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Cyber security incidents now having 'substantial' impact more often: ACSC
2021 threat report finds nature of incidents worsening.
Sep 15 2021 11:37AM
ACSC alerts on critical Atlassian Confluence bug
Threat actors scan the Internet for vulnerable instances.
Sep 2 2021 11:21AM
AFP leading new cross-agency ransomware taskforce
Operation Orcus gets underway.
Jul 20 2021 12:51PM
ACSC reinstates level zero maturity rating in Essential Eight
As controls become more strict.
Jul 15 2021 11:03AM
AWS, Google say cyber takeover laws could make incident response worse
'Partnership is what needs to happen here, not compulsion'.
Jul 8 2021 1:09PM
ASD chief pushes incident response takeover laws to avoid chasing attack victims
After unknown company refused assistance.
Jun 15 2021 3:46PM
ACSC scanning helped govt agencies avert MobileIron compromise
In one case by a matter of hours.
Jun 11 2021 7:00AM
New Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities require urgent patching: ACSC
March patches no good to stop persistent access to systems.
Apr 14 2021 6:45PM
RAT scammers pose as the Australian Cyber Security Centre
Phone calls and emails targeting Australians.
Jan 6 2021 6:50AM
ACSC countered 2266 cyber security incidents last year
Govt, critical infrastructure worst affected sectors.
Sep 4 2020 11:54AM
ACSC steers govt cloud security path as market opens up
As centralised model gives way to self-assessment.
Jul 27 2020 1:02PM
Govt frets on critical infrastructure hack threat
Control systems in the firing line.
May 22 2020 4:35PM
Crooks play Microsoft numbers game in fresh 1800 scam
Please have your identity and account details ready …
Apr 24 2020 1:57PM
ACSC issues FUD-busting COVID-19 WFH guide
"Passwords are passé!" declares national cyber guardian.
Apr 15 2020 1:11PM
ACSC called in on 427 fed govt security incidents last year
But posture and reporting systems improving.
Apr 14 2020 1:05PM
ASD mounts offensive operations against cybercrime infrastructure
As other forms of criminal enterprise dry up.
Apr 7 2020 10:00AM
ASD issues warning over cheap and nasty video conferencing
But carefully doesn't mention Zoom by name.
Apr 2 2020 1:44PM
Nothing beats cyber FUD to squander trust and irritate people
Analysis: Plenty of denials, not much service.
Mar 23 2020 11:55PM
ASD names new chiefs for ACSC, signals operations
PM&C incident response and Home Affairs counter terrorism experts promoted.
Feb 28 2020 6:00PM
ACSC gets to grips with Mailto threat after Toll Group infection
Releases hash of ransomware "from this incident".
Feb 6 2020 5:30PM
