GCSB stories

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.">>

The Malware-Free Networks initiative was developed as part of the CORTEX initiative to build on malware detection capability provided by ISPs.>>

"In a globally connected world our relative geographic isolation offers no protection from cyber threats.">>

Minister for the GCSB and NZSIS Andrew Little has been briefed on his new role, according to an unclassified briefing document.>>

Ex-GCSB researcher Justine Bone has scored a role in HP’s new Security Advisory Board, alongside a former hacker and a security consultant.>>

Aura Information Security has appointed former GCSB’s head of consultancy services Barry Brailey as its new principal security consultant.>>

“Getting businesses to cooperate on cyber security seems as hard as prompting rival nations to join efforts against cyber terrorism & cybercrime.">>

"While it acknowledges human rights, the recommendations do not always reflect these rights and could result in more extensive surveillance of NZers.">>

“Our national security is something that affects all New Zealanders and in which we all have a stake.”>>

Office of the Inspector General of Intelligence & Security will investigate allegations of GCSB interception of communications in the South Pacific.>>

“Is John Key saying that New Zealanders in the Cook Islands and Niue are second class citizens who do not deserve the protection of our spy laws?”>>