Australian Signals Directorate

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Who we are

ASD is a vital member of Australia’s national security community. We work across the full spectrum of operations required of contemporary signals intelligence and security agencies. This includes intelligence, cyber security and offensive cyber operations in support of the Australian Government and Australian Defence Force (ADF).

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REDSPICE

REDSPICE is the most significant single investment in the Australian Signals Directorate over its 75-year history. It will deliver forward-looking capabilities essential to maintaining Australia’s strategic advantage and capability edge over the coming decade and beyond.

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Careers

We are looking to recruit and develop a curious and imaginative workforce that is not deterred by challenges or obstacles, but excited by them. ASD operates in incredibly challenging and dynamic technical and operational environments, and our success is founded in the ingenuity of our workforce. At ASD, your ingenuity has a real impact – together we keep Australians secure.

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Cyber sanction imposed on Russian cybercriminal for 2022 Medibank Private compromise

Today Australia has imposed a cyber sanction under the Autonomous Sanctions Act 2011 on Russian national Aleksandr Ermakov for his role in the compromise of Medibank Private in 2022. This is the first time a sanction has been imposed under the Act.

New guidance for engaging with artificial intelligence

The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) has released a new publication, Engaging with Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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Our history timeline

For 75 years, ASD has collected intelligence about foreign adversaries while keeping our own national secrets safe. Explore ASD’s history and trace its origins back to the Second World War, when Australian Navy, Army and Air Force personnel were brought together to intercept and decode radio signals.

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Old work space of Australian Signals Directorate.
Old work space of Australian Signals Directorate.

ASD stories

The Australian Signals Directorate has a rich history. ASD can trace its origins back to the Second World War then was formed as a peacetime signals intelligence organisation in Albert Park, Melbourne. To learn more about ASD’s roots and beginnings, read some of our stories.

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Photo of staff from the Defence Signals Bureau (as we were first named) from around 1953, around five years after the organisation was formed.
Photo of staff from the Defence Signals Bureau (as we were first named) from around 1953, around five years after the organisation was formed.

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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connections to land, sea and communities. We pay our respects to them, their cultures and their Elders; past, present and emerging. We also recognise Australia's First Peoples' enduring contribution to Australia's national security.

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