TALLIN, Estonia - Soldiers from U.S. Army Europe's communications division and the 5th Signal Command began building new partnership between with their Estonian allies and enhancing allied cyber defense capabilities during a visit to NATO's Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence here, Dec. 3-5, 2014.
Maj. Bradley J. Maroyka, USAREUR's cyber security division chief, and Holvin Galindo, USAREUR's cyber security program manager, met face-to-face with their Estonian cyber security officer counterparts for the first time to build working relationships and interoperability between the two nations. Over the course of the three-day visit the cyber experts worked together to explore ways USAREUR and Estonian forces can enhance NATO's cyber defense capabilities during future training exercise.
A primary objective of the visit was to give senior staff members of USAREUR cyber security division an opportunity to meet with their counterparts to kick off planning efforts for USAREUR and 5th Signal Command participation in exercise Lock Shield 15, said Col. Jimmy Hall, commander of 5th Signal Command.
Lock Shield 15, scheduled for spring 2015, is a NATO and partner nation cyber defense exercise aimed at training specialists by simulating realistic cyber attack and defense scenarios to allow participants to share tactics, techniques and procedures to improve common cyber defense skills.
NATO cyber defense center's mission is to build partnership solutions to complex cyber security concerns across NATO. USAREUR cyber security officials said the center's capabilities offer opportunities to conduct cyber security research in a partnership environment that facilitates cross training in areas such as digital forensics, malware analysis and cyber exercise participation and helps to create responsive cyber defense procedures.
During the visit the center's experts also briefed the USAREUR team on cyber security related topics such as research, training, exercises, law and policy, and technology, while members of the Estonian Defense Force and Estonian Defense League conducted briefings on their organization and mission and led a tour of their communication facilities.
The visit also gave Maroyka and Galindo an opportunity to meet with military and civilian cyber security professionals from the U.S., Estonia, Italy, Spain, and Finland who currently work at the center.
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