Japan, Ukraine, Ireland & Iceland have joined the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE).
The NATO Co-operative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) announced on Wed. that 4 countries have joined as members: Ukraine, Ireland, Japan & Iceland.
The announcement was made on the cyber-security centre’s 15th anniversary. This organisation, based in Tallinn, Estonia, now has 39 members, including non-NATO countries, as Ukraine, Ireland & Japan are not in NATO.
Director
“I am truly grateful that Iceland, Ireland, Japan, & Ukraine have decided to join us,” stated Mart Noorma, Director of the CCDCOE.
“We are delighted to have like-minded nations sharing cyber knowledge and exchanging methods to systematically address cyber-attacks. Our goal is to foster increased cooperation & reap the benefits of this large-scale coalition through research, training, & exercises.”
The NATO cyber defence hub conducts cyber defence research, training, & exercises, focusing on areas like technology, strategy, operations & law.
Annual Exercise
CCDCOE recently engaged in their annual Locked Shields cyber defence exercise, in which 38 countries took part.
In this exercise, Red Teams compete against Blue Teams, which are asked to defend a country’s information systems & critical infrastructure against large-scale attacks.
NATO members have been targeted by state-sponsored threat groups & govts. know that there is always risk that hackers could launch disruptive or destructive attacks on critical infrastructure.
