Georgian Cyber Security Bureau earns third spot in NATO exercise
Locked Shields is an annual, real-time information and communication systems security training organised by the NATO Centre.Photo: ShapeNATO.
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The Cyber Security Bureau of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia claimed third place in Locked Shields 2022, a cybersecurity training organised by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, on Tuesday.
Competing along with their Estonian colleagues, the Georgian participants finished third out of 24 teams.
Finland earned the top spot in the exercise, with the joint team of Lithuania and Poland finishing second, the Georgian Ministry of Defence said.
Locked Shields is an annual, real-time information and communication systems security training organised by the NATO Centre.
The training aims to develop cyber defence capabilities, with Georgia taking part since 2015 with the MoD Bureau.
Foreign defence attachés accredited in Georgia visited the Cybersecurity Bureau of the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday, as part of the state agency’s annual plan to introduce reforms under the Ministry and future prospects to dignitaries.
The Cyber Security Bureau of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia has become a full member of the Multinational Malware Information Sharing Platform (MISP), which is a NATO-endorsed smart defence initiative, reports the Ministry of Defence.
Graduates of Georgian schools and university students took part in the very first cyber security festival in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi.
Georgia has ranked 8th among 165 countries worldwide in the newest Global Cybersecurity Index.
Representatives of the Cyber Security Bureau of Georgia’s Ministry of Defence, the country’s National Security Council and the Digital Governance Agency have informed NATO representatives about the current challenges in Georgian cyberspace and ways of combating them, the Ministry said on Tuesday.
The importance of Georgia’s cybersecurity cooperation with international partners and further development in the sector were noted by Georgian defence minister Juansher Burchuladze in his address at the opening of the Intermarium Cyber Security Forum in Tbilisi on Monday.