Bundesministerium für Inneres, Direktion Staatsschutz und Nachrichtendienst

The Directorate for State Protection and Intelligence (DSN) is a specialized department of the Federal Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Austria. It functions both as a police state protection authority and as a civilian domestic intelligence service and is responsible for constitutional protection in Austria. Its core tasks include protecting the Republic and its citizens from extremism, terrorism, espionage, and cyberattacks, as well as combating illegal arms trafficking. The DSN operates according to a hybrid model with a clear separation between the areas of state protection (preventive protection against attacks endangering the constitution, criminal police investigations) and intelligence service (information gathering, analysis, and extended threat research) to ensure comprehensive threat assessment.

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The DSN is primarily aimed at the citizens of the Republic of Austria, whose protection and security are at the core of its work. Furthermore, it cooperates with national and international partners from judicial and security authorities as well as with operators of critical infrastructures, companies, and research institutions to identify threats at an early stage and to develop appropriate prevention and defense measures.