Latest publications 17 Mar 2025 Preparing for and responding to denial-of-service attacks Although organisations cannot avoid being targeted by denial-of-service attacks, there are a number of measures that organisations can implement to prepare for and potentially reduce the impact if targeted. Preparing for denial-of-service attacks before they occur is by far the best strategy, it is very difficult to respond once they begin and efforts at this stage are unlikely to be effective. 10 Feb 2025 Foundations for modern defensible architecture 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. 10 Feb 2025 Modern defensible architecture 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. All publications Title AudienceIndividuals & familiesSmall & medium businessesOrganisations & Critical InfrastructureGovernment Sort by Sort byDate updated (new to old)Date updated (old to new)Title (A-Z)Title (Z-A) Items per page 61218243036424854606672788490200 05 Dec 2022 Questions for the board of directors to ask about cybersecurity Information on the importance of cybersecurity for the board of directors in protecting their organisation and shareholders. 21 Nov 2022 An introduction to securing smart places Smart places, also known as smart cities, are places designed to provide enhanced services to citizens using a collection of smart information technology (IT)-enabled systems and devices that capture, communicate and analyse data. To achieve this purpose, previously discrete technologies and systems are interconnected to allow for large-scale coordination, real-time decision making, and increased visibility and situational awareness of the smart place’s status. 29 Jul 2022 Gateway security guidance package: Executive guidance The purpose of this guidance is to inform decision-makers at the executive level of their responsibilities, the appropriate considerations needed to make informed risk-based decisions, and to meet policy obligations when leading the design or consumption of their organisation’s gateway services. 29 Jul 2022 Gateway security guidance package: Gateway operations and management 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. 29 Jul 2022 Gateway security guidance package: Gateway security principles Guidance written for audiences responsible for the procurement, operation and management of gateways. 29 Jul 2022 Gateway security guidance package: Gateway technology guides This guidance is one part of a package of documents that forms the Gateway security guidance package. When designing, procuring, operating, maintaining or disposing of a gateway, it is important to consider all the documents from the Gateway security guidance package at different stages of governance, design and implementation, and not to consume this guidance in isolation. Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 13 Next page ›› Alerts and Advisories Advice, guidance and publications Reports and statistics News Programs Glossary