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Protect your children online: A guide to cybersecurity for parents and carers   Guidance

May 2, 2024 - The steps in this guide can help you ensure that your children stay safe and secure online.

Foundations for modern defensible architecture   Publication

Feb 10, 2025 - The Foundations represent the first step to help organisations adopt a ‘modern defensible architecture’ approach, which will enable them to evolve alongside the threat landscape.

Secure your Apple macOS device   Guidance

Nov 29, 2024 - Your Apple macOS device often holds your most important data. Use these simple steps to protect your device from cyberattacks.

Secure your mobile phone   Guidance

Nov 12, 2024 - The security of your mobile phone can be as crucial as your computer. Follow these steps to protect your phone or tablet from cybercriminals.

Educational pack for seniors   Guidance

Jun 23, 2023 - This educational pack provides engaging content to help seniors learn how to stay cyber secure. Practical steps and topics range from a basic to advanced level.

If things go wrong   Guidance

If you think you're a victim of a scam, there are steps you can take to protect yourself from further harm.

Modern defensible architecture   Publication

Feb 10, 2025 - Modern defensible architecture is the first step in Australian Signals Directorate (ASD)’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC)’s push to ensure that secure architecture and design are being considered and applied by organisations in their cybersecurity and resilience planning.

So you think you've been hacked  

Sep 1, 2022 - Use our interactive tool to find out what to do learn what steps to take if you think you’re the a victim of a cybercrime.

The Case for Memory Safe Roadmaps   Publication

Dec 7, 2023 - This guidance provides manufacturers with steps to create memory safe roadmaps and implement changes to eliminate memory safety vulnerabilities from their products.

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.

Preventing business email compromise   Guidance

Apr 11, 2023 - There are many easy steps and actions you can take now to protect your business. Learn about the simple, cost-effective and immediately beneficial protective measures you can implement.

Cyber Security Awareness Month 2024  

Sep 30, 2024 - October is Cyber Security Awareness Month and an annual reminder for all Australians to stay secure online.

How to secure your devices  

Nov 29, 2024 - Protect your sensitive data and accounts. Learn how to secure your devices such as your computer, mobile phone and Internet of Things devices.

Personal cybersecurity guides  

Oct 1, 2021 - This page includes a series of cybersecurity guides that you can use to protect yourself and be cyber secure.

Secure your Wi-Fi and router   Guidance

Oct 29, 2024 - How to make your software, devices and networks harder to access and more resilient to attack.

Report and recover from malware   Guidance

Nov 10, 2023 - If you’ve fallen victim to a malware attack, find out what to do and who to contact.

Recovering a compromised email account   Guidance

Nov 10, 2023 - Email accounts are valuable targets for cybercriminals. Not just because they store sensitive messages, but also because they can be used to impersonate the account owner, to spread scams, and to perform password resets.

Hacking   Threat

Jan 5, 2023 - Hacking refers to unauthorised access of a system or network, often to exploit a system’s data or manipulate its normal behaviour.

Recovering a compromised online account   Guidance

Nov 10, 2023 - Online accounts are important for our day-to-day activities and often store sensitive information about us. This can make them useful for cybercriminals looking to gain access to our resources or identities.

Small Business Cloud Security Guides: Technical Example - Configure Macro Settings   Publication

Dec 16, 2022 - Configuring macro settings protects an organisation’s systems from malicious macros. Macros are powerful tools. They were introduced to improve productivity however their functionality can also be used by cyber criminals to compromise a user’s system.

Recovering compromised bank accounts and online payment accounts   Guidance

Nov 10, 2023 - Bank accounts are among the most important accounts to us and the most prized accounts to cybercriminals.

Exchange server critical vulnerabilities   Alert

Apr 15, 2021 - On 2 March 2021 Microsoft released information regarding multiple exploits being used to compromise instances of Microsoft Exchange Server. Malicious actors are exploiting these vulnerabilities to compromise Microsoft Exchange servers exposed to the internet, enabling access to email accounts and to enable further compromise of the Exchange server and associated networks.

Vulnerability disclosure programs explained   Publication

Dec 12, 2024 - A vulnerability disclosure program (VDP) is a collection of processes and procedures designed to identify, verify, resolve and report on vulnerabilities disclosed by people who may be internal or external to organisations. The importance of developing, implementing and maintaining a well thought-out VDP cannot be underestimated. It is an integral part of professional organisations’ business operations.

Small Business Google Chromebook and ChromeOS Security Guide   Guidance

Nov 12, 2024 - This publication was developed by the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) with technical input from Chrome Engineering.

Secure your NAS device   Guidance

Nov 29, 2024 - Protect your network-attached storage (NAS) device and the important data it holds with this guide.

Guidelines for cybersecurity roles   Advice

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

Implementing multi-factor authentication   Publication

Nov 27, 2023 - This publication has been developed to provide guidance on what multi-factor authentication is, different multi-factor authentication methods that exist and why some multi-factor authentication methods are more secure, and therefore more effective, than others.

ASD's ACSC urges victims to report cybercrimes   News

Jul 17, 2023 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC) is urging all Australians to report cybercrimes immediately to ReportCyber amid the growing number of cybercrimes impacting Australians.

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.

Protect yourself: Multi-factor authentication   Guidance

Oct 14, 2022 - Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is when you use two or more different types of actions to verify your identity.