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Guidelines for cybersecurity roles   Advice

Sep 4, 2025 - This chapter of the Information security manual (ISM) provides guidance on cybersecurity roles.

Medibank Private Cyber Security Incident   Alert

Dec 1, 2022 - ASD’s Australian Cyber Security Centre is working closely with Medibank Private following the recent incident.

Critical remote code execution vulnerability found in the Log4j library   Alert

Dec 21, 2021 - A vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) exists in certain versions of the Log4j library. A malicious cyber actor could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Australian organisations should apply latest patches immediately where Log4j is known to be used.

How to manage your security when engaging a managed service provider   Publication

Oct 6, 2021 - Understand the actions organisations can take to manage the security risks posed by engaging and authorising network access for managed service providers.

ASD’s role in cyber security: For legal practitioners   Guidance

Dec 11, 2024 - During a cyber security incident, or suspected cyber security incident, our goal is to work with impacted organisations, their legal representation, and any external vendors engaged to investigate an incident on behalf of the organisation.

Phone and email scammers impersonating the ASD's ACSC   Alert

Jan 19, 2022 - The Australian government will NEVER phone you to request access to your computer, or request you to purchase cryptocurrencies or gift cards. If you receive a suspicious phone call, take the caller's details, hang up and contact the company they claim to represent via official communication channels listed on their website. Never call a number provided by the scammer.

Security configuration guide: Viasat Mobile Dynamic Defense   Publication

Oct 6, 2021 - ASD has developed this guide to assist Australian’s to understand risks when deploying Viasat MDD devices and the security requirements that need to be met to allow them to handle classified data.

Managed service providers: How to manage risk to customer networks   Publication

Oct 6, 2021 - There are several mitigation strategies that managed service providers can implement to protect their own networks and manage the security risks posed to their customers’ networks.

Secure by Demand   Publication

Jan 14, 2025 - This Secure by Demand guide, authored by CISA with contributions from the following partners, describes how OT owners and operators should integrate security into their procurement process when purchasing industrial automation and control systems as well as other OT products.

2022-004: ASD's ACSC Ransomware Profile – ALPHV (aka BlackCat)   Advisory

Apr 14, 2022 - ALPHV (aka BlackCat, Noberus) is a ransomware variant first observed in late 2021, used by cybercriminals to conduct ransomware attacks against multiple sectors and organisations worldwide, including Australia.

Deploying AI systems securely   Publication

Apr 16, 2024 - AI security is a rapidly evolving area of research. As agencies, industry, and academia discover potential weaknesses in AI technology and techniques to exploit them, organizations will need to update their AI systems to address the changing risks, in addition to applying traditional IT best practices to AI systems.

Gateway security guidance package: Gateway technology guides   Publication

Jul 29, 2025 - This guidance is one part of a package of documents that forms the gateway security guidance package. When designing, procuring, operating, maintaining or disposing of a gateway, it is important to consider all the documents from the gateway security guidance package at different stages of governance, design and implementation, and not to consume this guidance in isolation.

Update your devices to keep cybercriminals out   News

May 3, 2021 - Updating the software on electronic devices is one of the easiest and most important ways all Australians can defend against cybercriminals and be protected from online threats.

Multiple vulnerabilities in Jenkins products   Alert

Jan 30, 2024 - ASD’s ACSC is aware of multiple vulnerabilities impacting Jenkins products including CVE 2024-23897 (Critical) & CVE-2024-23898 (High). Organisations using Jenkins products are strongly advised to follow the mitigation advice provided by Jenkins and patch affected versions.

Travelling with mobile devices   Publication

Mar 26, 2024 - Learn how to keep mobile devices secure when travelling. This guidance provides advice from both an individual and organisational perspective.

Mitigation strategies for edge devices: Practitioner guidance   Publication

Feb 4, 2025 - This publication expands on Mitigation strategies for edge devices: executive guidance. It provides IT practitioners with a list of mitigation strategies for the most common types of edge devices and appliances across enterprise networks and large organisations.

Password managers   Guidance

May 12, 2025 - Learn how to create and store passwords in a secure location for your important accounts.

Choosing secure and verifiable technologies   Publication

Dec 5, 2024 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) and international partners have provided recommendations in this guide as a roadmap for choosing secure and verifiable technologies.

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Cloud assessment and authorisation   Publication

Jan 18, 2024 - This publication is co-designed with industry to support the secure adoption of cloud services across government and industry.

The Commonwealth Cyber Security Posture in 2022   Reports and statistics

Dec 16, 2022 - The Commonwealth Cyber Security Posture in 2022 (the report) informs Parliament on the implementation of cybersecurity measures across the Commonwealth government, for the period January 2021 to June 2022. As of June 2022, the Commonwealth comprised 97 non-corporate Commonwealth entities (NCCEs), 71 corporate Commonwealth entities (CCEs) and 17 Commonwealth companies (CCs).

People’s Republic of China-Linked Actors Compromise Routers and IoT Devices for Botnet Operations   Advisory

Sep 19, 2024 - Cyber actors may have used botnet to compromise thousands of Internet-connected devices.

Critical vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) and Ivanti Policy Secure (IPS)   Alert

Feb 1, 2024 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is aware of critical vulnerabilities affecting Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS), formerly known as Pulse Connect Secure, and Ivanti Policy Secure (IPS) gateways. The vulnerabilities affect all supported versions and configurations of the products. Customers should apply the mitigations made available by Ivanti and implement patches as they become available.

Planning for post-quantum cryptography   Publication

Sep 22, 2025 - A cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC) will render most contemporary public key cryptography insecure, thus making ubiquitous secure communications based on current public key cryptography technology infeasible. As the creation of a CRQC presents new cyber security risks, organisations are encouraged to consider anticipating future requirements and dependencies of vulnerable systems during the transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards.

Guidelines for secure AI system development   Publication

Nov 27, 2023 - This document recommends guidelines for providers of any systems that use artificial intelligence (AI), whether those systems have been created from scratch or built on top of tools and services provided by others. This document is aimed primarily at providers of AI systems who are using models hosted by an organisation, or are using external application programming interfaces (APIs).

Security configuration guide: Apple iOS 14 devices   Publication

Oct 6, 2021 - ASD has developed this guide to assist Australians to understand risks when deploying iOS 14 devices and the security requirements that need to be met to allow them to handle classified data.

Guidelines for system management   Advice

Sep 4, 2025 - This chapter of the Information security manual (ISM) provides guidance on system management.

Exercise in a Box  

Nov 17, 2022 - This service provides an all-in-one platform that organisations can use to assess and improve their cybersecurity practices, in a controlled environment, and as many times as they want.

How to secure your devices  

Nov 29, 2024 - Protect your sensitive data and accounts. Learn how to secure your devices such as your computer, mobile phone and Internet of Things devices.

Report  

Apr 11, 2023 - Report a cybercrime, incident or vulnerability.