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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).

Secure by Design  

Jul 22, 2024 - Secure by Design is a proactive, security-focused approach to the development of digital products and services that necessitates a strategic alignment of an organisation’s cybersecurity goals. Secure by Design requires cyberthreats to be considered from the outset to enable mitigations through thoughtful design, architecture and security measures. Its core value is to protect consumer privacy and data through designing, building, and delivering products with fewer vulnerabilities.

Secure your Microsoft Windows device   Guidance

Nov 29, 2024 - Your Microsoft Windows device often holds your most important data. Use these simple steps to protect your device from cyberattacks.

Technical example: User application hardening   Publication

Dec 16, 2022 - User application hardening protects an organisation from a range of threats including malicious websites, advertisements running malicious scripts and exploitation of vulnerabilities in unsupported software. These attacks often take legitimate application functionality and use it for malicious purposes. User application hardening makes it harder for cybercriminals to exploit vulnerabilities or at-risk functionality in your organisation’s applications.

Passkeys  

May 29, 2025 - Secure your online account with a passkey

Stay ahead of the quantum threat with post-quantum cryptography   News

Sep 22, 2025 - Get updated advice to help your organisation plan and prepare for post-quantum cryptography.

Australian Information Security Evaluation Program (AISEP)   Program page

Jul 2, 2025 - The Australian Information Security Evaluation Program (AISEP) evaluates and certifies products to provide a level of assurance in its security functionality in order to protect systems and data against cyberthreats. These evaluation activities are certified by the Australian Certification Authority (ACA).

End of support   Guidance

Jul 29, 2024 - ‘End of support’ is when software is no longer support by the product developer that makes it. It will no longer receive security updates, general software updates or technical support.

Artificial intelligence  

Apr 12, 2024 - This page lists publications on the governance and use of artificial intelligence.

Archived ISM releases   Service

Dec 4, 2025 - List of archived ISM releases.

Infamous Chisel   Advisory

Aug 31, 2023 - Malware Analysis Report.
A collection of components designed to enable remote access and exfiltrate information from Android phones.

How to dispose of your device securely   Guidance

May 18, 2022 - You should consider that any devices you dispose of could be accessed by strangers.

Cryptomining   Threat

Jun 23, 2020 - Cryptocurrency mining (cryptomining) uses the processing power of computers to solve complex mathematical problems and verify cybercurrency transactions. The miners are then rewarded with a small amount of cybercurrency.

Guidelines for communications infrastructure   Advice

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

Identity theft   Threat

Nov 14, 2024 - Learn about how identity theft can affect you and how to keep your personal information secure.

Secure your Wi-Fi and router   Guidance

Oct 29, 2024 - How to make your software, devices and networks harder to access and more resilient to attack.

Protecting your staff   Guidance

Apr 11, 2023 - An incident response plan can help organisations to respond to cybersecurity incidents while continuing to conduct business operations.

Review your email account security   Guidance

Feb 19, 2025 - How to check your email account security for Gmail and Outlook.

Multi-factor authentication   Guidance

Aug 30, 2023 - Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of the most effective ways to protect your valuable information and accounts against unauthorised access. 

Infosec Registered Assessors Program (IRAP)   Program page

Nov 17, 2025 - The Infosec Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) ensures entities can access high-quality security assessment services.