Back مديرية الإشارات الأسترالية Arabic Australian Signals Directorate German اداره سیگنالهای استرالیا Persian Australian Signals Directorate French מינהל האותות האוסטרלי HE Australian Signals Directorate NB Australian Signals Directorate Polish Australian Signals Directorate Portuguese Оборонное радиотехническое управление Russian 澳洲信號局 Chinese
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 The Russell Offices, Canberra in 2006 | |
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| Formed | 12 November 1947 |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Russell Offices, Canberra, Australia 35°17′43″S 149°08′55″E / 35.2952°S 149.1487°E |
| Motto | "Reveal their secrets, protect our own"[1] |
| Employees | 2,860 (2022–23)[2] |
| Annual budget | $1.7 billion (2022–23)[3] |
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| Parent agency | Defence Australia |
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The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), formerly the Defence Signals Directorate, is a statutory agency of the Government of Australia responsible for signals intelligence, providing intelligence support to Australian military operations, conducting cyberwarfare and ensuring information security. The ASD is a part of the larger Australian Intelligence Community, and its role within the so-called Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance is to monitor signals intelligence in South and East Asia. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is an agency within the ASD.
The unit was established in 1947 by executive order as the Defence Signals Bureau within the Department of Defence, and underwent several name changes until its current name ASD was adopted in 2013. ASD was converted to a statutory body by the Intelligence Services Act 2001. ASD is based in Canberra, at the Defence Department Headquarters at Russell Offices.[4] As of February 2020, Rachel Noble is the Director-General of ASD, replacing Mike Burgess, who was appointed Director-General of Security in September 2019.
In April 2018, a proposal to empower ASD to collect intelligence on Australians was backed by former Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton, but was strongly opposed by some in Cabinet who argued it was not necessary.[5] Under legislation, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are already allowed to seek assistance from ASD in conducting investigations on Australian citizens and businesses.[5]
- ^ Burgess, Mike (31 July 2018). Cyber security – a poacher and gamekeepers’ perspective (Speech). Security Innovation Network Conference. Melbourne: Australian Signals Directorate. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ ASD Annual Report 2022–23, p. 116.
- ^ ASD Annual Report 2022–23, p. 39.
- ^ "History: DSD Defence Signals Directorate". dsd.gov.au. 2011. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011.
- ^ a b Peter Dutton confirms push to expand powers of cyber spy agency to monitor domestic threats