NATO CREATES CYBER DEFENSE CENTER IN ESTONIA - Eurasia Daily Monitor: "NATO CREATES CYBER DEFENSE CENTER IN ESTONIA
On May 15 in Brussels, top military commanders from seven NATO countries and the Allied Command Transformation signed an agreement to create a Cooperative Cyber Defense Center. The center is to be located in Tallinn as an acknowledgement of Estonia’s role in launching this initiative a year ago.The armed forces’ commanders of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the inspector general of Germany’s armed forces, and the chiefs of staff of Italy, Spain, and Slovakia, as well as U.S. General James Mattis, Supreme Allied Commander of Transformation, signed the agreement. A number of other NATO member countries are expected to join the center in the coming months.The center will conduct research and training on cyber warfare, develop NATO standards and capabilities for cyber defense, and provide expert advice on a regular basis as well as in emergencies. It shall reach full operational capability in the second half of 2008 with a staff of 30, half of them from the founding countries and half from other NATO member countries. Staffing is expected to increase when other allied countries join the center.
On May 15 in Brussels, top military commanders from seven NATO countries and the Allied Command Transformation signed an agreement to create a Cooperative Cyber Defense Center. The center is to be located in Tallinn as an acknowledgement of Estonia’s role in launching this initiative a year ago.The armed forces’ commanders of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the inspector general of Germany’s armed forces, and the chiefs of staff of Italy, Spain, and Slovakia, as well as U.S. General James Mattis, Supreme Allied Commander of Transformation, signed the agreement. A number of other NATO member countries are expected to join the center in the coming months.The center will conduct research and training on cyber warfare, develop NATO standards and capabilities for cyber defense, and provide expert advice on a regular basis as well as in emergencies. It shall reach full operational capability in the second half of 2008 with a staff of 30, half of them from the founding countries and half from other NATO member countries. Staffing is expected to increase when other allied countries join the center.
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