Intelligence and security systems are one of the key subjects of the national security of all modern states. They are the first line of defense against global challenges and threats that have marked the XXI century. When facing these challenges and threats, both the Kingdom of Norway and Switzerland, the world-respected developed democratic states, seek to establish their own organizational intelligence and security systems in accordance with modern principles. In this paper, the author analyzes the intelligence and security systems of these two European countries, in order to identify and critically examine all aspects of their development, statutory defined cope of work, powers, competencies, as well as established forms of control and supervision by the parliamentary, execurive and judicial authorities.