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• Posted April 11, 2019
• Director-General Speeches

The following is a submission by Director-General of Security NZSIS, Rebecca Kitteridge and Director-General of GCSB, Andrew Hampton to the Justice Select Committee Inquiry into the 2017 General Election and 2016 Local Elections.

• Posted April 05, 2019
• Director-General Speeches

Speech by Andrew Hampton, Director-General GCSB, delivered to the Business New Zealand CEO Forum, Auckland.

• Posted March 18, 2019
• Media Releases

The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) welcomes the inquiry into the Christchurch terrorist attacks.

• Posted February 20, 2019
• Director-General Speeches

Speaking Notes for the Opening Statement to the Intelligence & Security Committee by Andrew Hampton, Director-General, Government Communications Security Bureau.

• Posted December 21, 2018
• Media Releases

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.  “This long-running campaign targeted the intellectual property and commercial data of a number of global managed service providers, some operating in New Zealand,” Director-General of the GCSB Andrew Hampton said.

• Posted December 21, 2018

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

• Posted December 18, 2018

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

• Posted December 18, 2018
• Media Releases

The State Services Commission has published the report of its Inquiry into the use of External Security Consultants.

• Posted December 13, 2018
• Media Releases

The Director-General of the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), Andrew Hampton, has welcomed the release of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security’s report on warrants issued under the Intelligence and Security Act 2017. 

• Posted December 06, 2018
• Media Releases

Director-General of the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) Andrew Hampton welcomes the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security finding it has sound compliance systems and processes for the fourth year in a row.