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Cyber security 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).

ASD's ACSC Annual Cyber Threat Report, July 2021 to June 2022   Reports and statistics

Nov 4, 2022 - The Annual Cyber Threat Report is the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre's (ASD’s ACSC) flagship unclassified publication. The Report provides an overview of key cyberthreats impacting Australia, how the ACSC is responding to the threat environment, and crucial advice for Australian individuals and organisations to protect themselves online.

ABC Radio interview with Head of ACSC   News

Mar 31, 2021 - Abigail Bradshaw CSC, Head of Australian Cyber Security Centre, interview with Fran Kelly on ABC Radio National, 31 March 2021.

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.

Creating and maintaining a definitive view of your operational technology architecture   Publication

Oct 28, 2025 - How organisations who deploy or operate operational technology systems should build, maintain and store their systems understanding.

Copy-paste compromises   Alert

Sep 16, 2020 - The Australian Government is aware of, and responding to, a sustained targeting of Australian governments and companies by a sophisticated state-based actor. The title ‘Copy-paste compromises’ is derived from the actor’s heavy use of tools copied almost identically from open source.

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 cyber security measures implemented across the Australian Government for the 2023–24 financial year.

Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) malicious activity – additional Indicators of Compromise released   Alert

Dec 25, 2023 - Update: ASD's ACSC is aware of active exploitation of a third party library, Spreadsheet::ParseExcel, leading to potential Arbitrary Code Execution in Barracuda ESG appliances (CVE-2023-7101 and CVE-2023-7102).

Artificial intelligence and machine learning: Supply chain risks and mitigations   Publication

Oct 16, 2025 - This guidance is intended for organisations and staff that deploy or develop AI or ML systems and components.

Head ACSC Address to AISA Cyber Conference 2021   News

Mar 17, 2021 - The Future of Cyber Security in Australia’ – Address by Abigail Bradshaw CSC, on 15 March 2021 Canberra Convention Centre.

2020-001-4: Remediation for critical vulnerability in Citrix Application Delivery Controller and Citrix Gateway   Advisory

Jan 13, 2020 - On 19 January 2020, Citrix released patches for two versions of the Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Citrix Gateway appliances. Citrix expects to have patches available across all supported versions of Citrix ADC, Citrix Gateway and Citrix SD-WAN WANOP before the end of January 2020.

Suspected user credentials stolen from FortiNet devices leaked online   Alert

Sep 10, 2021 - A malicious cyber actor has leaked a list of suspected user credentials and IP address of the associated FortiNet SSL VPN device the credentials are used for. Organisations should review the patch status and history of internet exposed FortiNet SSL VPN devices and consider performing a password reset for affected users.

CVE-2024-24919 - Check Point Security Gateway Information Disclosure   Alert

May 31, 2024 - The ASD’s ACSC is aware of CVE-2024-24919 that enables access of sensitive information to an unauthorised actor.

Introduction to connected vehicles   Guidance

Jun 30, 2025 - Connected vehicles (CVs) carry cyber security risks that vary depending on their level of connectivity. Learn about the risks before buying a CV and how to stay more secure when using these vehicles.

Small business  

Jun 15, 2023 - Basic steps to protect your business and staff from cyberthreats. Our guide has information and resources to help you and your staff prepare for cyberattacks.

Annual Cyber Threat Report 2023-2024   Reports and statistics

Nov 20, 2024 - ASD’s Annual Cyber Threat Report 2023–24 provides an overview of the key cyber threats impacting Australia, how ASD’s ACSC is responding and cyber security advice for Australian individuals, organisations and government to protect themselves online.

Cyber security priorities for boards of directors 2025-26   Publication

Oct 30, 2025 - This advice outlines questions boards can ask of management and their organisation to understand its cyber security posture in the current cyber threat environment.

Potential SolarWinds Orion compromise   Alert

Jan 25, 2021 - FireEye identifies global campaign leveraging malicious updates to SolarWinds software.

ASD Cyber Threat Report 2022-2023   Reports and statistics

Nov 14, 2023 - The ASD's Cyber Threat Report is ACSC’s flagship unclassified publication. The Report provides an overview of key cyber threats impacting Australia, how the ACSC is responding to the threat environment, and crucial advice for Australian individuals and organisations to protect themselves online

Protecting Against Cyber Threats to Managed Service Providers and their Customers   Advisory

May 12, 2022 - This advisory describes cybersecurity best practices for information and communications technology (ICT), focusing on guidance that enables transparent discussions between MSPs and their customers on securing sensitive data.