DGSI - Direction Générale de la Sécurité Intérieure

What DGSI - Direction Générale de la Sécurité Intérieure does

The Direction Générale de la Sécurité Intérieure (DGSI) is France's domestic intelligence agency, established by decree on 30 April 2014 under the Ministry of Interior and inheriting the mandates of the historic DST (founded 1944) and Renseignements généraux (created 1907). The agency is the only specialized French intelligence service under Interior Ministry authority, combining intelligence collection with judicial police powers to address threats to the fundamental interests of the Nation. Its mission spans counter-terrorism, counter-espionage, cyber defense, economic and scientific asset protection, and weapons non-proliferation.

DGSI's technical capabilities span HUMINT, SIGINT, OSINT, SOCMINT, digital forensics, and cyber operations, supported by a workforce of more than 4,000 personnel across 150+ professions including police officers, engineers, analysts, translators, and scientific staff. Since 2022 it has operated a dedicated prospective analysis capability focused on AI, public health, and emerging technologies. In 2026, DGSI, alongside other French intelligence services, adopted ChapsVision's ArgonOS platform as a sovereign European alternative to Palantir, and committed with Germany to co-develop European intelligence software. The agency is currently relocating to a new Saint-Ouen headquarters inaugurated by President Macron on 11 March 2025, with completion scheduled for 2029.

DGSI is fully funded through the French national budget under the Ministry of Interior and does not generate commercial revenue. Its primary stakeholders are the President, Prime Minister, and Minister of Interior (intelligence briefings), the judiciary (investigations and evidence), French businesses and critical infrastructure operators (economic and cyber security guidance, including 'Flash ingérence' publications), and French citizens (radicalization prevention via the CNAPR hotline 0 800 005 696). It operates within the first circle of the French intelligence community alongside DGSE, DRSD, DRM, DNRED, TRACFIN, and ANSSI, and is coordinated by the CNRLT under the President of the Republic. The current Director General is Céline Berthon, appointed on 20 December 2023 and installed on 9 January 2024.

Name

DGSI - Direction Générale de la Sécurité Intérieure

Legal name

Direction Générale de la Sécurité Intérieure

Website

https://dgsi.interieur.gouv.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

DGSI is France's domestic intelligence agency under the Ministry of Interior, providing counter-terrorism, counter-espionage, cyber defense, and economic protection for the French government, judiciary, businesses, and citizens.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

National Security Intelligence

NAICS

National Security (928110), National Security and International Affairs (9281)

akta.pro primary industry

Endpoint Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) (HDADAEAJ)

Keywords

• Domestic intelligence services
• Counter-terrorism operations
• Counter-espionage investigations
• Cyber defense support
• Economic security protection

Headquarters

HQ city

Levallois-Perret, Ile de France

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: As a French government intelligence agency under the Ministry of Interior, DGSI is funded through the national budget. Funding supports operational activities, personnel, technical capabilities, and infrastructure including the new headquarters in Saint-Ouen (expected completion 2029).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

DGSI is the French domestic intelligence and judicial police service under the Ministry of Interior. It collects and analyzes intelligence to prevent terrorism, counter foreign espionage and interference, protect French economic and scientific assets, conduct cyber defense, and impede weapons proliferation. It produces intelligence briefings for the President, Prime Minister, and Minister of Interior, supports judicial proceedings, and provides security guidance to citizens and businesses.

Product overview

DGSI (Direction Générale de la Sécurité Intérieure) is the French domestic intelligence agency under the Ministry of Interior. It does not offer commercial products or services for sale. The agency shares public-facing content and guidance through its official website (dgsi.interieur.gouv.fr) and does not operate a product portfolio in the traditional commercial sense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Radicalization Service Operational intelligence and investigative service that monitors, detects, and prevents terrorist plots and violent radicalization on French territory, including reporting via the national radicalization prevention hotline (0 800 005 696) and judicial proceedings against plotters.
• Counter-Espionage and Economic Protection Service Service that identifies and impedes foreign intelligence activities on French territory, protects companies against economic espionage, illicit technology transfers, and hostile foreign takeovers, and publishes 'Flash ingérence' guidance for French enterprises.
• Cyber Defense Service Service that combines intelligence expertise with high technology to anticipate and counter cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure, strategic sectors, and French institutions, including detection of state-sponsored advanced persistent threats (e.g., APT28) in partnership with ANSSI.
• National Radicalization Prevention Hotline (CNAPR) Public-facing hotline (0 800 005 696) and online reporting channel operated by DGSI to assist families and professionals concerned about radicalization, enabling early intervention and threat reporting.
• DGSI Security Contact and Reporting Channels Dedicated email channels for reporting foreign interference ([email protected]), economic security ([email protected]), counter-proliferation ([email protected]), chemical ([email protected]), biological ([email protected]), and press ([email protected]) concerns.

Quantifiable outcome

• 16 terrorism plots foiled since 2024, including 7 in 2025
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and secondary.

