Following the attack of Ukraine, there is heightened cyber risk globally, and the threat of cyber attacks on Australian networks, either directly or inadvertently, has increased.
The ACSC strongly recommends organisations implement the Essential Eight mitigation strategies from the ACSC’s Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents as a baseline. This baseline, known as the Essential Eight, makes it much harder for adversaries to compromise systems. The Essential Eight mitigation strategies are:
The ACSC is monitoring the situation and is able to provide assistance or advice as required. Organisations that have been impacted or require assistance can contact the ACSC via 1300 CYBER1 (1300 292 371).