3 February 2023
Scott Miller
[FYI request #21399 email]
Tēnā koe Scott
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00008727
Thank you for your email on 12 December 2022, to the Ministry of Health. Your request was
transferred to Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand for direct response. You requested the
following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
“
…copies of the following documents referenced in the recently released InPhySec Waikato
DHB incident response analysis report:
•
ONE: The “McGrathNicol report on the incident completed for WDHB in February 2022”
referenced on page 14.
•
TWO: The Ernst & Young review delivered to Waikato DHB in December 2021
referenced on page 14.
•
THREE: The 22 June 2021 internal Waikato DHB report titled “Re-connecting to the
Digital Health Ecosystem” referenced on page 39”
I will respond to each part of your request in turn.
•
ONE: The “McGrathNicol report on the incident completed for WDHB in February 2022”
referenced on page 14.
•
TWO: The Ernst & Young review delivered to Waikato DHB in December 2021
referenced on page 14.
The requested reports include information regarding Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand’s cyber
security posture and security weaknesses. This information was generated to strengthen Waikato
DHB and Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand’s information security framework. This measure is in
place to ensure that patients of the DHB and Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand are protected
from any further breach of their confidentiality and/or misuse of their personal information that may
cause material loss.
Disclosure of this information would prejudice the Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand’s ability to
prevent and detect cyber security threats and may also result in exposure of the information to
those who may use this information for criminal gain. Cybercriminals monitor for and act upon this
type of information. Cybercriminals looking to target the Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand would
benefit from understanding the intricacies of our cyber security posture. This gain or advantage
would devastatingly lead to further damage to the healthcare system, impact on the safe delivery of
public health services, and further privacy breaches.
Therefore, we are refusing these reports under the following sections of the Act:
• 6(c) - to avoid prejudice to the maintence of the law
• 9(2)(ba) - to protect information that is subject to an obligation of confidence where it is in
the public interest that confidence over the information be maintained
• 9(2)(c) - to avoid prejudice to measures protecting the health or safety of members of the
public
• 9(2)(e) - to avoid prejudice to measures that prevent or mitigate material loss to members
of the public
• 9(2)(h) - to maintain legal professional privilege
• 9(2)(k) - to prevent the use of official information for improper gain or improper advantage
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THREE: The 22 June 2021 internal Waikato DHB report titled “Re-connecting to the
Digital Health Ecosystem” referenced on page 39”
Please see the requested information attached as
Document 1. Some information is being withheld
under the following sections of the Act:
• 9(2)(c) - to avoid prejudice to measures protecting the health or safety of members of the
public
• 9(2)(e) - to avoid prejudice to measures that prevent or mitigate material loss to members
of the public
• 9(2)(k) - to prevent the use of official information for improper gain or improper advantage
If you have any questions, you can contact us at
[email address].
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the
Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
by phoning 0800 802 602.
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, Te Whatu Ora may
proactively release a copy of this response on our website. All requester data, including your name
and contact details, will be removed prior to release. The released response will be made available
on our website.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Stuart Bloomfield
Interim Chief Data and Digital
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Te Whatu Ora, PO Box 793,
Wellington 6140, New Zealand