This Canberra headquarters looks like any other nondescript government building but, a few steps inside the lobby, a lattice made up of zeros and ones provides a clue as to what's going on inside. Here's what happens in Australia's 24/7 cyber security watch room.
All this allows the team to make "the best picture that they possibly can", Ms Bradshaw said, of cyber-criminal tradecraft and tactics, as well as spotting where vulnerabilities may emerge across industries and the country.
Then there could be phishing activity — emails or text messages that encourage people to click a link or open an attachment, allowing an attacker to get their first foothold on the network.The COVID-19 pandemic has been a busy time for the ACSC. The past few months have been marked by an uptick in cybercrime, and even warnings from the Australian Government directed at nations who were using the upheaval to hack healthcare companies.
It was in late March and early April that analysts started to spot COVID-19-themed websites designed to support phishing campaigns, seeking to steal personal details or install malware."We've seen COVID 19 themed phishing campaigns trying to attract people to click a link related to … government stimulus measures [and] COVID-19 testing," said Commander Chris Goldsmid, who leads cybercrime operations for the AFP.
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