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'{{No footnotes|date=February 2010}} {{Infobox company | name = National Security Authority | logo = [[Image:Nasjonal sikkerhetsmyndighet NSM seal.png|100px|center]] | type = [[List of Norwegian national agencies|Government Agency]] | foundation = 2003 | location = [[Oslo]], [[Norway]] | key_people = | area_served = [[Norway]] | industry = [[Intelligence agency]] | products = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | num_employees = | parent = [[Norwegian Ministry of Defence|Ministry of Defence]] | subsid = | homepage = | footnotes = }} The '''National Security Authority''' ('''NSM''') ({{lang-no|'''Nasjonal sikkerhetsmyndighet'''}}) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] security agency (''Direktorat'') established on 1 January 2003 as the successor to [[Norwegian Ministry of Defence|Forsvarets sikkerhetsstab]] (FO/S). It is responsible for preventative [[national security]], ICT security matters, including the national [[computer emergency response team]] (NorCERT), identifying national objects of special interest and reducing their vulnerability to internal and external threats. The agency performs threat analysis at the national level, and is also known to work with experts on [[computer security]] and with data [[encryption]]. The cooperation with the [[Norwegian Police Security Agency|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 [[public health|health]], [[Natural environment|environment]], important society functions, and material assets in connection with [[accident]]s, [[Disaster|catastrophes]], [[terrorism]] and other unwanted events in [[peace]], [[crisis]] and [[war]]. NSM is administratively governed and funded by the [[Norwegian Ministry of Defence|Ministry of Defence]], but also reports to the [[Justisdepartementet|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: [[Image:NSM organizational structure.png]] ==Tasks== ===Legal/political basis=== * Security Act * Defence Secrets Act * Defence Inventions Act * Arrangement on certification of information systems and products ([[SERTIT]]) * Coordinating role in preventative work and responses against IT security breaches aimed at critical national infrastructure ([[Critical National Infrastructure|CNI]]) in Norway. ([[NorCERT]]) ===Security Act=== NSM have the following responsibilities pursuant of the [[Norwegian Security Act|Security Act]]: * Gathering and analyzing of information relevant for preventative 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 ==External links== * http://www.nsm.stat.no {{Norwegian Armed Forces}} {{Norwegian Security Services}} [[Category:Military of Norway]] [[Category:Norwegian intelligence agencies]] [[Category:Law enforcement in Norway]] [[Category:Government agencies of Norway]] [[Category:2003 establishments in Norway]] [[Category:Government agencies established in 2003]]'