Tag: security
Prime minister links drones over Norway to ‘hybrid threats’
Norwegian police and military were busy again this week investigating more unidentified drones seen flying over critical energy infrastructure. After a Russian man was...
Drones used ‘to create fear and uncertainty’
Norwegian police believe scare tactics are behind a recent rash of unidentified drones seen flying around offshore installations and power plants. The police continue...
Norway both scolds and negotiates with Russia at the same time
Norway has heightened security around all critical infrastructure and harbours, and called the Russian ambassador in on the carpet in Oslo. At the same...
Alarms ring around offshore security
UPDATED: Norwegian oil authorities and several top politicians called for heightened security around Norway's offshore oil and gas platforms and gas pipelines, and the...
PST boss quits under pressure
Hans Sverre Sjøvold, a former chief of police in Oslo, resigned in disgrace on Thursday as head of Norway's police intelligence agency PST. Sjøvold...
Solberg survives Bergen Engines breakdown
Prime Minister Erna Solberg has avoided a lack of confidence vote in Parliament after she and her justice minister, Monica Mæland, apologized for the...
Government halts firm’s sale to Russia
After weeks of controversy, the Norwegian government has changed its mind and will, after all, halt the sale of Bergen Engines to TMH International...
Pandemic poses security threat
Norway's intelligence agencies presented a joint review this year of what they consider the most pressing threats to national security, and warned that the...
PST probes hacking attacks
Norway's police intelligence agency PST has launched an investigation into this week's hacker attacks, which Justice Minister Monica Mæland has branded as "very serious."...
Justice minister threatened
Norway's police intelligence unit PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste) is investigating threats lodged against Justice Minister Tor Mikkel Wara of the conservative Progress Party. Both his...
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