| Agencyname: | Presidential Security Service of Russia |
| Nativename: | Служба безопасности президента России |
| Commonname: | Presidential Security Service |
| Abbreviation: | SBP |
| Formedyear: | 1993 (27 years ago) |
| Formedmonthday: | November |
| Preceding1: | Ninth Chief Directorate (KGB) |
| Employees: | 2,500 |
| Budget: | Classified |
| Country: | Russia |
| Countryabbr: | Russia |
| Federal: | Yes |
| Governingbody: | Federal Protective Service (Russia) |
| Constitution1: | Law On State Protection |
| Headquarters: | The Kremlin, Moscow |
| Chief1name: | Alexey Rubezhnoy |
| Chief1position: | Commander |
| Parentagency: | Federal Protective Service, FSO |
| Child1agency: | Psychological Analysis Directorate |
| Anniversary1: | November 11 |
The Presidential Security Service (SBP) (Russian: Служба безопасности президента России) is a federal government agency concerned with the tasks related to the protection of the President of Russia and the Prime Minister of Russia with their respective families and residences. It traces its origin to the USSR's Ninth Chief Directorate of the KGB. The Agency was founded by Boris Yeltsin in November 1993, headed by Aleksandr Korzhakov, a general of the KGB.[1]
From 2000 to 2013, the position of the head of the Presidential Protection Service was held by the General Viktor Zolotov.
The agency had about 2,500 personnel in 2007, as suggested by a publication in the Western press.[2]
The Psychological Security Department is the branch of the Presidential Security Service that is responsible for analyzing intelligence about threats to the life of the president. The Department operates a panel of experts from several intelligence services, such as GRU, FSB, and SVR.