Küberkaitse
DEFENCE CENTRE OF
EXCELLENCE
NATO KÜBERKAITSEKOOSTÖÖ KESKUS
NATO COOPERATIVE CYBER DEFENCE CENTRE OF
EXCELLENCE
The Centre was established
on 14 May 2008, it received
full accreditation by NATO and
attained the status of
International Military
Organisation on 28 October
2008. The Centre conducts Located Tallinn Filtri tee 12 , Estonia
research and training on
cyber security and includes a
http://www.kmin.ee/et/nato-kuberkaitsekeskus-
staff of approximately 40 tallinnas
HISTORY
• In 2003, prior to the country’s official accession to NATO,
Estonia proposed the creation of a "cyber excellence center".
The 2006 Riga summit listed possible cyber attacks among
the asymmetric threats to the common security and
acknowledged the need for programs to protect information
systems over the long term. The cyber attacks on Estonia in
2007 highlighted for the first time the potential vulnerability