Security Awareness – Domestic Situation, Domestic Practice and Examples 1

Abstract

At the beginning of the 21st century, there were a number  of events and changes in the world that also had a  significant impact on the activities of the intelligence services. Among these are the terrorist attacks that shock  Western societies in the United States of America (USA) and Europe, the rapid development of information technology  and the information explosion. One consequence of these  factors is the emergence of security awareness programs at  the system level in a number of areas that are primarily  the responsibility of intelligence services, such as  counterterrorism and information security. The purpose of  this two-part publication is to present the programs  currently being run by the Hungarian secret services and  the Counter-Terrorism Centre. The publication was  compiled as part of the research carried out by the Institute  of National Security of the University of Public  Service with the aim of providing a starting point for  methodological recommendations that take into account international examples and seek to promote the  effectiveness of domestic programs.