Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has released its latest annual threat report. The report predicts that a nation-state attack against Australian government or commercial interests was unlikely within the next five years in the absence of a shift in intent Companies in the energy sector (comprising 18 percent of incidents) were targeted more frequently than those in banking and financial services (17 percent), communications (11.7 percent), transport (10.3 percent) and mining and resources. Industry collaboration has helped the ACSC understand the mechanisms used by hackers against Australian targets.”]