Reporting Cyber Security incidents
If you have been a victim of cyber-crime, detect an incident or suspect that malicious activity is taking place, please report it to University IT and help us respond faster.
How to report a cyber security incident
You can call the IT Service Desk on ext. 1234 (+61 8 6488 1234) or email [email protected] to report an incident.
If you wished to make an anonymous complaint or disclosure, you may submit your report through the Complaints portal.
How to identify a cyber security incident
Any attempted or successful unauthorised access, disclosure, or misuse of University computing systems, data or networks (including hacking and theft) can be considered as a cyber security incident. It may involve:
- a violation of IT Policies or Standards
- device loss or theft - personal or University owned
- unauthorised computer or system access
- loss of information confidentiality
- loss of information availability
- compromise of information integrity
- a denial of service condition against data, network or computer
- misuse of service, systems or information
- physical or logical damage to University devices and equipment
- tempering with the configuration of University devices and equipment
- presence of a virus or other malicious program, including alerts from your antivirus software that your computer may have malware
- sudden appearance of unexpected/unusual programs
- posting of confidential/restricted data to a publicly accessible website
- inadvertent sending of restricted data to unauthorised recipients
- establishment of an unauthorised accounts for a computer or application
- unusual network connections to a computer or an application
- sharing or revealing of University account passwords