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OIA Request: Security Advice regarding MoE SMART Tool (Project MOE29225)

Phillip Fry made this Official Information request to Government Communications Security Bureau

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From: Phillip Fry

Dear Government Communications Security Bureau,

Under the Official Information Act 1982, I request any advice, briefings, or correspondence provided by the GCSB or NCSC to the Ministry of Education regarding the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) project and the vendor Janison Solution Pty Ltd.

Specifically, I request:

Any assessment or feedback regarding the tool’s compliance with NZISM standards for "IN-CONFIDENCE" data.

Any advice provided concerning the risks of offshore data storage and disaster recovery backups in Australia for this specific project.

Any records of "Supply Chain Cyber Security" assessments conducted on the vendor Janison.

Yours faithfully,

Phillip Fry

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Government Communications Security Bureau

Tçnâ koe Phillip,

Thank you for your Official Information Act request.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and, in any event, no later than 20 working days (noting that there is a holiday close down period) after the day that your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact [GCSB request email]

Ngâ mihi,
GCSB

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