mobility  

Feb 4, 2021 - This page lists publications on mobile device management and usage.

Multiple vulnerabilities present in F5 products   Alert

May 9, 2022 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of a F5 Security Advisory Addressing Multiple Vulnerabilities in their BIG-IP Product Range. Affected Australian organisations should take appropriate action.

Creating and maintaining a definitive view of your operational technology architecture   Publication

Oct 28, 2025 - How organisations who deploy or operate operational technology systems should build, maintain and store their systems understanding.

Risk management of enterprise mobility (including Bring Your Own Device)   Publication

Oct 6, 2021 - This publication has been developed to provide senior business representatives with a list of enterprise mobility considerations. These include business cases, regulatory obligations and legislation, available budget and personnel resources, and risk tolerance. Additionally, risk management controls are provided for cybersecurity practitioners.

Critical Vulnerability affecting Fortinet’s FortiClientEMS   Alert

Mar 22, 2024 - ASD’s ACSC is aware of a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-48788) affecting Fortinet’s FortiClientEMS. Organisations are strongly encouraged to take immediate action to ensure affected instances are patched and investigate for potential compromise.

Archived reports and statistics  

Feb 13, 2025 - Search archived report and statistics

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.

2020-011: Critical Vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Application Server (CVE-2020-6287)   Advisory

Jul 14, 2020 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) recommends users of these products urgently apply available security patches to prevent an adversary from exploiting this vulnerability.

Essential Eight explained   Publication

Nov 27, 2023 - This publication provides an overview of the Essential Eight.

Secure by Demand   Publication

Jan 14, 2025 - This Secure by Demand guide, authored by CISA with contributions from the following partners, describes how OT owners and operators should integrate security into their procurement process when purchasing industrial automation and control systems as well as other OT products.

2023 top routinely exploited vulnerabilities   Advisory

Nov 13, 2024 - 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 2023 and their associated Common Weakness Enumerations (CWEs). Malicious cyber actors exploited more zero-day vulnerabilities to compromise enterprise networks in 2023 compared to 2022, allowing them to conduct operations against high priority targets.
The authoring agencies strongly encourage vendors, designers, developers, and end-user organizations to implement the following recommendations, and those found within the Mitigations section of this advisory, to reduce the risk of compromise by malicious cyber actors.