Resources on this page:
- CERT NZ Threat Reports
- Incident response resource: CERT NZ Incident Communications Framework
- Language Resources: Translations and alternate formats
- CERT NZ's 2024 Cyber Security Behaviour Tracker
- Behaviour change resources: Cyber Change: Behavioural insights for being secure online
- Get Cyber Smart resources: 4-step posters
CERT NZ Threat Reports
CERT NZ’s Insights and Intelligence team produces periodic threat reports to illustrate and identify notable trends in information we collect. This leads to highlighting threats and possible actions or interventions for consideration.
We have collected these reports on this page.x
Cybersecurity Implications of Generative AI
Published January 2024
This report aims to inform IT management of the adversarial and defensive applications of recent advances in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI).
CERT NZ Threat Report - Cybersecurity Implications of Generative AI (pdf) [PDF, 149 KB]
The use of AI to target regional, culturally significant language groups
Published July 2023
This report focuses on recent artificial intelligence advancements and how it can be used to cause harm to regional, culturally significant (RCS) communities.
CERT NZ Threat Report - AI and RCS Languages [PDF, 111 KB]
For more on AI see our guide to common threats.
The CERT NZ Incident Communications Framework
CERT NZ has developed the CERT NZ Incident Communications Framework, it’s designed to be used by any organisation during a cyber incident. The framework establishes what steps should be taken and at what time to properly communicate to customers, clients, and other stakeholders, without creating panic or stress. It can be added to any existing incident response plan as the communications section.
Translations and alternate formats
Cyber security threats affect all New Zealanders. Attackers are opportunistic and don’t necessarily target specific individuals or groups. It’s important to stay secure online, to help New Zealanders protect themselves and their loved ones we have translated and adapted our simple cyber security step into eight different languages and five alternate formats.
CERT NZ's 2024 Cyber Security Behaviour Tracker
In April 2022, CERT NZ conducted research to achieve a
comprehensive measure of New Zealanders’ cyber security
attitudes and behaviours.
Building on this insight, a 2023 survey was conducted to track how
New Zealanders’ cyber security attitudes and behaviours are
changing over time.
The online survey interviewed a nationally representative sample of
1,023 New Zealanders, aged 18 years and over.
The survey covered demographics, cyber security awareness,
knowledge, barriers to change, behaviours, and information
sources.
Cyber Change: Behavioural insights for being secure online
CERT NZ and The Research Agency have produced Cyber Change – a book of behaviour change techniques aimed at prompting positive cyber security actions.
The guide was created for government and industry agencies who are working in the area of online security, and its purpose is to share insights about how to improve the effectiveness of cyber security interventions.
Cyber Change: Behavioural insights for being secure online [PDF, 737 KB]
Cyber Change is part of wider research project exploring New Zealanders’ cyber security attitudes, barriers and motivations. For more information on this research and the insights read our Cyber security attitudes and motivations: Integrated Insights.
Cyber security attitudes and motivations: Integrated Insights [PDF, 4.9 MB]
