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/about-us/view-all-content/reports-and-statistics/acsc-threat-report-2016

ASD's ACSC Threat Report 2016   Reports and statistics

Oct 15, 2016 - This is the second Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) Threat Report. It continues to reflect on the experience, focus, and mandates of the ASD's ACSC’s member organisations. The report provides an insight into what the Centre has been seeing, learning, and responding to, focusing on specific areas of change or new knowledge obtained.

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/about-us/view-all-content/reports-and-statistics/asdacsc-threat-report-2017

ACSC Threat Report 2017   Reports and statistics

Oct 15, 2017 - This is the third Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) Threat Report. It continues to reflect on the experience, focus, and mandates of the ASD’s ACSC’s member organisations. The report provides an insight into what the Centre has been seeing, learning, and responding to, focusing on specific areas of change or new knowledge obtained.

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/about-us/view-all-content/reports-and-statistics/asdacsc-threat-report-2015

ASD's ACSC Threat Report 2015   Reports and statistics

Jul 15, 2015 - This report describes the range of cyber adversaries targeting Australian networks, their motives, and the type of malicious activities they are conducting and their impact on Australian networks during 2014. It also offers mitigation advice on how organisations can defend against these activities.

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/about-us/view-all-content/reports-and-statistics/asdacsc-annual-cyber-threat-report-july-2019-june-2020

ASD's ACSC Annual Cyber Threat Report, July 2019 to June 2020   Reports and statistics

Sep 3, 2020 - This report has been jointly produced by the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC), the ACIC and the AFP, and is the first unclassified annual threat report since the ASD's ACSC became part of the ASD in July 2018. The report identifies and describes key cyber security threats targeting Australian systems and networks, and provides a range of examples and real-world case studies of malicious activity targeting Australian networks, between July 2019 and June 2020. It provides mitigation advice that all Australians and organisations can take to defend against these threats.

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/about-us/view-all-content/reports-and-statistics/acsc-annual-cyber-threat-report-july-2021-june-2022

ASD's ACSC Annual Cyber Threat Report, July 2021 to June 2022   Reports and statistics

Nov 4, 2022 - The Annual Cyber Threat Report is the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre's (ASD’s ACSC) flagship unclassified publication. The Report provides an overview of key cyber threats impacting Australia, how the ACSC is responding to the threat environment, and crucial advice for Australian individuals and organisations to protect themselves online.

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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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ASD's ACSC Annual Cyber Threat Report, July 2020 to June 2021   Reports and statistics

Sep 15, 2021 - The ASD's ACSC Annual Cyber Threat Report 2020–21 has been produced by the Australian Cyber Security Centre, with contributions from the Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO), Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), The Department of Home Affairs and industry partners.

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Watch out for threats  

Nov 2, 2022 - Know what to look for to stay in control of your devices and applications.

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Annual Cyber Threat Report 2023-2024   Reports and statistics

Nov 20, 2024 - ASD’s Annual Cyber Threat Report 2023–24 provides an overview of the key cyber threats impacting Australia, how ASD’s ACSC is responding and cyber security advice for Australian individuals, organisations and government to protect themselves online.

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ASD Cyber Threat Report 2022-2023   Reports and statistics

Nov 14, 2023 - The ASD's Cyber Threat Report is ACSC’s flagship unclassified publication. The Report provides an overview of key cyber threats impacting Australia, how the ACSC is responding to the threat environment, and crucial advice for Australian individuals and organisations to protect themselves online

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Australian Signals Directorate releases the annual Cyber Threat Report for 2023–24   News

Nov 20, 2024 - ASD’s Cyber Threat Report 2023–24 provides an overview of the key cyber threats impacting Australia, how ASD’s ACSC is responding and cyber security advice for Australian individuals, organisations and government to protect themselves online.

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Launch of the Annual Threat Report   News

Nov 4, 2022 - The Annual Cyber Threat Report is ACSC’s flagship unclassified publication. The Report provides an overview of key cyber threats impacting Australia, how the ACSC is responding to the threat environment, and crucial advice for Australian individuals and organisations to protect themselves online.

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/learn-basics/explore-basics/recognise-and-report-scams

Recognise and report scams  

Feb 1, 2023 - Scams are a common way that cybercriminals compromise accounts. Being alert to scam messages is a great way to protect yourself online.

/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/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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Hardening Microsoft 365, Office 2021, Office 2019 and Office 2016   Publication

Jul 24, 2023 - Workstations are often targeted by malicious actors using malicious websites, emails or removable media in an attempt to extract sensitive information. Hardening applications on workstations is an important part of reducing this risk.

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Using Content Credentials to help mitigate cyber threats associated with generative AI   News

Jan 30, 2025 - With advanced AI tools, digital media can be created or modified convincingly with minimal effort and cost. Learn more about media provenance solutions to help end users verify the integrity of your organisation’s content.

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Single Reporting Portal   Guidance

Nov 22, 2023 - To help you meet your reporting responsibilities, the Australian Government has brought together a list of Commonwealth legislative reporting requirements that could be triggered by a cybersecurity incident.

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/about-us/advisories/russian-state-sponsored-and-criminal-cyber-threats-critical-infrastructure

Russian State-Sponsored and Criminal Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure   Advisory

May 17, 2022 - The cybersecurity authorities of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA). The intent of this joint CSA is to warn organizations that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has altered the geopolitical balance in ways that could expose organizations both within and beyond the region to increased malicious cyber activity. This activity may occur as a response to the unprecedented economic costs imposed on Russia as well as materiel support provided by the United States and U.S. allies and partners.

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/about-us/view-all-content/alerts-and-advisories/fast-flux-national-security-threat

Fast Flux: A national security threat   Advisory

Apr 4, 2025 - This advisory is for network defenders and explains how Bulletproof Hosting Providers are using ‘fast flux’ to cycle quickly through bots and DNS records to bypass detection. It highlights the importance of using a reputable Protective DNS (PDNS) provider that detects and blocks fast flux.

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Mandatory Incident Reporting   News

Apr 11, 2022 - New measures to enhance the cyber security of Australia’s critical infrastructure.

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/about-us/alerts/ddos-threats-being-made-against-australian-organisations

DDoS threats being made against Australian organisations   Alert

May 25, 2020 - Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of a number of Denial of Service (DoS) for ransom threats being made against Australian organisations, primarily in the banking and finance sector.

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/about-us/news/asdacscncsc-collaboration-strengthen-cyber-security-posture

ASD's ACSC/NCSC collaboration to strengthen cyber security posture   News

Nov 4, 2022 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) are committed to improving our respective nation’s cyber security posture and protecting our networks from cyber threats.

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