In 2020, the Australian Cyber Security Centre received a total of 436 cyber security threat reports from Commonwealth Government agencies. The second highest number of threats were reported by state and territory government agencies.
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Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
The source suggests that the comparatively higher number of reports from Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments is due to their close working relationship with the ACSC and their willingness to report incidents.
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Department of Home Affairs (Australia). (September 3, 2020). Number of cyber security threats reported to the Australian Cyber Security Centre in Australia in financial year 2020, by affected sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182325/australia-cyber-security-incidents-by-sector/
Department of Home Affairs (Australia). "Number of cyber security threats reported to the Australian Cyber Security Centre in Australia in financial year 2020, by affected sector." Chart. September 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182325/australia-cyber-security-incidents-by-sector/
Department of Home Affairs (Australia). (2020). Number of cyber security threats reported to the Australian Cyber Security Centre in Australia in financial year 2020, by affected sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182325/australia-cyber-security-incidents-by-sector/
Department of Home Affairs (Australia). "Number of Cyber Security Threats Reported to The Australian Cyber Security Centre in Australia in Financial Year 2020, by Affected Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182325/australia-cyber-security-incidents-by-sector/
Department of Home Affairs (Australia), Number of cyber security threats reported to the Australian Cyber Security Centre in Australia in financial year 2020, by affected sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182325/australia-cyber-security-incidents-by-sector/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Number of cyber security threats reported to the Australian Cyber Security Centre in Australia in financial year 2020, by affected sector [Graph], Department of Home Affairs (Australia), September 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182325/australia-cyber-security-incidents-by-sector/
