Australian Signals Directorate

Summary

Australian Signals Directorate is an intelligence agency^[1]. It draws 249 Wikipedia views per month (intelligence_agency category, ranking #23 of 133).^[2]

Key Facts

• Australian Signals Directorate's field of work was signals intelligence^[3].
• Australian Signals Directorate's field of work was information security^[4].
• Australian Signals Directorate is in the country of Australia^[5].
• Australian Signals Directorate's instance of is recorded as intelligence agency^[6].
• Australian Signals Directorate's instance of is recorded as government agency^[7].
• Australian Signals Directorate's headquarters location is recorded as Canberra^[8].
• Australian Signals Directorate's child organization or unit is recorded as Australian Cyber Security Centre^[9].
• Australian Signals Directorate's part of is recorded as Australian Intelligence Community^[10].
• +1947-11-12T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Australian Signals Directorate^[11].
• Australian Signals Directorate's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09822^[12].
• Australian Signals Directorate's parent organization or unit is recorded as Strategic Policy and Intelligence Group^[13].
• Australian Signals Directorate's official website is recorded as https://www.asd.gov.au/^[14].
• Australian Signals Directorate's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Australia^[15].
• Australian Signals Directorate's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Reveal their secrets, protect our own'}^[16].
• Australian Signals Directorate's X is recorded as ASDGovAu^[17].
• Australian Signals Directorate's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Director-General of the Australian Signals Directorate^[18].
• Australian Signals Directorate's BabelNet ID is recorded as 15294714n^[19].
• Australian Signals Directorate's Quora topic ID is recorded as Australian-Signals-Directorate^[20].
• Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Government Organisations Register ID is recorded as 102791^[21].
• Australian Signals Directorate's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+20959'}^[22].
• Australian Signals Directorate's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+16880'}^[23].
• Australian Signals Directorate's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+23351'}^[24].
• Australian Signals Directorate's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+25011'}^[25].

Body

Founding

+1947-11-12T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Australian Signals Directorate^[11].

Identity

Australian Signals Directorate's part of is recorded as Australian Intelligence Community^[10].

Operations

Australian Signals Directorate's headquarters location is recorded as Canberra^[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Strategic Policy and Intelligence Group^[13]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Australian Cyber Security Centre^[9].

Industry

Fields of work include signals intelligence^[3] and information security^[4], a type of security^[26].

Why It Matters

Australian Signals Directorate draws 249 Wikipedia views per month (intelligence_agency category, ranking #23 of 133).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]