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Protective security resources
Popular resources
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Overview of Protective Security Requirements
Outlines the government’s expectations for security governance and for personnel, information, and physical security
02
Classification Handbook
Guidelines for protecting New Zealand Government information
03
Classification Quick guides
Summary of the control and handling requirements for classified New Zealand Government information and assets
General resources
Trusted Research
Guidance for institutions and researchers
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
Travelling Overseas on Business Pocket Guide
Pocket sized summary of protective security advice for New Zealand travellers
Travelling Overseas on Business
Protective security advice for New Zealand travellers
Trusted Business
Guidance to help New Zealand businesses identify and manage espionage and foreign interference risks associated with international business
Due diligence assessments for espionage and foreign interference threats
Guidance to help organisations identify and manage the risks associated with foreign interference when working with others
Managing Inward Visits
Guidance to help New Zealand organisations securely host incoming international visitors or delegations
Espionage and foreign interference threats for elected representatives
Protective security advice for members of the New Zealand Parliament and Locally Elected Representatives
Chief Security Officer Placemat
Summary of the roles and responsibilities of a Chief Security Officer (CSO)
Chief Information Security Officer Placemat
Summary of the roles and responsibilities of a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
- Assessing and acting on changes in circumstances (infographic) [PDF, 141 KB]
- Change of circumstance form [PDF, 275 KB]
- Contact reporting form [PDF, 202 KB]
- Documents required for a security clearance [DOCX, 17 KB]
- Example non disclosure agreement [PDF, 81 KB]
- Guide to personnel security for your organisation [PDF, 706 KB]
- Overview of the vetting process for candidates [PDF, 348 KB]
- PERSEC lifecycle [PDF, 87 KB]
- Personnel security risk management lifecycle [PDF, 115 KB]
- PHYSEC lifecycle graphic [PDF, 60 KB]
- Physical security measures checklist [DOCX, 37 KB]
- Safe and vault types [DOCX, 22 KB]
- Selecting safes or vaults for protecting valuable physical assets [PDF, 39 KB]
- Selecting security containers or rooms for storing official information [PDF, 99 KB]
- Storage requirements for electronic information in ICT facilities [PDF, 73 KB]
Campaigns
Security campaigns for organisations to use to help raise awareness of protective security
Case studies
Security assessment criteria
The security assessment criteria and Adjudicative Guidelines used to help assess if a candidate is trustworthy and responsible to be granted a national security clearance
FAQs
References
References to external standards, information, and guidance that may be useful to organisations implementing the Protective Security Requirements (PSR)