I'm actually surprised that our GCSB overlords haven't done something like this sooner. To me it seems pretty obvious that not all network providers are using/following the new guidelines. And much better an email like this one than a proper slap by the NCSC/GCSB.

To explain my logic without giving too much away.

We are a small ISP. We have submitted proposals under this new law. Lets call our number of proposals X.

At a technical conference recently the GCSB were able to share with us their rough total number of proposals. That number was also reasonably obvious from the proposal numbering system the NCSC use. Lets call this number Y.

Y wasn't that much bigger than X. I'm talking 5 or 6 times bigger from memory.

We have spent a lot of time and effort in following this new legislation. I think its only fair that others do also (lets not debate whether we needed the legislation here). And with the numbers talked about so far I think its pretty clear that some organisations out there aren't following this new legislation.

At the very least (based on Ray's comments) most network operators should be submitting at least 5 - 10 standard builds each IMHO.

Cheers
Dave


On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 8:30 PM, Ray Taylor <ray@ruralkiwi.com> wrote:

I am assuming this refers to notifications about equipment changes, vendor suppliers etc?

It may come as a surprise to these people but most network operators create standards and stick to them!

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Subject: Letter to Network Operators 24 Nov 2014

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Please find attached a letter to all network operators. This letter shares our surprise at the low number of notifications received from registered network operators to date. We want to reinforce that we are here to support you in meeting your obligations under the TICSA.

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We thank those network operators who have actively engaged with us under the TICSA since May.

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