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Who are ASD's training providers?   Program page

Mar 23, 2021 - ASD endorses ICT training providers to develop and facilitate IRAP New Starter Training.

PRC State-Sponsored Cyber Activity   Advisory

Mar 20, 2024 - This fact sheet provides an overview for executive leaders on the urgent risk posed by People’s Republic of
China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber actors known as "Volt Typhoon."

Guidelines for evaluated products   Advice

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

Strategies to mitigate cybersecurity incidents  

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

Programs  

Nov 3, 2022 - Find relevant cyber security programs

Identifying cyber supply chain risks   Publication

May 22, 2023 - This guidance has been developed to assist organisations in identifying risks associated with their use of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and retailers (i.e. businesses that constitute their cyber supply chain).

Critical security vulnerabilities affecting Mitel MiCollab version 9.8 SP1 FP2 (9.8.1.201) and earlier   Alert

Dec 9, 2024 - ASD’s ACSC is aware of multiple critical vulnerabilities impacting Mitel MiCollab collaboration applications.

Cybersecurity Best Practices for Smart Cities   Publication

Apr 20, 2023 - This guidance is the result of a collaborative effort from the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the United States National Security Agency (NSA), the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the United Kingdom National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK), the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC), the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS), and the New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NZ).

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.

Advisory 2020-016: "Zerologon" - Netlogon Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472)   Advisory

Sep 22, 2020 - The ACSC recommends organisations immediately patch affected Microsoft Windows systems with the Microsoft August 2020 Security Updates, released 11/08/2020.

2021 Trends Show Increased Globalized Threat of Ransomware   Advisory

Feb 10, 2022 - This joint Cybersecurity Advisory—authored by cybersecurity authorities in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom—provides observed behaviors and trends as well as mitigation recommendations to help network defenders reduce their risk of compromise by ransomware.

Iranian Government-Sponsored APT Cyber Actors Exploiting Microsoft Exchange and Fortinet Vulnerabilities in Furtherance of Malicious Activities   Advisory

Nov 22, 2021 - Iranian government-sponsored APT actors are actively targeting a broad range of victims across multiple U.S. critical infrastructure sectors, including the Transportation Sector and the Healthcare and Public Health Sector, as well as Australian organisations.

The Silent Heist: Cybercriminals use information stealer malware to compromise corporate networks   News

Sep 2, 2024 - New advisory released on information stealer malware used in cybercrime attacks.

Cloud security guidance  

Jan 18, 2024 - This page lists publications on securing the use of cloud computing services.

Microsoft introduces Exchange Emergency Mitigation service   News

Oct 1, 2021 - Microsoft has launched a new optional protection for Microsoft Exchange servers.

IRAP Assessors List   Program page

May 7, 2024 - ASD's IRAP endorses qualified security professionals to provide information security services.

Business Continuity in a Box   Guidance

Aug 21, 2024 - Business Continuity in a Box assists organisations to swiftly and securely stand up critical business functions during or following a cybersecurity incident that has affected the availability or trust of existing systems.

Russian State-Sponsored and Criminal Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure   Advisory

May 17, 2022 - The cybersecurity authorities of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA). The intent of this joint CSA is to warn organizations that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has altered the geopolitical balance in ways that could expose organizations both within and beyond the region to increased malicious cyber activity. This activity may occur as a response to the unprecedented economic costs imposed on Russia as well as materiel support provided by the United States and U.S. allies and partners.

Updates to ASD’s Blueprint for Secure Cloud   News

Mar 18, 2025 - We have updated the Blueprint to reflect recent changes to Microsoft Purview.

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.

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.

Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Affiliated Cyber Actors Exploiting Vulnerabilities for Data Extortion and Disk Encryption for Ransom Operations   Advisory

Sep 15, 2022 - The Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC) has joined with international cyber security agency partners to co-author an advisory on continued Iranian state-sponsored cyber threats. Organisations are encouraged to apply the recommended mitigations to protect themselves online.

2021-010: ASD's ACSC Ransomware Profile - Conti   Advisory

Mar 4, 2022 - Conti is a ransomware variant first observed in early 2020, used by cybercriminals to conduct ransomware attacks against multiple sectors and organisations worldwide, including Australia. Conti is offered as a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), enabling affiliates to utilise it as desired, provided that a percentage of the ransom payment is shared with the Conti operators as commission. This product provides information related to Conti’s background, threat activity, and mitigation advice.

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.

Australian organisations encouraged to urgently adopt an enhanced cyber security posture   Alert

Mar 28, 2022 - Australian organisations are encouraged to urgently adopt an enhanced cyber security posture. Organisations should act now and follow ACSC’s advice to improve their cyber security resilience in light of the heightened threat environment.

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.

Advisory 2020-009: Recommendations to mitigate APT actors targeting health sector and COVID-19 essential services   Advisory

May 8, 2020 - The ACSC recommends that organisations in the health sector implement the following cyber security mitigations:

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).

Marketing and filtering email service providers   Publication

Oct 6, 2021 - This publication provides high level guidance on how to use email service providers (ESPs) in particular deployment scenarios. The considerations and controls described in that publication also apply to ESPs sending email on other organisations’ behalf.

Cybersecurity principles   Advice

Mar 18, 2025 - Follow the Information security manual (ISM)'s cybersecurity principles to protect information technology and operational technology systems, applications and data from cyberthreats.