Australian Signals Directorate
CompanyThe Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), formerly the Defence Signals Directorate, is a statutory agency of the Government of Australia responsible for signals intelligence, providing intelligence support to Australian military operations, conducting cyberwarfare and ensuring information security. The ASD is a part of the larger Australian Intelligence Community, and its role within the so-called Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance is to monitor signals intelligence in South and East Asia. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is an agency within the ASD.
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Facts
- Country
- AustraliaSource: Wikidata
- Founded
- 1947Source: Wikidata
- Parent company
- Strategic Policy and Intelligence GroupSource: Wikidata
- Headquarters
- CanberraSource: Wikidata
- Subsidiaries
- Australian Cyber Security CentreSource: Wikidata
- Official website
- www.asd.gov.auSource: Wikidata
- Wikipedia
- Read on WikipediaSource: Wikidata
Security timeline
- Malware reported by The Hacker NewsAustralian Signals Directorate cuts criminal access to 180,000 computers infected with Amadey malware
Recent news
Australian Signals Directorate cuts criminal access to 180,000 computers infected with Amadey malware
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) says its operators gained access to the backend of an Amadey malware operation and disconnected the controller from roughly 180,000 infected computers worldwide, including some in Australia. As a result, the criminal using Amadey can no longer access those machines or steal data from them. The articles quote an ASD statement describing the disconnection as the next step after gaining access.