Tag: ACSC

ACSC issues warning over Microsoft server software attack

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australian government agencies and businesses are being urged to review their networks for on-premise instances of Microsoft SharePoint Server after hackers exploited a major security flaw in the software....

ACSC chief appointed new top cyber spy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australian Cyber Security Centre chief Abigail Bradshaw has been named the new director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate, replacing outgoing chief Rachel Noble. Ms Bradshaw, a former Navy officer...

Gig Guide: ASD chief set to step down

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australian Signals Directorate chief Rachel Noble is set to stand down after almost five years in the role, with her successor expected to be announced by the federal government...

Agencies bound to sluggish cyber threat platform

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has given agencies 12 months to link up with the national automated cyber threat sharing platform after struggling to get voluntary buy-in over the last two...

Cyber threat platform costing govt $59k a day

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The bill for the federal government’s automated cyber threat sharing platform has skyrocketed to more than $59,000 a day because of the expansion into bidirectional sharing, increased industry participation,...

Malicious website blocking mandated by govt

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has mandated that agencies use protective domain name system services to prevent malware and other infections from malicious websites in the wake of several high-profile data...

12 critical infrastructure cyber incidents in three months

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Critical infrastructure providers suffered 12 cyber incidents during the three-month grace period that preceded the beginning of a mandatory reporting scheme, new figures from the Home Affairs department reveal....