ASD report warns hackers may already be inside systems

Australia's Annual Cyber Threat Report highlights pre-positioned access: attackers quietly enter networks and stay dormant using legitimate credentials. ExpressVPN and Nozomi Networks urge MFA, patching and continuous visibility across IT, OT and IoT.

• ASD: adversaries pre-position access and stay hidden inside networks
• Nozomi: legitimate credentials evade traditional IT-centric defenses
• Experts urge MFA, updates and encryption on untrusted networks
• ASD calls cyber a normalized feature of conventional warfare