Guidance

Getting started

Good security practice starts today

Protect yourself and your organisation from espionage and foreign interference

Free resources published by the New Zealand Government to help you understand and manage the security risk to people, information, and assets.

Overview of Protective Security Requirements

Outlines the Government’s expectations for how its agencies should manage security governance, as well as personnel, physical and information security.

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Protective Security Threat and Risk Guidance

Practical step-by-step guidance designed to support New Zealand organisations and community groups to understand, identify and assess threats, and treat and manage risks.

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Classification handbook

Information to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of New Zealand Government information and assets that they use.

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Classification quick guides

Summarised control and handling requirements for classified New Zealand Government information and assets.

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Travelling overseas on business

Protective security advice for New Zealand travellers.

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Trusted Business

Protective security advice for New Zealand business.

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It happens here

Help build awareness and understanding of insider threat in your organisation.

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New Zealand's Security Threat Environment

Annual assessment by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service which contains insight the reader can use, with a focus on foreign interference, espionage and violent extremism.

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Know the signs

Guide for identifying the signs of violent extremism.

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