Estonia will host NATO cybercommand

Posted By Joshua Keating Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 5:41 PM Share

Seven NATO states have signed on to support a new cyber-defense facility in Tallinn, Estonia. Estonia, nicknamed E-stonia, is one of the most wired countries in the world and has good reason to be concerned about a cyberterrorism. Last year, a massive botnet attack launched from inside Russia crippled the country's infrastructure for days after the government controversially took down a Soviet-era monument.

No word yet on whether "the Vetted" are involved in this new venture.

EXPLORE:EASTERN EUROPE, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNET
 

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