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ACSC

The Australian Cyber Security Centre, part of ASD. Alerts, advice, assistance. cyber.gov.au and 1300 CYBER1.

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ASD

Australian Signals Directorate. Foreign signals intelligence and, through the ACSC, national cyber security.

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Data breach

Data lost, peeked, changed, or leaked without authorisation. In Australia the NDB clock may also be running.

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Essential Eight

ASD's baseline of eight mitigation strategies. Maturity 0 to 3. The work is picking a level you can actually hold.

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Essential Eight evidence

How to show you actually did the Essential Eight. Scope, artefact, date, owner. Overall maturity is the weakest strategy, not the average.

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IRAP

Infosec Registered Assessors Program. ASD-endorsed assessors test systems and cloud against the ISM. The report is evidence. Authorisation stays with you.

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Information Security Manual (ISM)

ASD's control catalogue for Australian government and anyone who wants the same language. Applicability is the work.

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NDB clock

The Notifiable Data Breaches assessment and notify clocks. OAIC, not a breach tray. Thirty days to assess a suspicion; notify as soon as practicable once it is eligible.

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Privacy Act and OAIC

Australian privacy law and the regulator. Eligible data breaches must be assessed and, if they meet the test, notified.

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Protective Security Policy Framework

The Australian Government protective security policy for non-corporate Commonwealth entities. Governance, information, personnel, physical — and a cyber floor that points at Essential Eight.

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Ransomware payment reporting

Cyber Security Act 2024 Part 3. If you pay, or someone pays for you, the clock is 72 hours. ASD takes the form; Home Affairs watches compliance.

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SOCI Act obligations

Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018, high level. Positive security obligations, cyber incident reporting, and extra duties if you are a System of National Significance.

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Third-party and supply chain

You can outsource the work. You cannot outsource the risk. Cloud shared responsibility, IRAP evidence, and ISM procurement sit on the same desk as the incident.

Definitions informed by ASD's ACSC glossary. cyber.gov.au glossary