BiH fulfills another of the Partnership Goals in Cooperation with NATO – Sarajevo Times

The online ceremony to mark the official start of the implementation of the Online Cyber Course, which was developed at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence in Tallinn, was organized today at the Ministry of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In the presence of BiH Minister of Defense Sifet Podi, Deputy Minister Mirko Okoli and Commander of the NATO Headquarters in Sarajevo, Commander of NATO Headquarters Sarajevo Brigadier General Pamela McGaha, the use and implementation of this course in training centers within the Training and Doctrine Command of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (OSBiH) was approved.

Accepting and adapting this course, as well as its implementation in the defense system of BiH, fulfills another of the partnership goals within the framework of cooperation with NATO, PG 7300 Cyber Defense, and the course is also set as a goal in the MoBiH Cyber Security Strategy.

In his presentation, Minister Podi praised the efforts of the responsible persons in the structure of the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina who recognized, initiated, and finally brought to the realization the activities of taking over this capability from our partners from the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, the NATO Center of Excellence in Tallinn, the NATO Headquarters in Sarajevo and the NATO DEEP program, who are responsible for the start of the implementation of this course in the defense institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

General McGaha also spoke about the importance of accepting and implementing this course in the MoD and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, emphasizing that NATO takes cyber defense very seriously and sees it as part of one of NATOs key tasks collective defense.

In addition, we also support partner countries in the development of this capability. Helping Bosnia and Herzegovina to prevent, monitor, detect, defend and recover from malicious cyber activities is of key importance for the safety of citizens, said McGaha.

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