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| ![]() Protecting People, Property, and Information
In the United States, DS's Office of Protection protects the Secretary of State, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and cabinet-level foreign dignitaries who visit the United States. This office also assists foreign diplomatic missions in the United States on all security matters. Abroad, the Office of Overseas Operations coordinates the Department's overseas security program with its network of regional security officers.
While terrorism is our primary concern, there is no question that incidents of espionage against the United States continue. Hostile intelligence groups still try to gather information from our facilities in the United States and from our missions abroad through surveillance, electronic eavesdropping, and attempts to recruit and manipulate our employees into committing acts of espionage. DS conducts computer and communications security assessments of the Department's worldwide, automated information and telecommunications systems to protect the Department's sensitive information. Inspections and analyses prevent and detect any technical compromise of our classified information. Ensuring the availability and integrity of the Department's network of systems and information is essential to conducting diplomacy. As part of its comprehensive program for protecting information, DS maintains a 24/7 network monitoring capability that encompasses incident handling and reporting, threat analysis, technical security evaluation, and policy.
DS investigates information security violations in the Department of State, working with other U.S. Government investigators and counterintelligence components to conduct damage assessments when classified materials are compromised.
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