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NATO Girds For Cyberwar

Alliance plans research center in Estonia, target of 2007 attack

By Laila Weir, Newser User

Posted May 15, 2008 4:43 PM CDT

(Newser) – NATO is preparing for cyberwar, ComputerWorld reports. Sparked by a cyber attack on Estonia that took some financial systems off-line for hours in 2007, the Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence will open there next year. With the center’s help, NATO will be able... Read full story »

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