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Security Service (other)
Security Service or security service may refer to: Government * Security agency, a nation's institution for intelligence gathering * List of security agencies (MI5, NSA, KGB, etc.) * (SD), Nazi German agency which translates as "Security Service" * MI5, also called the ''Security Service'', the United Kingdom's counter-intelligence and security agency * U.S. Air Force Security Service, a former designation of the US Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency * RCMP Security Service, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's political intelligence branch * Swedish Security Service * Secret service, a government agency concerned with gathering intelligence data * Secret police, a police agency beyond the law to protect the political power of a dictator or regime Other * Security service (telecommunication), security architecture for the interconnection of open systems * Security and Intelligence Services (India) * Private security company * Private military compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Security Agency
A security agency is a governmental organization that conducts intelligence activities for the internal security of a state. They are the domestic cousins of foreign intelligence agencies, and typically conduct counterintelligence to thwart other countries' foreign intelligence efforts. For example, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is an internal intelligence, security and law enforcement agency, while the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an external intelligence service, which deals primarily with intelligence collection overseas. A similar relationship exists in Britain between MI5 and MI6. The distinction, or overlap, between security agencies, national police, and gendarmerie organizations varies by country. For example, in the United States, one organization, the FBI, is a national police, an internal security agency, and a counterintelligence agency. In other countries, separate agencies exist, although the nature of their work causes them to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |