NATO cyber defense center appointed to train, educate troops



On January 30, the NATO-affiliated Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCD-COE) think tank took over responsibility for identifying and coordinating education and training solutions for cyber defense operations across the alliance.

Based in Estonia, the CCD-COE currently joins 20 nations to provide comprehensive analysis of cyber defense training, operations and international law.

The CCD-COE has helped facilitate discussion about the future of cyber among alliance members, hosting the International Conference on Cyber Conflict or CyCon every spring. At CyCon 2017, NATO and EU officials and cyber experts discussed the conditions under which a cyber attack may trigger Article 5 – the alliance’s collective defense provision. Read More