National Security Authority (Norway)
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The National Security Authority (NSM) (
Police Security Agency (PST) and the Norwegian 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), 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 administratively governed and funded by the
Ministry of Justice and the Police
in civilian matters.
Organizational structure
NSM is currently (as of 29 March 2007) organized in four technical/specialized departments and two administrative/support departments:
Tasks
Legal/political basis
- Security Act
- Defence Secrets Act
- Defence Inventions Act
- Arrangement on certification of information systems and products (SERTIT)
- Coordinating role in preventive work and responses against IT security breaches aimed at critical national infrastructure (CNI) in Norway. (NorCERT)
Security Act
NSM have the following responsibilities pursuant of the Security Act:
- Gathering and analyzing of information relevant for preventive security services
- Information, advice and guidance
- Oversight and Inspections
- Development of security measures (R&D when needed)
- National and international cooperation
- Monitoring of information systems
- Technical Security Counter Measures (TSCM)
- Production and accounting of encryption material
- Central Personnel and Facility Security Clearance Registry
- Body of Appeal when Security Clearance is denied
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