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ForgeRock Open AM critical vulnerability   Alert

Jul 7, 2021 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) has observed active exploitation of a vulnerability in ForgeRock OpenAM (reported as CVE-2021-35464) against a number of Australian organisations. The ASD’s ACSC strongly recommends organisations urgently apply available patches or workarounds to mitigate the risk of this vulnerability being exploited.

Why it’s time to ditch your one password for passphrases   News

Apr 28, 2023 - Your accounts are only as strong as the tools keeping them secure. One of the most effective ways of protecting your personal information and accounts is to use a strong passphrase.

Remote code execution vulnerability present in SonicWall SMA 100 series appliances   Alert

Jan 19, 2022 - A vulnerability (CVE-2021-20038) has been identified in SonicWall SMA 100 series appliances. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated malicious cyber actor to perform remote code execution. Affected Australian organisations should apply the available patch.

National Exercise Program   Program

Jul 12, 2018 - Our National Exercise Program helps critical infrastructure and government organisations validate and strength Australia's nationwide cyber security arrangements.

Exploitation of Microsoft Office vulnerability: Follina   Alert

Jun 15, 2022 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of active exploitation of the Follina zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (CVE-2022-30190). Affected Australian organisations should take appropriate action.

Remote code execution vulnerability present in Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center   Alert

Jun 5, 2022 - A critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2022-26134) has been identified in all supported versions of Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center. The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) recommends organisations restrict internet access to and from affected devices.

Critical vulnerability in certain versions of Apache HTTP Server   Alert

Oct 8, 2021 - A vulnerability exists in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.49. A cyber actor could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Initial information also indicates that the vulnerability could also be used perform remote code execution under certain configurations. Affected Australian organisations should apply the available patch.

Multiple vulnerabilities present in F5 products   Alert

May 9, 2022 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of a F5 Security Advisory Addressing Multiple Vulnerabilities in their BIG-IP Product Range. Affected Australian organisations should take appropriate action.

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. 

Critical vulnerabilities in GitLab Products   Alert

Jan 15, 2024 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD's) Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is aware of critical vulnerabilities affecting GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE). Customers should update to a patched version immediately and enable multi-factor authentication for all GitLab accounts.

Remote code execution vulnerability present in Sophos Firewall   Alert

Mar 30, 2022 - A vulnerability (CVE-2022-1040) has been identified in Sophos Firewall prior to version 18.5 which could allow a malicious cyber actor to perform remote code execution. Affected Australian organisations should apply the available patch.

Vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM)   Alert

Jul 25, 2023 - This Alert is relevant to Australians who are running Ivanti EPMM. This alert is intended to be understood by slightly more technical users. Users are encouraged to immediately apply any available patches.

Critical vulnerabilities in Citrix Gateway and Application Delivery Controller (ADC) devices   Alert

Dec 14, 2022 - The Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC) is aware of a critical vulnerability affecting many versions of Citrix Gateway and ADC. All Australian operators should check for indicators of compromise and install the latest updated versions.

APT exploitation of Fortinet Vulnerabilities   Alert

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

SonicWall Breach   Alert

Feb 4, 2021 - SonicWall identified an internal systems breach using a zero-day vulnerability within the SMA 100 series 10.x code.

Active exploitation of vulnerable Sitecore Experience Platform content management systems   Alert

Nov 5, 2021 - There is active exploitation of a vulnerability occurring in certain versions of Sitecore Experience Platform systems. Affected Australian organisation should apply the available security update.

Critical vulnerabilities in ‘ownCloud’ file share   Alert

Nov 29, 2023 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is aware of multiple critical vulnerabilities affecting the file sync and sharing software ‘ownCloud’. This primarily impacts self-hosted instances of the open-source product. Those impacted should apply the patches available and consider the workarounds made available by the vendor.

Revamped guide to protect Australian businesses against cyber threats   News

Jun 22, 2023 - Australian businesses have a new source of help to understand and combat cyber threats through the refreshed Small Business Cyber Security Guide and new video developed by the The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC).

Delivering the goods in cyber security resilience to the transport and logistics sector   News

Oct 27, 2022 - National Cyber Security Exercise Series: Australia’s transport and logistics sector – May to August 2023

Remote code execution vulnerability present in Open Management Infrastructure, affects certain Microsoft Azure services   Alert

Sep 16, 2021 - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Open Management Infrastructure, a management agent used in certain Linux-based Microsoft Azure services. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to take control of the vulnerable host. Affected organisations should apply the available security update.