On 28 June 2004 in a speech to high-ranking FSB officers, Putin emphasized three major tasks of the agency: neutralizing foreign espionage, safeguarding economic and financial security of the country and combating organized crime.
2004. godine Vladimir Putin naglašava tri glavne zadaće agencije: neutralizacije stranih špijuna, čuvanje ekonomske i financijske sigurnosti i borba protiv organiziranog kriminala.