Nasjonal Sikkerhetsmyndighet
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Nasjonal Sikkerhetsmyndighet (NSM) (Norwegian; National Security Authority) is a Norwegian intelligence agency at the level of government agency ("Direktorat") established on January 1, 2003 as one of two newly established organizations to take over the responsibilities of the defunct Forsvarets sikkerhetsstab (FO/S), the other being Forsvarets sikkerhetsavdeling (FSA). It is responsible for proactive national security, identifying national objects of special interest (like the national oil company Statoil) and reducing their vulnerability to internal and external threats. The agency performs threat analysis on physical objects of national interest, and is also known to work with experts on computer security and data encryption. The cooperation with the Police Security Agency (PST) and the National Intelligence Service (NIS) has been identified as a very important part of the task of maintaining an overview of potential threats to objects, and instituting proactive activities.
NSM also cooperates with the Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning (DSB), intended to prevent loss of life and maintain health, environment, important society functions, and material assets in connection with accidents, catastrophes, terrorism and other unwanted events in peace, crisis and war.
NSM is funded by the Ministry of Defense, but reports to the Ministry of Justice and the Police in civilian matters.
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| Norwegian Security Services | |
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| Police Security Agency | Its mission is to detect and identify potential national security threats, analyse their presumed intentions and capabilities, and actively hinder its work. |
| National Security Authority | Its mission is to detect and identify objects of strategic national interest, and reduce their vulnerability. |
| National Intelligence Service | Its mission is to collect, analyse and present information from agents and foreign sources that can assist the National Security Authority and the Police Security Agency in achieving their objectives. |
