US embassy cable - 05WELLINGTON601

UNCLAS WELLINGTON 000601 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/ANP - DRICCI 
HOMELAND SECURITY FOR NCSD PROGRAM - BSPENCER 
 
E.O. 12985:  N/A 
TAGS: KCIP, NZ 
SUBJECT:  NEW ZEALAND PARTICIPATION IN EXERCISE CYBER 
STORM 
 
Ref: State 64995 
 
1.  Pol-Econ Counselor delivered reftel invitation to 
participate in the U.S. National Cyber Exercise CYBER 
STORM to New Zealand official Chris Roberts at the Center 
for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CCIP) in 
Wellington.  Invitation was sent on April 11, 2005. 
 
2.  The following response was received at the Embassy on 
August 2, 2005 from Glen Singleton, Director, Information 
Systems Security, CCIP. 
 
Begin text: 
 
"Dear Katherine 
 
Thank you kindly for the invitation to participate in the 
United States National Cyber Exercise, Cyber Storm, from 
the National Cyber Security Division of the Department of 
Homeland Security.  Please accept our apologies for the 
delayed reply, which was due to an internal management 
change.  We have contacted Bridgette Spencer, the NCSD 
Exercise Program Co-ordinator to accept the invitation. 
We look forward to hearing more details as they become 
available. 
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
Glen Singleton 
Director, Information Systems Security" 
 
Burnett