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Mergers, acquisitions and Machinery of Government changes Publication
Jun 10, 2022 - This publication provides guidance on strategies that organisations can apply during mergers, acquisitions and Machinery of Government changes.
Technical example: Multi-factor authentication Publication
Dec 16, 2022 - Multi-factor authentication (MFA) makes it harder for adversaries to use compromised user credentials to access an organisation’s systems. It is one of the most important cybersecurity measures an organisation can implement.
Protecting industrial control systems Publication
Jul 1, 2018 - Industrial control systems are essential to our daily life. They control the water we drink, the electricity we rely on and the transport that moves us all. It is critical that cyberthreats to industrial control systems are understood and mitigated appropriately to ensure essential services continue to provide for everyone.
SVR cyber actors adapt tactics for initial cloud access Advisory
Feb 27, 2024 - How SVR-attributed actors are adapting to the move of government and corporations to cloud infrastructure.
Using Content Credentials to help mitigate cyber threats associated with generative AI News
Jan 30, 2025 - With advanced AI tools, digital media can be created or modified convincingly with minimal effort and cost. Learn more about media provenance solutions to help end users verify the integrity of your organisation’s content.
Business Continuity in a Box News
Nov 13, 2023 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC), in collaboration with the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), has published a new tool, Business Continuity in a Box, to help businesses continue basic operations during or after a cyber incident.
Guidelines for cyber security incidents Advice
Dec 4, 2025 - This chapter of the Information security manual (ISM) provides guidance on cyber security incidents.
Technical example: Restrict administrative privileges Publication
Dec 16, 2022 - Privileged account credentials are prized by cybercriminals because they provide extensive access to high value assets within a network. Restricting privileged access to only users with a demonstrated business need is essential to protecting your environment.
Translated cyber security guides News
Nov 3, 2023 - We have released 5 of our popular cyber security guides in more than 20 languages.
Cyber Security Awareness Month 2023 News
Sep 25, 2023 - October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, a time for all Australians to improve their cyber security knowledge and take action to protect their information and devices.
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.
Joint Advisory on Technical Approaches to Uncovering and Remediating Malicious Activity Advisory
Sep 2, 2020 - The purpose of this report is to enhance incident response among partners and network administrators along with serving as a playbook for incident investigation.
A Shared Vision of Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for Cybersecurity Publication
Sep 4, 2025 - This guidance, authored by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and international partners, presents a shared vision of Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) and the value that increased software component and supply chain transparency can offer to the global community.
Privacy Awareness Week 2023 News
Apr 28, 2023 - The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is supporting with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) to support Privacy Awareness Week.
Gateway security guidance package: Gateway operations and management Publication
Jul 29, 2025 - 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.
Microsoft Exchange Server security best practices Publication
Oct 31, 2025 - This paper—authored by the National Security Agency (NSA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC), and Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre)—provides security best practices for administrators on hardening on-premises (on-prem) Exchange.
Securing customer personal data Guidance
Jul 23, 2025 - This guide is focused specifically on the protection of customers’ personal data. Guidance on general cybersecurity for businesses can be found in the Small business cybersecurity guide and the Strategies to mitigate cybersecurity incidents published by ASD’s ACSC.
New guidance to strengthen Microsoft Exchange Server security News
Oct 31, 2025 - ASD’s ACSC and international partners have co-authored guidance on best practices for Microsoft Exchange Server to help organisations mitigate risks and prevent malicious activity.
Exploitation of Unitronics Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) Alert
Dec 5, 2023 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC) is concerned about global exploitation of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and is aware of reports of compromise of these devices in Australia. These devices are present in a number of critical sectors such as water, energy, fuel and healthcare.
Technical example: Patch operating systems Publication
Dec 16, 2022 - Patching operating systems is one of the most effective controls an organisation can implement to prevent an adversary from gaining access to their devices and sensitive information. Patches improve the security of operating systems by fixing known vulnerabilities.
