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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.
Managing the risks of legacy IT: Executive guidance Publication
Jun 12, 2024 - This publication provides high-level and strategic guidance for an organisation’s executive seeking to manage the risks of legacy IT.
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.
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Alert
Nov 1, 2023 - ASD’s ACSC has received information on multiple vulnerabilities in Atlassian’s Confluence Data Center and Server (CVE-2023-22515 & CVE-2023-22518). Organisations are strongly encouraged to take immediate action to ensure affected instances are patched.
Russian GRU targeting Western logistics entities and technology companies Advisory
May 22, 2025 - This joint cybersecurity advisory (CSA) highlights a Russian state-sponsored cyber campaign targeting Western logistics entities and technology companies.
Set secure passphrases
Jul 30, 2024 - Where multi-factor authentication is not available, a strong passphrase is your best defence.
Business Continuity in a Box Guidance
Aug 21, 2024 - Business Continuity in a Box assists organisations to swiftly and securely stand up critical business functions during or following a cybersecurity incident that has affected the availability or trust of existing systems.
Widespread exposure of vulnerability in cPanel Alert
May 9, 2023 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of a vulnerability affecting cPanel and cPanel managed websites. All Australian organisations should apply the available patches, and ensure staff are informed of the risks against their systems when clicking suspicious links.
Guidelines for evaluated products Advice
Dec 4, 2025 - This chapter of the Information security manual (ISM) provides guidance on evaluated products.
Spotting scams Guidance
Learn how to identify phishing messages to stay safe and protect your personal information.
Essential Eight Assessment Guidance Package News
Nov 23, 2022 - The Australian Signals Directorate has published updated guidance to help ensure consistent Essential Eight assessment across government and industry.
Cloud computing
Jan 18, 2024 - This page lists publications on securing the use of cloud computing services.
Legacy IT management
Apr 11, 2024 - This page lists publications on managing the risks posed by legacy IT.
Critical vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) and Ivanti Policy Secure (IPS) Alert
Feb 1, 2024 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is aware of critical vulnerabilities affecting Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS), formerly known as Pulse Connect Secure, and Ivanti Policy Secure (IPS) gateways. The vulnerabilities affect all supported versions and configurations of the products. Customers should apply the mitigations made available by Ivanti and implement patches as they become available.
Identity theft Threat
Nov 14, 2024 - Learn about how identity theft can affect you and how to keep your personal information secure.
Critical severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS SSL-VPN Alert
Dec 13, 2022 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in FortiOS SSL-VPN. All Australian organisations should apply the available patch immediately.
Cross Domain Solutions
Dec 3, 2020 - This page lists publications on security domains and trust boundaries.
Types of scams Guidance
Learn about the common types of scams, how to identify them and how to recover from them.
Guidelines for networking Advice
Dec 4, 2025 - This chapter of the Information security manual (ISM) provides guidance on networking.
COVID-19 malicious cyber activity Alert
May 22, 2020 - Malicious cyber actors are actively targeting individuals and Australian organisations with COVID-19 related scams and phishing emails. These incidents are likely to increase in frequency and severity over the coming weeks and months. This is due, in part, to the ease in which existing scam emails and texts can be modified with a COVID-19 theme.
