Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) Security Incident

Discover the top cyber threats and cyber security incidents affecting Australia, in this informative video. Foreword I am pleased to present the Annual CyberThreat Report 202223 developed by the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD). As the Defence Strategic Review made clear, in the post-Second World War period Australia was protected by its geography and the limited ability of other nations in the region to project combat power. In the current strategic era, Australias geographic advantages have been eroded as more countries have enhanced their ability to project combat power across greater ranges, including through the rapid development of cyber capabilities. Australias region, the Indo-Pacific, is also now seeing growing competition on multiple levels economic, military, strategic and diplomatic framed by competing values and narratives. In this context, Australian governments, critical infrastructure, businesses and households continue to be the target of malicious cyber actors. This report illustrates that both state and non-state actors continue to show the intent and capability to compromise Australias networks. It also highlights the added complexity posed by emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. The report demonstrates the persistent threat that state cyber capabilities pose to Australia. This threat extends beyond cyber espionage campaigns to disruptive activities against Australias essential services. The report also confirms that the borderless and multi-billion dollar cybercrime industry continues to cause significant harm to Australia, with Australians remaining an attractive target for cybercriminal syndicates around the world. Through case studies, the report demonstrates the persistence and tenacity of these cyber actors. It shows that these adversaries constantly test vulnerabilities in Australias cyber ecosystem and employ a range of techniques to evade Australias cyber defences. The threat environment characterised in this...

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