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/about-us/view-all-content/news-and-media/new-guidance-engaging-artificial-intelligence

New guidance for engaging with artificial intelligence   News

Jan 24, 2024 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) has released a new publication, Engaging with Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Small & medium businesses
Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
/about-us/alerts/avaddon-ransomware

Avaddon Ransomware   Alert

May 8, 2021 - Increase in Avaddon ransomware attacks in Australia.

Small & medium businesses
Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
Government
/about-us/news/update-your-devices-keep-cybercriminals-out

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.

Individuals & families
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Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
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/about-us/view-all-content/reports-and-statistics/joint-report-publicly-available-hacking-tools

Joint Report on Publicly Available Hacking Tools   Reports and statistics

Oct 12, 2018 - This report is a collaborative research effort by the cyber security authorities of five nations: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and USA. It highlights the use of five publicly available tools, observed in recent cyber incidents around the world.

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/about-us/alerts/processors-can-be-exploited-meltdown-and-spectre-vulnerabilities

Processors can be exploited by Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities   Alert

Jan 29, 2020 - Security researchers have developed methods involving speculative execution to read kernel memory from user space on a variety of processors from a range of vendors produced in the last decade. These methods have been referred to as Meltdown and Spectre.

Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
Government
/about-us/alerts/sdbbot-targeting-health-sector

SDBBot targeting health sector   Alert

Nov 12, 2020 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) has observed increased targeting activity against the Australian health sector by actors using the SDBBot Remote Access Tool (RAT).

Small & medium businesses
Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
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/about-us/view-all-content/news-and-media/seeking-industry-feedback-on-new-asd-foundations-for-secure-by-design

Seeking industry feedback on new ASD Foundations for Secure-by-Design   News

Nov 2, 2023 - Have your say on how Secure-by-Design practices should look.

Small & medium businesses
Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
/about-us/news/asd-women-recognised-their-contribution-security-industry

ASD women recognised for their contribution to the security industry   News

Oct 19, 2022 - The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has been recognised for its contribution to supporting women in the security industry at an awards night in Sydney.

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/about-us/news/australia-fighting-back-against-ransomware

Australia is fighting back against ransomware   News

Jun 15, 2021 - Australians continue to be targeted by cybercriminals through ransomware campaigns impacting multiple sectors across our economy.

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/about-us/news/essential-eight-assessment-course

Essential Eight Assessment Course   News

Jul 4, 2023 - Today, the Australian Signals Directorate has launched the Essential Eight Assessment Course pilot in collaboration with TAFEcyber.

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/about-us/alerts/ransomware-targeting-australian-aged-care-and-healthcare-sectors

Ransomware targeting Australian aged care and healthcare sectors   Alert

Aug 2, 2020 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of increased targeting of healthcare, including hospitals and aged care, by ransomware campaigns undertaken by cyber criminals.

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/about-us/alerts/2020-003-mailto-ransomware-incidents

2020-003: Mailto ransomware incidents   Alert

Feb 6, 2020 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC) is aware of recent ransomware incidents involving a ransomware tool known as ‘Mailto’ or ‘Kazakavkovkiz’. Mailto belongs to the KoKo ransomware family.

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/about-us/news/australian-signals-directorate-unveils-new-facility

Australian Signals Directorate unveils new facility   News

Mar 23, 2022 - The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has unveiled a new world-class cyber and foreign intelligence facility, as the agency prepares to mark 75 years defending Australia from global threats.

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/about-us/alerts/high-severity-vulnerability-present-openssl-version-3x

High Severity vulnerability present in OpenSSL version 3.x   Alert

Nov 2, 2022 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of a buffer overrun and buffer overflow vulnerability in OpenSSL versions above to 3.0. All Australian organisations using version 3.x should apply the available patch immediately.

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/about-us/view-all-content/reports-and-statistics/cyber-security-research-report

Cybersecurity Research Report   Reports and statistics

Dec 15, 2020 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) commissioned exploratory research to better understand audience awareness of cybersecurity threats and practices.

Individuals & families
Small & medium businesses
/about-us/view-all-content/reports-and-statistics/asdacsc-threat-report-2017

ACSC Threat Report 2017   Reports and statistics

Oct 15, 2017 - This is the third Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) Threat Report. It continues to reflect on the experience, focus, and mandates of the ASD’s ACSC’s member organisations. The report provides an insight into what the Centre has been seeing, learning, and responding to, focusing on specific areas of change or new knowledge obtained.

