More than 3,000 specialists from 38 countries are participating since Wednesday in Tallinn, Estonia, in the world’s largest cyber defense exercise, according to a press release from NATO’s Center of Excellence for Cooperative Cyber Defense (CCD CoE), whose headquarters are located in the capital of Estonia.
The exercise, which ends on Friday, consists of simulating a large-scale cyber attack and testing the ability of both teams (blue and red) to make strategic decisions and deal with forensic, legal and media consequences.
For France, the ComCyber team brings together experts from Anssi, the national authority for the security and defense of information systems, from Viginum, the technical and operational service of the State responsible for surveillance and protection against foreign digital interference. with Epita students.
During the four-day exercise, titled “Locked Shields”, the participants will protect computer systems “against attacks in real time and will be trained in making tactical and strategic decisions in critical situations.”
“Locked Shields is a training exercise pitting an attacking red team against defending blue teams, made up of NATO CCD CoE member states and partner nations,” it reads.
Center of Excellence for Cyber Defense in Tallinn
“Ukraine has strong digital skills, which means that its state can continue to provide essential digital services even in times of war,” he added, noting that “exercises like these…are essential for continued resilience.”
The Cooperative Center of Excellence in Cyber Defense, established in Tallinn in 2010, is a NATO-accredited research and training center dealing with cyber defense training, consultancy and research.
In 2018, the French team prevailed in this exercise. In 2022, Finland was declared the winner of the exercise. A joint Lithuanian-Polish team came second, and Estonia came third. Estonia suffered the largest cyber attack in Europe in 2007 by Russia. Since then it has become one of the most advanced European countries in terms of digital technology.
In 2018 Estonia became the first country in the world to have an electronic embassy. This is a data center located in Luxembourg that hosts private data. Based in the Grand Duchy, it is subject to Estonian law. The idea is to protect Estonia from new cyberattacks.
Source: BFM TV
