ASD defends Australia from global threats, and advances the national interest through the provision of foreign signals intelligence, cyber security and offensive cyber operations, as directed by Government. Throughout 2019–20, ASD continued this critical work with success.

I want to take you on our 73-year journey about how we became the agency we are today.

ASD has published its Corporate Plan 2020-21. This plan describes the steps ASD will take to remain a world-leading foreign signals intelligence and cyber security agency into the future.