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• Posted January 14, 2022
• Director-General Speeches

Speech to 18th International Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust (PST): 2021 Cyber security trends and response by GCSB Director-General Andrew Hampton 13 December, 2021 Good morning, and thank you for the opportunity to be part of today’s workshop session.

• Posted December 01, 2021
• Media Releases

The GCSB is partnering with private-sector cyber security providers in an initiative that has the potential to prevent millions of dollars of cyber harm.

• Posted November 26, 2021
• Media Releases

The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) and New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) have welcomed the recognition of Chief People Officer Shelly Thompson by the 2021 New Zealand Rainbow Excellence Awards.

• Posted November 11, 2021
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11 November 2021 Attributable to GCSB Director-General Andrew Hampton: The Government Communications Security Bureau leadership team has made the decision to decommission and remove the Waihopai Station radomes and dishes after more than 30 years of service.

• Posted September 09, 2021
• Director-General Speeches

A briefing by Andrew Hampton, Director-General of the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) to business leaders August 2021 Introduction Thank you for the opportunity to talk with you today and share a view of the evolving cyber threat landscape and discuss elements of the response to it.

• Posted June 02, 2021
• Director-General Speeches

The following is a submission by the Director-General of Security, NZSIS and Acting Director-General of the GCSB on the Justice Committee Inquiry into the 2020 General Election and Referendums. Kia ora koutou Thank you for inviting us to appear before you to assist with your inquiry into the 2020 General Election and referendums. We welcome this opportunity.

• Posted March 24, 2021
• Director-General Speeches

GCSB acting Director-General Bridget White opening statement to Intelligence and Security Committee Wednesday 24 March 2020 Open session === Kia ora koutou Thank you for the opportunity to address the committee.

• Posted February 01, 2021
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The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) Director-General Andrew Hampton has welcomed the growing diversity of women studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects who have received the latest GCSB scholarship grants.

• Posted November 25, 2020
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The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has released its  Cyber Threat Report [PDF, 1.4 MB]  for the 2019/20 reporting year.

• Posted October 30, 2020

The  New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM) (external link)  has released an update (v3.4), which includes: Chapter 16 - Access Control and Passwords.