GCSB news stories

The GCSB's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has released a cyber security advisory identifying commonly exploited controls and practices.

Encountering the term 'dark web' might bring thoughts of criminal activity and harmful behaviour to mind, but what exactly is it, and is it all bad?

Advantage has announced that it has partnered with the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC’s) Malware Free Networks (MFN) service.

The GCSB is urging New Zealand's critical businesses to stay alert in the face of increasing cyber threats, which can put nationally significant infrastructure in danger.

The New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM) has released important information in its latest update, Version 3.5.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has become part of the data breach service Have I Been Pwned’s (HIBP) government programme.

Should Kiwis practice better smartphone security, and are they one swipe or tap away from a colossal data breach?

“Already with an initial customer trial of MFN up to this point we are achieving real impact," says GCSB director-general Andrew Hampton.

What’s the equivalent role in the government? Who holds it? And how does the position help protect New Zealand’s digital integrity? 

With every new technology-enabled path we forge, we must also defend ourselves from cyber threats and exploitation. Here we take a look at some of Aotearoa's main cyber defenders.

The recipients each receive a $10,000 scholarship grant to support their STEM-related career path with the GCSB in fields such as computer science, engineering, and technical analysis.

Spark and Samsung have been working on network innovation since last year, starting with 5G trials throughout the country.

"We know the rumours, gossip and innuendo about us," Huawei says.

Governance, investment, readiness, and supply chain: The four key areas for good practice in cybersecurity, according to the GCSB.

It doesn’t take some people long to abuse people’s kindness and generosity in a time of mourning.

Intelligence warrants can include surveillance, private communications interception, searches of physical places and things, and the seizure of communications, information and things.

The Inspector-General has given the GCSB its compliance tick of approval for the fourth year in a row.

“There has been no evidence of wrongdoing by Huawei presented and we strongly reject the notion that our business threatens New Zealand in any way."

This afternoon the GCSB denied Spark’s proposal to deploy Huawei 5G equipment across its future Radio Access Network.

"The initiative came about after I had the agency undertake some intelligence on itself to see if our workforce was sufficiently diverse and inclusive to support our mission.”

“I believe this award is particularly significant as it is acknowledgement from our peers in the information security industry and from across the private sector."

More than 80% of New Zealand’s nationally significant organisations don’t have a dedicated chief information security officer (CISO), a benchmark report from the GCSB and NCSC has found.

“Such behaviour is unacceptable – it is counter to New Zealand’s vision for an open, safe and secure cyberspace," comments GCSB director-general Andrew Hampton.

“I hope this award helps to further demonstrate a significant turnaround in how the work of the Bureau is perceived and I am hugely proud of that."