Source: Radio New Zealand
GCSB Director General Andrew Clark. VNP/Louis Collins
The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) spy agency says it is providing round-the-clock threat intelligence updates on the Iran war.
The GCSB, along with its partner agency NZ Security Intelligence Service (SIS), appeared at a Parliamentary select committee for their annual reviews on Wednesday.
GCSB Director-General Andrew Clark told MPs it was a very volatile geopolitical environment.
“Conflict and tensions have sometimes arisen with little notice and this week’s major conflict in the Middle East is no exception, and our team has been providing round-the-clock threat intelligence updates to our customers, especially to the NZDF and MFAT,” Clark said.
In general, the bureau, which collects ‘signals’ intelligence, was taking a more proactive approach to detecting and disrupting threats while coping with the “rapid pace” of change in “disruptive technologies”.
“In this changing environment, we’ve provided intelligence relating to terrorist activity and to foreign state activity where that could threaten the safety of New Zealanders and international partners.”
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