Cybersecurity for individuals and Territory business

The internet is central to our everyday lives. When online, it’s important to protect your personal and financial information.

You can report a cybercrime, incident or vulnerability to the Australian Government’s Australian Signals Directorate (ASD).

Make a report

Read below for how to stay safe at home and in your business.

Protect yourself

Tips for protecting your personal devices and online accounts:

• regularly update your device's operating systems and applications with the latest patches and updates
• apply multi-factor or two-factor authentication to log in to your online accounts
• choose strong passphrases for your accounts and keep them safe
• verify public wi-fi details or use a VPN when using public wi-fi
• protect your data by giving apps and software only the minimum access permissions required
• review advice on recognising phishing and social engineering and test your knowledge on spotting scams on the ASD website.

Remember to think and check before you connect.

Go to the ASD website and read the step-by-step personal cybersecurity guides.

Protect your business

No business can afford to ignore the risk of cybercrime, which can lead to:

• financial loss
• business disruption
• reputational damage.

If you use the internet to operate your business, then you need to protect against cyberthreats.

You can protect your small business from common cyberthreats.

Read more on the ASD website about:

• how to keep your business secure
• essential cybersecurity tips
• user education and resources.

Threats to small business

The ASD Small Business Cyber Security Guide provides information about threats such as:

• scam messages
• email attacks
• malicious software.

If you are impacted

ASD can help you manage cybersecurity incidents, including:

• how to report
• recovery advice available for different types of cyber incidents, such as:
  • business email compromise
  • malware and ransomware
  • data breaches.

Get the latest alerts

To get the latest alerts and threats go to the ASD website to:

• sign up for free cybersecurity alerts, for recent online threats and how they can be managed
• register to become an ASD partner.

Contact

For more information or to register for upcoming cybersecurity awareness presentations, contact the Cyber Resilience team by emailing CyberReslience@nt.gov.au.