The Austria Cyber Security Challenge #ACSC '26 has started! 🇦🇹

• Qualifications are live 1 March - 1 May
• Juniors, Seniors & Open categories
• Challenges from Web to Pwn, Crypto, Rev & more
• Finale in Linz this September

Join us & spread the word 👉 https://acsc.land/

#ACSC2026 #Cybersecurity #CTF #CyberSecurityAustria #TUWien #CySec #CyberTalent #Infosec

Wie errichte ich in meinem #Unternehmen eine stabile #Cybersecurity Architektur? Antworten auf diese Frage gibt eine dreiteilige Serie von Leitfäden vom Australian Cyber Security Centre #ACSC.

Die Veröffentlichungen sollen einen Weg aufzeigen, wie sichere IT-Designs und -Architekturen in die #Cybersicherheitsstrategie und #Resilienzplanung implementiert werden können. Dabei spielen auch Prinzipien wie Security by Design, Security by Default und #Zerotrust eine Rolle:

https://www.cyber.gov.au/business-government/secure-design/secure-by-design/modern-defensible-architecture

ACSC’s latest report shows an 11% rise in incidents and a sharp increase in cybercrime costs.

APT40 and BianLian remain key threats to Australian critical sectors.

Full story: https://www.technadu.com/australian-cyber-threat-report-11-increase-in-incident-rate-state-sponsored-actors-continue-to-be-a-threat/611391/

#CyberSecurity #APT40 #Australia #ACSC #ThreatIntelligence #TechNadu

#ACSC

.. does this mean the ACSC member list has been breached, or fake ACSC emails are just being punted around at random?

https://www.cyber.gov.au/about-us/view-all-content/alerts-and-advisories/email-scammers-impersonating-asds-acsc

Electronic Prescriptions company MediSecure hacked in major ransomware attack with "personal and health information of individuals in Australia compromised.

Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) has said it is working on a “whole-of-government response” ransomware attack on e-prescription with the firm MediSecure.

#acsc #ransomware #databreach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03l-ffsPGPA

Strong passphrases can be the only barrier between adversaries and your valuable information. As we have increased our reliance on passwords, adversaries have developed increasingly sophisticated ways to crack them.
Ensure your passphrases are long, unpredictable and unique. Follow as many of our principles as you can to create the most secure passphrase possible.

Read more about creating strong passphrases 👉https://www.cyber.gov.au/protect-yourself/securing-your-accounts/passphrases/creating-strong-passphrases

#acsc #passphrases #maliciousactors #essential8 #educateyour

Don’t let a data breach impact your customers and damage your business’ reputation. Make sure you keep your customers' personal data protected.

The ACSC has released a new publication to help you apply appropriate data security practices in your business, including data collection, retention and use.

Learn more about securing your customers’ personal data and improving the resilience of your business/organisation against cyber incidents 👉 https://www.cyber.gov.au/about-us/view-all-content/news-and-media/small-business-cyber-security/securing-customer-personal-data.

#acsc #educateyourfrontline