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Securing Customer Personal Data for Small to Medium Businesses News
Nov 17, 2023 - As data breaches increasingly impact Australian businesses and their customers, it’s crucial for businesses to improve their data security practices and ensure their customers’ personal data is handled appropriately.
Joint guide for cybersecurity best practices for Smart Cities News
Apr 20, 2023 - This guide provides three recommendations to help communities strengthen their cyber posture.
Limited Use Guidance
Dec 3, 2024 - The limited use obligation for the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has been legislated to add additional protections to the information organisations voluntarily provide to ASD, and to the information acquired or prepared by ASD with the consent of an organisation.
High Severity vulnerability present in OpenSSL version 3.x Alert
Nov 2, 2022 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of a buffer overrun and buffer overflow vulnerability in OpenSSL versions above to 3.0. All Australian organisations using version 3.x should apply the available patch immediately.
Guidelines for system management Advice
Mar 18, 2025 - This chapter of the Information security manual (ISM) provides guidance on system management.
Protect yourself and others from MyGov-related scams Advisory
Jul 16, 2020 - The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is receiving increased reports of myGov-related SMS and email scams. As always, our advice is DON’T click any links and DON’T provide the information requested.
Guidelines for physical security Advice
Mar 18, 2025 - This chapter of the Information security manual (ISM) provides guidance on physical security.
Essential Eight Assessment Guidance Package News
Nov 23, 2022 - The Australian Signals Directorate has published updated guidance to help ensure consistent Essential Eight assessment across government and industry.
2020-011: Critical Vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Application Server (CVE-2020-6287) Advisory
Jul 14, 2020 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) recommends users of these products urgently apply available security patches to prevent an adversary from exploiting this vulnerability.
Privacy
Oct 24, 2022 - The cyber.gov.au website, including the cyber incident reporting portal (ReportCyber), is operated by the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC). The ASD's ACSC is part of the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), an Australian Government agency.
User education
Apr 11, 2023 - This page lists publications on cybersecurity that relate to the behaviour of people and virtual communities of people.
Account compromise Threat
Nov 10, 2023 - Account compromise is when criminals get unauthorised access to your email, banking, or other accounts.
Artificial intelligence
Apr 12, 2024 - This page lists publications on the governance and use of artificial intelligence.
Meltdown and Spectre patches unsuitable for some security products Advisory
Jan 11, 2020 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of reporting that a variety of security products (e.g. antivirus solutions) are incompatible with Microsoft's patches for the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities.
Hrvatski (Croatian) Guidance
Aug 17, 2023 - The information and resources available are intended to increase your safety online and have been translated into Croation.
Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) Guidance
Aug 17, 2023 - The information and resources available are intended to increase your safety online and have been translated into Vietnamese.
Ελληνικά (Greek) Guidance
Aug 17, 2023 - The information and resources available are intended to increase your safety online and have been translated into Greek.
Tok Pisin (New Guinea Pidgin) Guidance
Aug 17, 2023 - The information and resources available are intended to increase your safety online and have been translated into New Guinea Pidgin.
Français (French) Guidance
Aug 17, 2023 - The information and resources available are intended to increase your safety online and have been translated into Français.
I-Kiribati (Gilbertese) Guidance
Aug 17, 2023 - The information and resources available are intended to increase your safety online and have been translated into I-Kiribati.
Bahasa Melayu (Malay) Guidance
Aug 17, 2023 - The information and resources available are intended to increase your safety online and have been translated into Bahasa Melayu.
Faa Samoa (Samoan) Guidance
Aug 17, 2023 - The information and resources available are intended to increase your safety online and have been translated into Faa Samoa.
Tétum (Tetum) Guidance
Aug 17, 2023 - The information and resources available are intended to increase your safety online and have been translated into Tetum.
Faka Tonga (Tongan) Guidance
Aug 17, 2023 - The information and resources available are intended to increase your safety online and have been translated into Faka Tonga.
Data breaches Threat
Aug 30, 2023 - Sometimes personal information is released to unauthorised people by accident or as the result of a security breach. For example, an email with personal information can be sent to the wrong person, or a computer system can be hacked and personal information stolen. These are known as data breaches or data spills.
Cyber supply chains
Dec 3, 2020 - This page lists publications on cyber supply chain risk management.
Email hardening
Apr 11, 2023 - This page lists publications on the hardening of message exchange via electronic mail.
Critical vulnerabilities in ‘ownCloud’ file share Alert
Nov 29, 2023 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is aware of multiple critical vulnerabilities affecting the file sync and sharing software ‘ownCloud’. This primarily impacts self-hosted instances of the open-source product. Those impacted should apply the patches available and consider the workarounds made available by the vendor.
Important Vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s July 2023 Security Update Alert
Jul 13, 2023 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC) is concerned about vulnerabilities disclosed in Microsoft’s July 2023 Security Update. Government, businesses and individuals should patch their Microsoft products and apply any recommended mitigations as soon as possible.
Password managers Guidance
Jul 10, 2024 - Learn how to create and store passwords in a secure location for your important accounts.
