OREANDA-NEWS. November 26, 2010. Nearly 100 experts from various NATO member states attended a defense symposium in Tallinn to discuss protection of military infrastructure from cyber attacks.The NATO Research & Technology Organisation's symposium was organised by the Estonian Ministry of Defense and Defense Forces.

“Without cyber defense instruments created by scientists and engineers, [all] talk of cyber defense would be empty words. I hope that the symposium helps to establish better conditions for managing cyber threats,” Defense Minister Aaviksoo said at the opening of the event.

Estonia is home to NATO's Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence, established in 2008.