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Australia’s spies are sharing intelligence with hacking targets — and want them to share back

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Australia’s spies are sharing intelligence with hacking targets — and want them to share back

Australia's Signals Directorate is sharing previously classified intelligence with organizations targeted by cyberattacks, and expects those organizations to reciprocate with threat information. This shift reflects an expanding strategy to use intelligence partnerships as a defensive measure against attacks.

Why it matters: Security teams at organizations receiving ASD warnings should understand the intelligence-sharing expectation and prepare to contribute relevant threat data back to government partners to maintain the relationship.

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government policy

Australia’s spies are sharing intelligence with hacking targets, and want them to share back

Australia's Signals Directorate is sharing previously classified intelligence with organizations targeted by cyberattacks, and expects those organizations to reciprocate with threat information. This shift reflects an expanding strategy to use intelligence partnerships as a defensive measure against attacks.

Why it matters: Security teams at organizations receiving ASD warnings should understand the intelligence-sharing expectation and prepare to contribute relevant threat data back to government partners to maintain the relationship.

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