Nasjonal Sikkerhetsmyndighet
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Nasjonal Sikkerhetsmyndighet (NSM - National Security Authority) is a Norwegian intelligence agency 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 is known to work with internet security, data encryption as well as threat analysis on physical objects of national interest. 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), with is intended to prevent loss of life, and care for 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.
Norwegian security and intelligence agencies
- Police Security Agency (PST) is to identify threats, analyse their presumed intentions and capabilities, and actively hinder its work.
- National Security Authority (NSM) is to identify national objects of special interest, and reduce their vulnerability.
- National Intelligence Service (NIS) is to collect, analyse and present information from their agents and foreign sources that can assist NSM and PST in achieving their objectives.