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This is a declassified case study on how the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) conducts a security intelligence investigation., Step 1: The initial lead, The NZSIS is notified of a new threat. The source could be a foreign liaison partner…

Espionage is the attempt to obtain secret or confidential information by covert means. Espionage often targets sensitive political and military information and is increasingly directed at economic and commercial information as well. Espionage has been…

The cyber threat, The internet has enriched the lives of New Zealanders but it has also increased our vulnerability. People with malicious intent now target New Zealand from afar through the same communications infrastructure that New Zealanders,…

Cabinet papers, and the Regulatory Impact Statement, for the Intelligence and Security Act 2017., Cabinet papers, Cabinet Paper 1 - Overview and key issues. Cabinet Paper 2 - Warranting and authorisation framework. Cabinet Paper 3 - Govt response to IRIS…

Simply put, intelligence is information which is collected, brought together, assessed and then used to make decisions. The phrase 'intelligence' is commonly used to refer to the work of intelligence and security agencies., Why do we need it?, Like all…

The Act provides for a single authorisation regime for the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) and Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB). The regime consolidates and clarifies the powers of the NZSIS and GCSB., When is an…

Ensuring identities are kept secret, What the Act does, Consolidates existing measures enabling the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) and the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) to acquire, use and maintain ‘assumed identities…

Provisions for employees of NZSIS, GCSB and those assisting them, What the Act does, Creates a single immunities framework for both the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) and Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB). NZSIS employees…

A refreshed New Zealand Cyber Security Strategy, accompanying Action Plan, and a National Plan to Address Cybercrime, were released on 10 December 2015 and replace New Zealand's 2011 Cyber Security Strategy . This new Strategy signals the Government's…

One of the most important responsibilities of any government is to ensure the security and territorial integrity of the nation, including protecting the institutions that sustain confidence, good governance, and prosperity. This document has been…

Published by the Domestic and External Security Group Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet P O Box 55 Wellington February 2001 To obtain a paper copy of the Maritime Patrol Review please contact the Domestic and External Security Group.

Review of DPMC systems and practices in relation to the security of sensitive information, Table of contents, Executive Summary Introduction This Review Terms of Reference DPMC-Its Role and Functions Protecting and Classifying Official Information…

Addition to “Security in the Government Sector” - Introduction of SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED Endorsement, Following the 2006 external review by David Henry and subsequent consultation by the Interdepartmental Committee on Security, on 6 August 2007 Cabinet…

Those involved with our security and intelligence agencies have, in the past, tended to keep any information about themselves to themselves. In the absence of fact, suspicion flourishes. What do these agencies get up to? Who controls them? Do Ministers…