Tag: Australian Signals Directorate

Cyber offense is our best defence?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Hot on the heels of the recent Petya ransomware attack, the Federal government has shifted from being coy about Australia’s offensive cyber capability to publicly directing the Australian Signals...

ASD refreshes cyber guidelines

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian Signals Directorate has updated its baseline cybersecurity procedures for the first time in three years, with the government intelligence agency now advising all businesses to disable Flash...

Pollies sent to ASD hack school

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Cyber security is the “new frontier of warfare” according to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as he announced unprecedented intelligence briefings for Australian politicians. Speaking outside the Australian Signals Directorate...

ASD search for offensive spooks

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The tech-spooky Australian Signals Directorate has been recruiting for offensive cyber operators this month to boost the nation’s digital warfare capability as a newly-released Federal government report describes the...