Works across the full spectrum of operations required of contemporary signals intelligence and security agencies: intelligence, cyber security and offensive operations in support of the Australian Government and Australian Defence Forces (ADF). As Australia’s cryptologic agency ASD:

• Informs through covertly accessing information not publicly available (signals intelligence);
• Protects by comprehensively understanding the cyber threat. The agency provides leading advice and proactive assistance to shape the environment and influence others to ensure governments, business and the community are able to better manage cyber security risk;
• Disrupts by delivering high-impact, full-spectrum offensive cyber operations to support a range of Australian Government priorities including supporting military operations, law enforcement and criminal intelligence activity against cyber criminals, and responding to serious cyber incidents against Australian networks.