About us
As cyber security challenges become increasingly interconnected, our vision is a New Zealand where good cyber security happens everywhere, all the time, by everyone.
The NCSC provides cyber security services to:
- individuals (through Own Your Online),
- small and medium businesses and organisations (through Own Your Online),
- large organisations,
- government, and
- operators of critical infrastructure.
We work with New Zealanders, organisations and the digital supply chain to improve New Zealand’s resilience to cyber security threats. The services we deliver include:
- threat intelligence, incident response, and guidance on security best practices.
- providing cyber security information and educational resources,
- receiving reports of — and responding to — cyber security incidents,
- collating information about the cyber threat landscape to share with partners,
- detecting and disrupting cyber security attacks,
- protecting New Zealand’s classified information systems,
- delivering regulatory functions to reduce national security risks of technologies,
- hosting the Government Chief Information Security Officer (GCISO) function and providing system stewardship of public service information security,
- delivering cyber security uplift to Pacific Islands nations, and
- supporting government agencies and large organisations with tailored services and advice
- partnering with industry to publish cyber security standards to ensure they have robust cybersecurity measures in place.
Our strategic direction
The NCSC has a strategic vision for New Zealand to be a place where good cyber security happens everywhere, all the time, by everyone.
To navigate towards this vision, the NCSC uses tohu (signs or symbols) to describe what cyber security in New Zealand will look like. These provide direction, while maintaining enough flexibility to adapt as the environment changes.
The NCSC tohu are:
- People act on informed decisions: New Zealanders have sufficient information to decide which cyber security measures are best for them and then act.
- The basics are built in: The foundations of cyber security are easier for New Zealanders to implement, and, where possible, are implemented through the digital supply chain.
- Security that only we can provide is in place: The NCSC will be ready for tomorrow; its mandate, relationships and classified capabilities continually evolve to understand and counter the most serious potential cyber security harms New Zealand faces.
Our history
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) was established in 2011 within the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) to support nationally significant organisations to improve their cyber security and resilience.
In July 2024, New Zealand’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT NZ) — formerly a part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) — was integrated into the NCSC to form the New Zealand Government’s lead operational cyber security agency.
Own Your Online was created in 2023 by CERT NZ, and since the integration it is now managed by the NCSC. Own Your Online is designed to help New Zealanders understand cyber security, learn why it’s important, and discover how to get protected online.
Own Your Online - for individuals and small to medium businesses External Link External Link
Our legislation
The Intelligence and Security Act 2017 sets out our functions, powers and duties, and provides a legislative framework that allows us to conduct activities necessary to protect New Zealand and New Zealand's interests while acting in accordance with New Zealand law and human rights obligations.
Learn more about our legislation on the GCSB website. External Link
The NCSC and GCSB’s functions form part of the 2019 New Zealand Cyber Security Strategy.
Our partners
The NCSC makes use of its domestic and international networks to facilitate information exchanges within sectors, share information with trusted partners, and to support our cyber security work in New Zealand.
Government Chief Information Security Officer (GCISO)
We provide support to the Government Chief Information Security Officer (GCISO), who is also the Director-General of the GCSB.
Work for us
We offer a wide range of technical and non-technical roles at the NCSC and provide career pathways that let you change roles throughout your career without having to change employers.
Contact us
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