SELECTED NATIONAL CONTACTS APPENDIX A The Norwegian Intelligence Service (E-tjenesten) is responsible for charting foreign actors who pose a threat, and for analysing their motives, capacity and methods. The purpose of intelligence activities is to help provide the Norwegian authorities with a solid basis for decisions in cases involving foreign, security and defence policy. www.forsvaret.no/organisasjon/etterretningstjenesten The Agency for Public Management and eGovernment (Difi) works to promote a stronger, more comprehensive approach to information security in public administration through providing advice, guidance and recommendations. www.difi.no The Norwegian Centre for Information Security (NorSIS) is an independent organisation that is working to improve knowledge about and understanding of cyber security, for example by providing advice and guidance to private individuals and companies (especially SMB companies). NorSIS holds editorial responsibility for the slettmeg.no and nettvett.no services. Slettmeg.no is a free advice and guidance service for people who feel their rights have been violated on the internet, while nettvett.no provides information, advice and guidance about how to use the internet more safely. www.norsis.no www.slettmeg.no www.nettvett.no The Norwegian Data Protection Authority is both the supervisory- and the representative authority. The Data Protection Authority is an independent administrative body tasked with checking privacy regulations and ensuring that the rights of individuals are not violated through the use of information that can be linked to them. www.datatilsynet.no The Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) holds a separate authority linked to security and preparedness in electronic communications networks and services. www.nkom.no The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB) is to maintain an overview of risks and vulnerabilities in society, and to promote the work to prevent accidents, crises and other undesirable incidents, as well as to ensure a high level of preparedness and effective accident and crisis management. www.dsb.no National Cyber Security Strategy for Norway | 23