NATO launches cyber defence centre in Estonia
AFP, May, 2008
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BRUSSELS (AFP) — NATO launched Wednesday a new cyber-defence training centre in Tallinn to defend against attacks over the Internet, a year after Estonia fell victim to a "cyber-war" blamed on Russian hackers.
At NATO headquarters in Brussels, seven member nations -- Estonia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Spain -- signed documents formally establishing the Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in the Estonian capital.
"The need for a cyber-defence centre to be opened today is compelling," said General James Mattis, who heads NATO's transformation efforts. "It will help NATO defy and successfully counter the threats in this area."
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The centre, due to open officially in 2009 but which has already been working informally, will conduct research and training on cyber warfare and have a staff of 30, half of them IT experts from the participating countries.
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