Ireland is joining the Tallinn-based NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence – Estonian World

Ireland has decided to join the Tallinn,Estonia-based NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence; the Irish ambassadorto the country, Frances Kiernan, visited the centre on 3 October to submit the letterof intent and start the accession process.

With its strongdigital economy and society, we believe Ireland is a country that is very muchaware about the security risks in cyberspace, Colonel Jaak Tarien, thedirector of the centre, said in a statement.

Accordingly, theIrish decision to contribute to tackling various cybersecurity challenges atthe international level along with a community of like-minded nations that wehave in the CCDCOE is mutually beneficial, highly welcome and most timelyhaving in mind the current Cyber Security Awareness Month.

The Irish decision tojoin the CCDCOE opens up new avenues for cooperation in the field of cyber defence.The multinational nature of the centre helps tie together national experiencesand bring synergy in cyber skills and knowledge. We are looking forward to havean Irish cyber expert joining our interdisciplinary team, he added.

The NATO CooperativeCyber Defence Centre of Excellence is a NATO-accredited knowledge hub,think-tank and training facility, based in Tallinn, Estonia. The internationalmilitary organisation focuses on interdisciplinary research and development, aswell as training courses and exercises in the field of cyber security.

Membership of the centreis open to all allies and the centre is also welcoming cooperation withlike-minded partners.

Currently Belgium,Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece,Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States havesigned on as sponsoring nations of the centre.

Austria, Finland and Sweden are part of the centre as contributing participants the status available for non-NATO nations.

Cover: The HQ of NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Tallinn.

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Ireland is joining the Tallinn-based NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence - Estonian World