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Current Activity

Cyber campaign attributed to China

December 21, 2018

The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) has established links between the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) and a global campaign of cyber-enabled commercial intellectual property theft.

Cyber threat report for 2017/18 released

December 21, 2018

The National Cyber Security Centre, (NCSC) has released its Cyber Threat Report for the 2017/18 reporting year.

December 2018 New Zealand Information Security Manual

December 18, 2018

The New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM) has been updated to include new paragraphs on Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC).

Reporting an Incident

If your organisation has encountered or suspects a cyber-security incident, please complete and return the Cyber Security Incident - Report Form. If you require assistance in dealing with the incident, please complete the Cyber Security Incident – Request for Assistance Form.

If required, you can speak with us directly on (04) 498-7654.

Some interesting stats

347 cyber security incidents were recorded by the National Cyber Security Centre in the 12 months to 30 June 2018.

The National Cyber Security Centre estimates the gross reduced harm benefit from the operation of its CORTEX cyber defence capabilities to be $27 million in the 2017-18 financial year.

The National Cyber Security Centre determined that in the 2017- 18 financial year, 134 cyber incidents (39% of the total recorded incidents) involved indicators that had been linked to state-sponsored computer network exploitation groups.

If New Zealand has secrets worth stealing, then they're worth protecting.

Threats to New Zealand's interests do not respect national boundaries.