Estonia is most notorious for the cyber attacks its systems have faced, most prominently in 2007 and then 2011.
It is now hoping to counter the devastation of these attacks with the creation of its cyber defense unit.
Recently, cyber crime reared its ugly head once again against the whole European Union in the form of the attacks against some EU greenhouse gas emission registries.
This latest bout of attacks has prompted Estonia to take this firm stand against cyber crimes. The cyber defense unit has been created with the intention of gathering IT experts and have them create better IT security systems.
In a recent order the Estonian Government has stated that the unit will endeavour “to employ their initiative and know-how in protecting the constitutional order”. Until now, Estonia has only employed an informal network of experts to do this work.
The Estonian Cyber Defense Unit based in Tallinn, Estonia, will be part of the paramilitary Defense League and will involve a network of volunteers located in the whole country with the precise goal to develop higher security standards to protect national IT infrastructures.