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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.

Cybersecurity incident response planning: Executive guidance    Publication

Dec 12, 2024 - The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) is responsible for monitoring and responding to cyberthreats targeting Australian interests. Reporting cybersecurity incidents to ASD ensures that timely assistance can be provided, if required. This may be in the form of investigations or remediation advice.

Vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiManager   Alert

Oct 24, 2024 - The ASD’s ACSC is aware of a vulnerability affecting all versions of Fortinet's FortiManager device that enables an unauthorised actor access to the FortiManager console (CVE-2024-47575). FortiManager devices provide centralised management of Fortinet devices from a single console.

Critical vulnerability in Ivanti CSA 4.6 (Cloud Services Appliance)   Alert

Sep 20, 2024 - Ivanti has released a security advisory addressing a critical vulnerability affecting Ivanti CSA 4.6 (Cloud Services Appliance). The vulnerability affects Ivanti CSA 4.6 before Patch 519.

Questions to ask managed service providers   Publication

Oct 6, 2021 - Asking the right questions to managed service providers can help organisations better understand the cybersecurity of their systems and the services they provide.

CVE-2024-24919 - Check Point Security Gateway Information Disclosure   Alert

May 31, 2024 - The ASD’s ACSC is aware of CVE-2024-24919 that enables access of sensitive information to an unauthorised actor.

Guidelines for communications systems   Advice

Mar 18, 2025 - This chapter of the Information security manual (ISM) provides guidance on communications systems.

Cloud assessment and authorisation FAQ   Publication

Jan 18, 2024 - This publication provides answers to frequently asked questions on the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD)’s assessment and authorisation framework for cloud service providers (CSPs) and their cloud services.

Widespread outages relating to CrowdStrike software update   Alert

Jul 21, 2024 - A CrowdStrike software update has led to outages impacting Windows systems.

Vulnerability in Progress Kemp products   Alert

Feb 22, 2024 - ASD’s ACSC is aware of a vulnerability (CVE-2024-1212) that affects all Progress Kemp LoadMaster releases after 7.2.48.1. Organisations are strongly encouraged to take immediate action to patch relevant systems.

Critical Vulnerability in FortiOS   Alert

Feb 9, 2024 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC) is aware of a critical (9.6) vulnerability (CVE-2024-21762) in Fortinet FortiOS devices.

Critical vulnerability in ConnectWise’s ScreenConnect   Alert

Feb 25, 2024 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre ( ASD’s ACSC) is aware of a critical vulnerability affecting ConnectWise’s ScreenConnect. Customers should update to the patched version immediately.

Ivanti Sentry Authentication Bypass Vulnerability   Alert

Aug 22, 2023 - An authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2023-38035) has been identified that allows unauthorised access to sensitive APIs which can be used to set configuration parameters on the administrator portal (MICS).

Critical vulnerabilities in GitLab Products   Alert

Jan 15, 2024 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD's) Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is aware of critical vulnerabilities affecting GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE). Customers should update to a patched version immediately and enable multi-factor authentication for all GitLab accounts.

Important Vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s August 2023 Security Update   Alert

Aug 10, 2023 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC) is concerned about vulnerabilities disclosed in Microsoft’s August 2023 Security Update. Government, businesses and individuals should patch their Microsoft products and apply any recommended mitigations as soon as possible.

Traffic Light Protocol (TLP)   Hidden

The Traffic Light Protocol is a set of Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) designations used to ensure that information is shared with the correct audience.

Multiple key vulnerabilities identified in Microsoft products   Alert

Oct 13, 2021 - Multiple key vulnerabilities were identified in Microsoft’s 12 October 2021 patch release. While all vulnerabilities addressed in this release are important to mitigate the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) wishes to highlight several vulnerabilities for priority consideration.

ລາວ (Lao)   Guidance

Aug 17, 2023 - The information and resources available are intended to increase your safety online and have been translated into Lao.

မြန်မာ (Burmese)    Guidance

Aug 17, 2023 - The information and resources available are intended to increase your safety online and have been translated into Burmese.

ភាសាខ្មែរ (Khmer)   Guidance

Aug 17, 2023 - The information and resources available are intended to increase your safety online and have been translated into Khmer.

Essential Eight maturity model   Publication

Nov 27, 2023 - This publication provides advice on how to implement the Essential Eight.

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.

Bring Your Own Device for executives   Publication

Oct 6, 2021 - Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) scenarios enable organisations to take advantage of new technologies faster. It also has the potential to reduce hardware costs and improve organisational productivity and flexibility. However, BYOD also introduces new risks to an organisation’s business and the security of its information, which need to be carefully considered before implementation.

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.

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.

Translated information  

Apr 4, 2024 - We have developed easy-to-follow cybersecurity information and resources to support people from non-English speaking backgrounds to be more cyber secure.

Conti ransomware incidents in Australia   Alert

Dec 10, 2021 - Multiple Australian organisations have been impacted by Conti ransomware in November and December 2021.

Critical vulnerability identified in Apple iOS and macOS   Alert

Feb 12, 2022 - A Remote Code Execution vulnerability has been identified in certain versions of Apple WebKit, affecting iOS and macOS devices. Affected users of these devices should update their devices as soon as possible.

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.

Critical vulnerability present in SAP Internet Communication Manager   Alert

Feb 11, 2022 - A vulnerability has been identified in SAP Internet Communication Manager (ICM), a component of many SAP products, which may allow full system takeover. Affected organisations should apply the available security update.