simontsui, The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) released the ASD Cyber Threat Report 2022-2023. Their executive summary notes that Australian networks were regularly targeted by both opportunistic and more deliberate malicious cyber activity.
- State actors focused on critical infrastructure, data theft, and disruption of business. Notably "The AUKUS partnership, with its focus on nuclear submarines and other advanced military capabilities, is likely a target for state actors looking to steal intellectual property for their own military programs." They call out China and Russia specifically.
- Australian critical infrastructure was targeted via increasingly interconnected systems.
- Cybercriminals continued to adapt tactics to extract maximum payment from victims.
- Data breaches impacted many Australians.
- 1 in 5 critical vulnerabilities was exploited within 48 hours.
Link: https://www.cyber.gov.au/about-us/reports-and-statistics/asd-cyber-threat-report-july-2022-june-2023
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