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German Intelligence Agencies include the Federal Intelligence Service, Office of Intelligence of the Federal Armed Forces, Military Security Service, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, State Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Federal Office for Information Technology Security.
Federal Intelligence Service
Federal Intelligence Service locally called BND was formed in April 1956. It was operative in over one hundred nations. There are around thousand 'cruising monitors' that constantly scan the airwaves to detect radio and telephone conversations, fax and telex messages. Priorities include plutonium smuggling, terrorist activities, international air traffic routes threats, trading of drugs and weapons.Office of Intelligence of the Federal Armed Forces
Office of Intelligence of the Federal Armed Forces is commonly called ANBw. This Intelligence agency of Germany is the primary office for determining the military bases of foreign countries.Military Security Service
Military Security Service or Military Counterintelligence is popularly known as MAD. It forms one of the three Federal German intelligence agencies. The other two are the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) and the German Intelligence Service (BND). Established as the Office for Security of the German Armed Forces in 1956, MAD is responsible for collecting and analyzing data for anti-constitutional activities, interpreting information for assessing the security of German and allied armed forces, provide security assessments and safety precautions.Federal Office for the Production of the Constitution
Federal Office for the Production of the Constitution or BfV bears the responsibility of collecting anti-constitutional or extremist information and other hostile activities. Another important function of BfV is to counter espionage. BfV in Cologne is accountable to the Federal Ministry of the Interior.Federal Office for Information Technology Security
Federal Office for Information Technology Security or BSI was formed in 1990 as a subordinate body of the Federal Minister of the Interior. The responsibilities of BSI include:- Investigating the security risks of IT application
- Development of security measures for IT transmitted data
- Testing and evaluating the security of in use IT products
