Georgian Cyber Security Bureau earns third spot in NATO exercise

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.