Tag: security
Monitoring complaints rise
Complaints about alleged illegal monitoring by Norwegian intelligence services doubled from 21 in 2001 to more than 40 in 2013. The focus has increasingly...
NTNU appeals rejection of Iranian students
Norway's leading technical university, NTNU in Trondheim, has asked state immigration agency UDI to reverse its rejection of residence permission for four Iranian doctoral...
Hacking attacks doubled since 2011
Norway's defense industry, technology firms and state agencies were all the regular targets of computer spying attacks last year, according to the state national...
Norway ‘tempting goal’ for espionage
The Norwegian National Security Authority (Nasjonal sikkerhetsmyndighet, NSM) plans to visit seven Norwegian cities next month to strengthen their computer security. Norway, the authorities...
Security tightens around candidates
Norway prides itself on being an open society with accessible leaders, but a rise in threats against Norwegian politicians has boosted security to record levels...
Military blocks Apple’s photo plan
Norwegian security authorities, backed by the country's defense minister, have blocked plans by US computer and communications giant Apple to take special aerial photos...
Borders controlled during EU’s party
Few dispute the need for the high security that will be in place when around 20 European prime ministers and presidents stream into Oslo...
New PST boss known for openness
The new head of Norway's anti-terror police intelligence unit PST, best known for its secrecy, is herself known as a popular and open police...
Police intelligence unit under probe
Norway police intelligence unit PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste) is itself under investigation, after Justice Minister Grete Faremo called for an "external evaluation" of how PST...
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