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 12 Dec 2024 Cybersecurity incident response planning: Executive guidance The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) is responsible for monitoring and responding to cyberthreats targeting Australian interests. Reporting cybersecurity incidents to ASD ensures that timely assistance can be provided, if required. This may be in the form of investigations or remediation advice. 12 Dec 2024 Cybersecurity incident response planning: Practitioner guidance ASD defines a cybersecurity incident as an unwanted or unexpected cybersecurity event, or a series of such events, that has either compromised business operations or has a significant probability of compromising business operations. 05 Dec 2024 Choosing secure and verifiable technologies The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) and international partners have provided recommendations in this guide as a roadmap for choosing secure and verifiable technologies. 05 Dec 2024 Choosing secure and verifiable technologies: Executive guidance This guide supports senior leaders to enable their organisations to understand their threat environment and make better-informed assessments and decisions to procure secure technologies. 28 Oct 2024 Essential Eight maturity model FAQ This publication provides answers to frequency asked questions on how to implement the Essential Eight. 25 Oct 2024 Safe Software Deployment It is critical for all software manufacturers to implement a safe software deployment program supported by verified processes, including robust testing and measurements. Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 3 Next page ›› Alerts and Advisories Advice, guidance and publications Reports and statistics News Programs Glossary