NATO allies to sign agreement on cyber defense center

NATO allies to sign agreement on cyber defense center

news.theage.com.au

Seven NATO allies were set to sign a deal Wednesday to create a research center to boost the alliance's defenses against cyber attacks, which are seen as a growing threat to military and civilian computer networks.

The center is based in Estonia, which was exposed to an unprecedented wave of cyber attacks last year that crippled government and corporate computer networks following a dispute with Russia over the relocation of a Soviet war memorial.

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More and more articles relating to cyber security being released. Does anyone work in this field or have any info on what they are actually up to or plan to get up to?

Also fairly provocative move to put the centre in estonia when really it could be anywhere?

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[edit on 2008-5-14 by primamateria]