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New zero trust guidance – seeking industry feedback News
Feb 10, 2025 - Have your say on new Foundations for modern defensible architectures, including zero trust and secure-by-design principles.
Technical example: Application control Publication
Dec 16, 2022 - Application control restricts the ability of an application to run or install on a device. Application control makes it harder for users to intentionally or unintentionally install unwanted or malicious software.
Revised patch released to disable mitigation against Spectre variant 2 Advisory
Jan 29, 2020 - Intel has confirmed that the microcode updates designed to mitigate Spectre variant 2 (CVE-2017-5715: Branch Target Injection) have introduced an increased risk of system instability, data loss and corruption.
Improve your cyber security with the Quad Cyber Challenge! News
Apr 6, 2023 - The challenge is aimed at promoting responsible cyber security practices across Australia, India, Japan and the United States.
Do you purchase technology for your organisation? News
Dec 5, 2024 - Updated guidance and new guidance for executives now available for Choosing secure and verifiable technologies.
New fact sheet for critical infrastructure leaders – actions to mitigate PRC state-sponsored cyber activity News
Mar 20, 2024 - The fact sheet provides guidance for critical infrastructure leadership to protect their infrastructure and critical functions from Volt Typhoon – a state-sponsored cyber actor linked to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
An introduction to Artificial Intelligence News
Nov 24, 2023 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) has released an introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Back-up data to defend against cybercrime News
Mar 31, 2021 - On World Back-up Day, the Australian Government is urging businesses, organisations and individuals to back-up their digital information to protect themselves against compromise.
Multi-factor authentication for stronger cyber protection News
Feb 25, 2021 - Australians are being urged to strengthen proof of identity protections to help stop cybercriminals gaining unauthorised access to online information and accounts.
Meltdown and Spectre patches unsuitable for some security products Advisory
Jan 11, 2020 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of reporting that a variety of security products (e.g. antivirus solutions) are incompatible with Microsoft's patches for the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities.
Microsoft introduces Exchange Emergency Mitigation service News
Oct 1, 2021 - Microsoft has launched a new optional protection for Microsoft Exchange servers.
Cyber Security Awareness Month 2023 News
Sep 25, 2023 - October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, a time for all Australians to improve their cyber security knowledge and take action to protect their information and devices.
Essential Eight Assessment Course News
Jul 4, 2023 - Today, the Australian Signals Directorate has launched the Essential Eight Assessment Course pilot in collaboration with TAFEcyber.
Seeking industry feedback on new ASD Foundations for Secure-by-Design News
Nov 2, 2023 - Have your say on how Secure-by-Design practices should look.
Mitigating cybersecurity incidents
Aug 30, 2023 - The Australian Signals Directorate has developed prioritised mitigation strategies to help organisations mitigate cybersecurity incidents caused by various cyberthreats.
Cyber Security Awareness Month 2021 News
Oct 5, 2021 - October is Cyber Security Awareness Month.
Securing customer personal data Guidance
Jul 23, 2025 - This guide is focused specifically on the protection of customers’ personal data. Guidance on general cybersecurity for businesses can be found in the Small business cybersecurity guide and the Strategies to mitigate cybersecurity incidents published by ASD’s ACSC.
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.
Securing Customer Personal Data for Small to Medium Businesses News
Nov 17, 2023 - As data breaches increasingly impact Australian businesses and their customers, it’s crucial for businesses to improve their data security practices and ensure their customers’ personal data is handled appropriately.
Securing PowerShell in the enterprise Publication
Oct 6, 2021 - This publication describes a maturity framework for PowerShell, balancing the security and business requirements of organisations. This framework enables organisations to take incremental steps towards securing PowerShell across their environment.
Protect yourself and others from MyGov-related scams Advisory
Jul 16, 2020 - The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is receiving increased reports of myGov-related SMS and email scams. As always, our advice is DON’T click any links and DON’T provide the information requested.
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.
Limited Use Guidance
Dec 3, 2024 - The limited use obligation for the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has been legislated to add additional protections to the information organisations voluntarily provide to ASD, and to the information acquired or prepared by ASD with the consent of an organisation.
Guidelines for personnel security Advice
Sep 4, 2025 - This chapter of the Information security manual (ISM) provides guidance on personnel security.
Artificial intelligence
Apr 12, 2024 - This page lists publications on the governance and use of artificial intelligence.
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.
Personal cyber security guides
Oct 1, 2021 - This page includes a series of cyber security guides that you can use to protect yourself and be cyber secure.
Critical vulnerability for SAP NetWeaver Application Server (CVE-2020-6287) Alert
Jul 14, 2020 - On 13 July 2020 (United States EST), enterprise resource planning provider SAP released a security patch for a critical vulnerability affecting the Java component LM Configuration Wizard within the SAP NetWeaver Application Server.
Privacy
Oct 24, 2022 - The cyber.gov.au website, including the cyber incident reporting portal (ReportCyber), is operated by the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC). The ASD's ACSC is part of the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), an Australian Government agency.
End of support for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Windows server Publication
Sep 4, 2025 - Support for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Windows Server users following the expiration of the specified servicing timeline.
