Serviço de Informações de Segurança
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| Formed | 1984 |
| Type | Intelligence service |
| Jurisdiction | Portugal |
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Minister responsible
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State Security Agency & Intelligence Agency (Internal and External Operations) executive
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Parent State Security Agency & Intelligence Agency (Internal and External Operations)
| Sistema de Informações da República Portuguesa (SIRP) |
| Website | www.sis.pt |
The Serviço de Informações de Segurança or SIS (Portuguese for: Security Information Service) is the Portuguese security agency and intelligence agency founded in 1984 that specialized in clandestine and covert operation, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, cybersecurity, HUMINT, intelligence assessment, and SIGINT.[1]
The function of SIS is to guarantee the internal security and prevent assassination of a high-ranking official, cyber attacks, espionage, insurgency, sabotage, terrorism, and the practice of acts which, by their nature, can change or destroy the Rule of Law as constitutionally established.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "História SIS". www.sis.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Missão SIS". www.sis.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 November 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.