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Small business cybersecurity
Jul 18, 2023 - How to protect your small business from common cyberthreats.
Contact us Service
Feb 25, 2023 - Contact ASD's ACSC for general enquiries and media enquiries.
SVR cyber actors adapt tactics for initial cloud access Advisory
Feb 27, 2024 - How SVR-attributed actors are adapting to the move of government and corporations to cloud infrastructure.
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.
Cyber security for charities and not-for-profit organisations News
Mar 18, 2024 - With cyber-attacks continuing to increase in frequency and severity across all sectors, the Australian Signals Directorate is encouraging charities and not-for-profit organisations to take action to protect their online systems.
National cyber security exercises for Australia’s electricity industry News
Apr 30, 2020 - In November 2019, the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) coordinated a national cyber security exercise series in partnership with Australia’s electricity industry and government agencies.
Cybersecurity incident response planning: Practitioner guidance Publication
Dec 12, 2024 - 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.
Safer Internet Day 2021 News
Feb 9, 2021 - Safer Internet Day on 9 February 2021 aims to raise awareness of emerging online issues and share strategies everyone can use for staying secure online.
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).
Ransomware targeting Australian aged care and healthcare sectors Alert
Aug 2, 2020 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of increased targeting of healthcare, including hospitals and aged care, by ransomware campaigns undertaken by cyber criminals.
Secure your email Guidance
Jul 29, 2024 - How to protect yourself when using email and reduce spam and malicious emails.
Secure-by-Design Foundations News
Jul 31, 2024 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC) has released updated guidance to help technology manufacturers and those who use their digital product or service to adopt secure-by-design principles.
Advice for Malicious Cyber Activity by Iran News
Sep 15, 2022 - Australian organisations are urged to be alert to continued malicious cyber activity conducted by Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors, assessed to be affiliated with the Iranian Government’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Gateway security guidance package: Gateway operations and management Publication
Jul 29, 2022 - 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.
Important Vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s June 2023 Security Update Alert
Jun 15, 2023 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC) is concerned about vulnerabilities disclosed in Microsoft’s June 2023 Security Update. Government, businesses and individuals should patch their Microsoft products and apply any recommended mitigations as soon as possible.
Supporting Australian organisations through a cybersecurity incident Guidance
Dec 18, 2024 - Malicious cyber activity continues to pose a significant risk to Australia’s security and prosperity. Australian organisations that have been, or may be impacted by a cybersecurity incident, are encouraged to reach out to the Australian Signal’s Directorate (ASD) to seek technical incident response advice and assistance.
Serious vulnerabilities in Atlassian products including Confluence, Jira and Bitbucket Alert
Dec 7, 2023 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is concerned about serious vulnerabilities in certain Atlassian products (CVE-2023-22522, CVE-2023-22523 and CVE-2022-1471) which are fixed by recent patches. Operators are urged to review Atlassian’s advice and implement recommended mitigations before exploitation begins.
Secure by Demand Publication
Jan 14, 2025 - This Secure by Demand guide, authored by CISA with contributions from the following partners, describes how OT owners and operators should integrate security into their procurement process when purchasing industrial automation and control systems as well as other OT products.
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.
Spotting scams Guidance
Learn how to identify phishing messages to stay safe and protect your personal information.
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.
Home
Jul 19, 2022 - Welcome to the Australian Cyber Security Centre website - cyber.gov.au
Using the Information security manual Advice
Mar 18, 2025 - This chapter of the Information security manual (ISM) provides guidance on using the ISM.
2020-002: Critical vulnerabilities for Microsoft Windows Alert
Jan 15, 2020 - On 15 January 2020 (AEDT), Microsoft released security patches for three critical and one important vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Remote Desktop Client, Remote Desktop Gateway and the Windows operating system. The ACSC recommends that users of these products apply patches urgently to prevent malicious actors from using these vulnerabilities to compromise your network.
Are you protected against ‘fast flux’? News
Apr 4, 2025 - Bulletproof Hosting Providers are using ‘fast flux’ to cycle quickly through bots and DNS records to bypass detection by network defenders and law enforcement agencies.
Exploitation of Pulse Connect Secure Vulnerabilities Alert
Apr 21, 2021 - New advice for mitigating Pulse Connect Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) vulnerabilities.
Security tips for social media and messaging apps Publication
Jul 14, 2022 - It's a great way to stay in touch and share content online. This guide covers the risks of using social media and messaging apps and what to look out for. It also covers ways to help keep accounts safe for business and personal use.
New guidance on detecting and mitigating Active Directory compromises News
Sep 26, 2024 - Does your organisation use Microsoft’s Active Directory? Read our latest guidance on Active Directory compromises now.
Active exploitation of vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services Alert
May 22, 2020 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware that sophisticated actors are actively exploiting a deserialisation vulnerability existing in all versions of Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS) using the .NET framework (.NET). The vulnerability exploits the service’s VIEWSTATE parameter to allow for remote code execution by unauthorised users.
Guidelines for networking Advice
Mar 18, 2025 - This chapter of the Information security manual (ISM) provides guidance on networking.