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Countering Chinese State-Sponsored Actors Compromise of Networks Worldwide to Feed Global Espionage System   Advisory

Aug 28, 2025 - This joint cyber security advisory gives vital insights on People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber threat actors, how they gain and maintain persistent access, and the capabilities they have. It provides threat hunting guidance and mitigation strategies to help safeguard your networks.

APT exploitation of Fortinet Vulnerabilities   Alert

Apr 3, 2021 - Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors targeting historic Fortinet vulnerabilities.

Foundations for modern defensible architecture   Publication

Oct 23, 2025 - The Foundations represent the first step to help organisations adopt a ‘modern defensible architecture’ approach, which will enable them to evolve alongside the threat landscape.

Small business hub  

Sep 30, 2025 - How to protect your small business from common cyber threats.

Update your small business cyber security   News

Jun 12, 2024 - Resources to help protect small businesses from cyber threats.

Cyber security guidelines  

Jun 13, 2024 - Practical guidance on how an organisation can protect their information technology and operational technology systems, applications and data from cyber threats.

Report and recover  

Respond to cyber threats and take steps to protect yourself from further harm.

Social engineering   Threat

May 29, 2025 - Social engineering is a significant threat to individuals and organisations, enabling malicious actors to compromise accounts, devices, systems or sensitive information.

Australia joins US and UK to warn of 2021 Ransomware trends   News

Feb 10, 2022 - Ransomware continues to be a global threat, and cybercriminals using ransomware pose a significant risk to Australian organisations and households.

Mitigating cyber security incidents  

Aug 30, 2023 - The Australian Signals Directorate has developed prioritised mitigation strategies to help organisations mitigate cyber security incidents caused by various cyber threats.

Cyber security principles   Advice

Dec 4, 2025 - Follow the Information security manual (ISM)'s cyber security principles to protect information technology and operational technology systems, applications and data from cyber threats.

Choosing secure and verifiable technologies: Executive guidance   Publication

Dec 5, 2024 - This guide supports senior leaders to enable their organisations to understand their threat environment and make better-informed assessments and decisions to procure secure technologies.

Quiz library   Guidance

Test your knowledge about cyber security practices and threats through our quizzes.

Strategies to mitigate cybersecurity incidents: Mitigation details   Publication

Feb 1, 2017 - The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has developed prioritised mitigation strategies to help cybersecurity professionals in all organisations mitigate cybersecurity incidents caused by various cyberthreats. This guidance addresses targeted cyber intrusions (i.e. those executed by advanced persistent threats such as foreign intelligence services), ransomware and external adversaries with destructive intent, malicious insiders, ‘business email compromise’, and industrial control systems.

Geo-blocking in context: Realities, risks and recommendations   Publication

May 19, 2025 - This guidance is intended for decision makers and cybersecurity practitioners. It highlights what to be aware of when identifying the source of a threat and the potential implications of geo-blocking in a broader cybersecurity strategy.

TMUI remote code execution vulnerability - CVE-2020-5902   Alert

Jul 6, 2020 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) advises users of F5’s enterprise and data centre BIG-IP products to ensure their systems are promptly patched after the recent disclosure of new remote code execution vulnerability.

The silent heist: cybercriminals use information stealer malware to compromise corporate networks   Advisory

Sep 2, 2024 - Information stealer malware steals user login credentials and system information that cyber threat actors exploit, predominantly for monetary gain. Information stealers have been observed in attacks against multiple organisations and sectors worldwide, including Australia. This advisory provides readers with cyber security guidance on information stealers, including threat activity and mitigation advice for individuals and organisations.

#StopRansomware: LockBit 3.0 Ransomware Affiliates Exploit CVE 2023-4966 Citrix Bleed Vulnerability   Advisory

Nov 29, 2023 - This joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) is part of an ongoing #StopRansomware effort to publish advisories for network defenders that detail various ransomware variants and ransomware threat actors.

Investing in modern defensible architecture   Publication

Oct 23, 2025 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) and international partners present this guidance to help organisations develop an MDA investment roadmap based on their organisational strategy, business and security objectives, risk profile and threat context.

Scattered Spider   Advisory

Jul 30, 2025 - This joint Cybersecurity Advisory is in response to recent activity by Scattered Spider threat actors against the commercial facilities sectors, subsectors, and other sectors. This advisory provides tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) obtained through FBI investigations as recently as June 2025