About the ACSC The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) within the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) leads the Australian Government’s efforts on national cyber security. The ACSC brings together cyber security capabilities from across the Australian Government to improve the cyber resilience of the Australian community and help make Australia the most secure place to connect online. ACSC services include: ■ the Australian Cyber Security Hotline, which is contactable 24 hours a day, seven days a week, via 1300 CYBER1 (1300 292 371). The Hotline provides advice and assistance to Australian organisations impacted by cyber security incidents ■ advice and information about how to protect yourself and your business online via our website and the ACSC’s Partner Portal ■ alerts, technical advice, advisories and notifications to vulnerable organisations for significant cyber security threats ■ cyber threat monitoring, and working with our partners domestically and globally, to share threat intelligence and counter cyber security threats ■ a national footprint of Joint Cyber Security Centres (JCSCs) that supports ACSC collaboration with over 1,750 business, government, law enforcement and academic partners on cyber security issues ■ uplift activities to enhance cyber security resilience for Australian organisations. The ACSC acknowledges the contributions from Commonwealth, state and territory government agencies, law enforcement and industry organisations in developing this report. 5