Small & medium businesses
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/about-us/news/prc-state-sponsored-cyber-actor-living-off-the-land-to-evade-detection

People's Republic of China State-Sponsored Cyber Actor Living off the Land to Evade Detection joint cybersecurity advisory   News

May 25, 2023 - Today we released a joint advisory with international partners on a recently discovered cluster of activity associated with a People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber actor.

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/about-us/view-all-content/reports-and-statistics/manic-menagerie-investigation-report

Manic Menagerie Investigation Report   Reports and statistics

Jan 29, 2019 - This report details technical findings and mitigation advice related to the extensive compromise of at least eight Australian web hosting providers investigated by the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) in May 2018.

Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
Government
/about-us/alerts/netlogon-elevation-privilege-vulnerability-cve-2020-1472

Netlogon elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472)   Alert

Sep 22, 2020 - The ACSC is aware of a recently disclosed critical vulnerability in Microsoft Active Directory Domain Controller systems that allows unauthenticated attackers to trivially access administrative credentials.

Small & medium businesses
Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
Government
/about-us/alerts/active-exploitation-vulnerable-mobileiron-products

Active exploitation of vulnerable MobileIron products   Alert

Sep 18, 2020 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of active exploitation of vulnerabilities in multiple MobileIron products by malicious cyber actors, including sophisticated state-based actors.

Small & medium businesses
Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
Government
/about-us/view-all-content/news-and-media/small-business-cyber-security/securing-customer-personal-data

Securing Customer Personal Data for Small to Medium Businesses   News

Nov 17, 2023 - As data breaches increasingly impact Australian businesses and their customers, it’s crucial for businesses to improve their data security practices and ensure their customers’ personal data is handled appropriately.

Small & medium businesses
/about-us/alerts/tmui-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-cve-2020-5902

TMUI remote code execution vulnerability - CVE-2020-5902   Alert

Jul 6, 2020 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) advises users of F5’s enterprise and data centre BIG-IP products to ensure their systems are promptly patched after the recent disclosure of new remote code execution vulnerability.

Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
/about-us/view-all-content/alerts-and-advisories/critical-vulnerabilities-in-gitlab-products

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.

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/about-us/news/asdacscncsc-collaboration-strengthen-cyber-security-posture

ASD's ACSC/NCSC collaboration to strengthen cyber security posture   News

Nov 4, 2022 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) are committed to improving our respective nation’s cyber security posture and protecting our networks from cyber threats.

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/about-us/view-all-content/alerts-and-advisories/multiple-vulnerabilities-atlassian-confluence-data-center-and-server

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server   Alert

Nov 1, 2023 - ASD’s ACSC has received information on multiple vulnerabilities in Atlassian’s Confluence Data Center and Server (CVE-2023-22515 & CVE-2023-22518). Organisations are strongly encouraged to take immediate action to ensure affected instances are patched.

Small & medium businesses
Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
Government
/about-us/alerts/conti-ransomware-incidents-australia

Conti ransomware incidents in Australia   Alert

Dec 10, 2021 - Multiple Australian organisations have been impacted by Conti ransomware in November and December 2021.

Small & medium businesses
Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
Government
/about-us/news/acsc-participation-asia-pacific-computer-emergency-response-team-apcert-drill

ASD's ACSC participation in Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT) Drill   News

Aug 24, 2022 - The ASD's ACSC has joined international partners in the annual Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT) Drill.

Individuals & families
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Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
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/about-us/alerts/potential-exploitation-click-studios-passwordstate-software

Potential exploitation of Click Studio’s PasswordState software   Alert

Apr 27, 2021 - On 24 April 2021, Australian software company Click Studios announced a compromise of the software update process for their enterprise password management software PasswordState, used by organisations in Australia and globally.

Small & medium businesses
Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
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/about-us/news/back-data-defend-against-cybercrime

Back-up data to defend against cybercrime   News

Mar 31, 2021 - On World Back-up Day, the Australian Government is urging businesses, organisations and individuals to back-up their digital information to protect themselves against compromise.

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Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
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/about-us/alerts/vmware-vcenter-server-plugin-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-cve-2021-21972

VMware vCenter Server plugin remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2021-21972)   Alert

Feb 25, 2021 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) advises users of VMware vCenter Server products, including as part of VMware Cloud Foundation, to ensure their systems are promptly patched after the recent disclosure of a new remote code execution vulnerability.

Organisations & Critical Infrastructure
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