NATO cyber exercise stresses role of 'decision-makers' in countering attacks

This year's NATO cyber exercise emphasized the role of decision-makers by designing the event to encourage greater interaction between system experts and policy strategists, according to a statement by the Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Estonia, which hosted the four-day exercise that concluded April 12.

“This year, Locked Shields introduced new challenges, technologies and specialised systems,” according to the statement issued Wednesday. This year's exercise highlighted “the need for improved dialogue between experts and decision-makers,” according to the...