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Guidelines for gateways Advice
Jul 3, 2025 - This chapter of the Information security manual (ISM) provides guidance on gateways.
New guidance on detecting and mitigating Active Directory compromises News
Sep 26, 2024 - Does your organisation use Microsoft’s Active Directory? Read our latest guidance on Active Directory compromises now.
Essential Eight maturity model changes Publication
Nov 27, 2023 - This publication provides an overview of the changes for the November 2023 release.
Essential Eight maturity model FAQ Publication
Oct 28, 2024 - This publication provides answers to frequency asked questions on how to implement the Essential Eight.
Shifting the Balance of Cybersecurity Risk Publication
Oct 17, 2023 - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) and the following international partners provide the recommendations in this guide as a roadmap for technology manufacturers to ensure security of their products.
Implementing SIEM and SOAR platforms: Practitioner guidance Publication
May 27, 2025 - This publication provides high-level guidance for cyber security practitioners on Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platforms.
Essential Eight maturity model Publication
Nov 27, 2023 - This publication provides advice on how to implement the Essential Eight.
Implementing application control Publication
Nov 27, 2023 - Application control is one of the most effective mitigation strategies in ensuring the security of systems. As such, application control forms part of the Essential Eight from the Strategies to mitigate cybersecurity incidents. This publication provides guidance on what application control is, what application control is not, and how to implement application control.
Essential Eight maturity model and ISM mapping Publication
Oct 2, 2024 - This publication provides a mapping between the Essential Eight and the controls within the Information security manual (ISM).
Gateway security guidance package: Gateway operations and management Publication
Jul 29, 2022 - This guidance is one part of a package of documents that forms the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD)’s Gateway security guidance package written for audiences responsible for the operation and management of gateways.
Essential Eight assessment process guide Publication
Oct 2, 2024 - This publication provides advice on how to assess the implementation of the Essential Eight.
Cyber security is essential when preparing for COVID-19 Advisory
Mar 13, 2020 - In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations are developing strategies to protect staff and vulnerable members of our community.
System monitoring
Jun 5, 2025 - This page lists publications on performing effective system monitoring.
Domain Name System security for domain owners Publication
Oct 6, 2021 - This publication provides information on DNS security for domain owners. It also shared helpful strategies to reduce the risk of domain misuse.
Secure your NAS device Guidance
Nov 29, 2024 - Protect your network-attached storage (NAS) device and the important data it holds with this guide.
Publications
Nov 3, 2022 - Find the latest cybersecurity publications.
Securing PowerShell in the enterprise Publication
Oct 6, 2021 - This publication describes a maturity framework for PowerShell, balancing the security and business requirements of organisations. This framework enables organisations to take incremental steps towards securing PowerShell across their environment.
Identifying and Mitigating Living Off the Land Techniques Advisory
Feb 8, 2024 - This Guide, authored by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the following agencies (hereafter referred to as the authoring agencies), provides information on common living off the land (LOTL) techniques and common gaps in cyber defense capabilities.
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).
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).
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.
The Commonwealth Cyber Security Posture in 2024 Reports and statistics
Dec 5, 2024 - The Commonwealth Cyber Security Posture in 2024 informs the Australian Parliament on cybersecurity measures implemented across the Australian Government for the 2023–24 financial year.
Critical Infrastructure Uplift Program (CI-UP) Program page
Apr 16, 2024 - The Critical Infrastructure Uplift Program (CI-UP) offers a range of services that assist critical infrastructure (CI) partners to improve their resilience against cyberattacks.
Priority logs for SIEM ingestion: Practitioner guidance Publication
May 27, 2025 - This document is again intended for cyber security practitioners and provides detailed, technical guidance on the logs that should be prioritised for SIEM ingestion. It covers log sources including Endpoint Detection and Response tools, Windows/Linux operating systems, and Cloud and Network Devices.
Domain Name System security for domain resolvers Publication
Oct 6, 2021 - This publication explores DNS security for recursive resolution servers. It also shares helpful strategies to reduce the risk of DNS resolver subversion or compromise.
Safer Internet Day 2021 News
Feb 9, 2021 - Safer Internet Day on 9 February 2021 aims to raise awareness of emerging online issues and share strategies everyone can use for staying secure online.
Strategies to mitigate cybersecurity incidents Publication
Feb 1, 2017 - The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has developed prioritised mitigation strategies to help 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.
Windows event logging and forwarding Publication
Oct 6, 2021 - This publication has been developed as a guide to the setup and configuration of Microsoft Windows event logging and forwarding.
Guidelines for email Advice
Jul 3, 2025 - This chapter of the Information security manual (ISM) provides guidance on email.
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.