• ChapsVision (ArgonOS Platform)coreTechnology or Integration · 16 June 2026French AI company providing ArgonOS platform to replace Palantir software for French intelligence services. France and Germany have both chosen ChapsVision as a European alternative to US tech, reflecting EU digital sovereignty efforts.
• Germany (BfV and Intelligence Services)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026France and Germany pledged to develop European alternatives to Palantir's military AI software, with both countries having replaced Palantir with ChapsVision's ArgonOS for intelligence services. Declaration also covers long-range weapons and collaborative combat standards.
• CNRLT (Coordination Nationale du Renseignement et de la Lutte contre le Terrorisme)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017The CNRLT, created in 2017 and attached to the President of the Republic, strengthens strategic coordination and ensures proper use of intelligence capabilities by all services. It promotes coherence in European and international cooperation in intelligence and counter-terrorism.
• DGSE (Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe DGSE protects French interests and citizens worldwide. It collects intelligence outside French territory on threats affecting national life. Attached to the Ministry of Armed Forces.
• DRSD (Direction du Renseignement et de la Sécurité de la Défense)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDRSD's main mission is to detect and impede threats targeting the armed forces and Defense companies. Attached to the Ministry of Armed Forces.
• DRM (Direction du Renseignement Militaire)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe DRM provides military intelligence to forces and operations in the field and informs decision-making of senior political and military authorities. Attached to the Ministry of Armed Forces.
• DNRED (Direction Nationale du Renseignement et des Enquêtes Douanières)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDNRED is responsible for implementing intelligence policy, control, and fraud fighting in customs matters. Attached to the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
• TRACFIN (Cellule du Renseignement Financier)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTRACFIN fights money laundering, clandestine financial circuits, and terrorism financing. Attached to the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
• ANSSI (Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d'Information)coreTechnology or IntegrationDGSI works in partnership with ANSSI combining expertise in intelligence and high technology to anticipate and counter cyberattacks targeting French enterprises and institutions.
• DNRT (Direction Nationale du Renseignement Territorial)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the second circle of French intelligence, DNRT provides territorial intelligence support to DGSI operations.
• DRPP (Direction du Renseignement de la Préfecture de Police de Paris)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerParis-based territorial intelligence service operating in the second circle of French intelligence.
• SDAO (Sous-direction de l'Anticipation Opérationnelle de la Gendarmerie Nationale)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerGendarmerie operational anticipation unit working with DGSI on territorial intelligence matters.
• SNRP (Service National du Renseignement Pénitentiaire)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational prison intelligence service, part of the penitentiary system working with DGSI on radicalization prevention in detention facilities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MI5 (UK Security Service): UK's domestic intelligence agency responsible for counter-terrorism, counter-espionage, and protection of UK national security. Directly comparable as a Western domestic intelligence service with similar counter-espionage, counter-terrorism, and protective security mandates.
• BfV (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz): Germany's federal domestic intelligence agency focused on counter-espionage, counter-terrorism, and extremism monitoring. Direct peer with comparable mandate, and recent France-Germany intelligence cooperation partner with DGSI on sovereign AI platforms.
• AISI (Agenzia Informazioni per la Sicurezza della Repubblica Italiana): Italy's domestic intelligence and security agency with combined internal and external security responsibilities. Comparable as a Western European intelligence service with counter-terrorism, counter-espionage, and cyber mandates.
• CNI (Centro Nacional de Inteligencia): Spain's official national intelligence agency combining foreign and domestic intelligence functions. Direct peer in the Western European intelligence community with overlapping counter-terrorism and counter-espionage responsibilities.
• Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS): Canada's primary national intelligence service responsible for counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation, and security intelligence. Comparable Western domestic intelligence service with similar threat assessment and security screening mandates.

Regional players

• Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO): Australia's national security intelligence service with counter-terrorism, counter-espionage, and protective security responsibilities. Comparable in mandate but operates in a different geographic region with distinct Five Eyes intelligence relationships.

Broad incumbents

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): US domestic intelligence and federal law enforcement agency with counter-terrorism, counter-intelligence, and cybercrime mandates. Comparable in mission scope but operates as a much larger organization with combined intelligence and federal policing authorities in the US context.

Others

• ANSSI (Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d'Information): France's national cybersecurity agency under the Secretariat-General for National Defence and Security. Sister domestic agency collaborating with DGSI on cyber defense, with complementary but distinct mandate focused on information system security rather than counter-intelligence.
• DGSE (Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure): France's foreign intelligence service under the Ministry of Armed Forces. Sister domestic agency with external intelligence mandate; partners with DGSI as part of the first circle of French intelligence with complementary HUMINT, SIGINT, and technical collection capabilities abroad.
• Europol: European Union's law enforcement agency supporting member states in combating serious international crime and terrorism. Adjacent ecosystem enabler with which DGSI cooperates on cross-border intelligence sharing and joint operations within EU frameworks.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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