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National Exercise Program Program
Jul 12, 2018 - Our National Exercise Program helps critical infrastructure and government organisations validate and strength Australia's nationwide cyber security arrangements.
Cybercriminals scanning Australian entities for serious cyber vulnerability News
Dec 21, 2021 - Australians must urgently patch applications and software products as malicious cyber adversaries conduct thousands of scans in search of the vulnerability related to the critical Log4j software flaw.
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.
New Information Security Manual format now available News
Sep 15, 2022 - The Information Security Manual (ISM) provides organisations with a cyber security framework that they can apply to protect their systems and data.
So you think you've been hacked
Sep 1, 2022 - Use our interactive tool to find out what to do learn what steps to take if you think you’re the a victim of a cybercrime.
New cyber security advice for families News
May 2, 2024 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC) has released new guidance to help you protect your family online.
Joint statement - attribution to Russia for malicious cyber activity against European networks News
May 11, 2022 - Australia and international partners shine a light on Russia’s ongoing unacceptable activity in cyberspace.
Australians urged to act on cyber alert News
Dec 15, 2021 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) issued an alert on a vulnerability in the Apache Log4j software library that exposed systems to potential cyberattack.
ISM OSCAL v2025.09.15
Sep 15, 2025 - ISM OSCAL v2024.09.15 - based on June 2025 Information Security Manual (ISM) and OSCAL version 1.1.2. A patch release that supersedes v2025.09.10.
Creating Strong Passphrases Guidance
Oct 6, 2021 - The longer your passphrase, the better. As adversaries can crack a short password with very little effort or time, you can increase the time and effort it takes by using a passphrase instead.
Advisory 2021-004: Active exploitation of ForgeRock Access Manager / OpenAM servers Advisory
Jul 9, 2021 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC) has identified targeting and compromise of Australian organisations with vulnerable internet-accessible servers running ForgeRock Access Manager (ForgeRock AM). ForgeRock AM was previously known as OpenAM. The ASD's ACSC has observed malicious actors exploiting the vulnerability in ForgeRock AM/OpenAM to gain initial access to networks in multiple organisations, and facilitate further access within these networks. On 7 July 2021 the ASD's ACSC alerted organisations that this vulnerability was being actively exploited. This ASD's ACSC advisory provides recommendations for securing ForgeRock AM against vulnerability CVE-2021-35464, and advice on identifying potential successful exploitation of this vulnerability.
New guidance for organisations to strengthen their network infrastructure News
Oct 15, 2025 - This guidance supports executive and technical staff of medium-to-large organisations and government entities to strengthen their organisation’s network infrastructure.
Introduction to connected vehicles Guidance
Jun 30, 2025 - Connected vehicles (CVs) carry cyber security risks that vary depending on their level of connectivity. Learn about the risks before buying a CV and how to stay more secure when using these vehicles.
While you are shopping Guidance
The best way to avoid being a victim of cybercrime is to be informed. It is really important to know how to secure your device and recognise a fake website or scammer.
Cyber Security Awareness Month 2022 News
Sep 30, 2022 - October is Cyber Security Awareness Month and this year the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre's (ASD’s ACSC) theme is Have you been hacked?
Exercise Cyber Arrow News
Nov 14, 2025 - ASD’s delivers national cyber security exercise for the Energy, Communications, and Financial Services and Markets sectors
Building a cyber secure Australia: A fireside chat News
Oct 29, 2025 - Hear from some of Australia’s top government cyber officials in a fireside chat as part of Cyber Security Awareness Month.
Building stronger supply chains through collaboration: A fireside chat News
Oct 29, 2025 - Find out how to take action on your supply chain and third party risk by watching our fireside chat with industry cyber professionals.
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.
Blueprint for Secure Cloud Publication
Feb 21, 2024 - The Blueprint provides better practice guidance, configuration guides and templates covering risk management, architecture and standard operating procedures developed as per the controls in ASD’s Information security manual (ISM).
