News Estonia Security: 'It Is Absurd.' Data Breaches Show it's Time to Rethink How We Use Social Security Numbers, Experts Say
“It is absurd,” he says. “Your Social Security [number] is not supposed to be your ID.” One potential solution comes from Estonia. In 2002, the high-tech northern European country launched eID, a ...
News Estonia Security: Baltic States Increase Efforts to Identify Russian Spies
The Baltic states are stepping up coordinated efforts to identify people among their populations who have been recruited by Russian intelligence agencies, say officials. Security chiefs in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fear the Kremlin has increased recruitment not only of "assets" tasked with engaging in the classic spying activity of gathering sensitive information, but also possibly to lay the groundwork for sabotage and subversion and to assist in so-called "Russian influence activities," according to Baltic officials. And all three countries are scrambling to better prepare for hybrid
News Estonia Security: Royal Navy Commandos ‘liberate’ island in Estonia in Nato drills preparing to fight back against feared Russian invasion
ROYAL Navy Commandos 'liberated' an island in Estonia during Nato drills which saw them preparing to fight back against a much-feared Russian invasion. Impressive images show the Royal Marines performing an amphibious workout from a helicopter, as well as storming a beach in Estonia's Kolga Bay.
News Estonia Security: Estonia’s president calls on EU to work with Russian civil society
Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid was in Paris for the French military parade on Bastille day (14 July). She participated in a working lunch organised at the Elysée on European defence issues. As a champion in cyber defence and digital services, Estonia is an important ally for France. EURACTIV's partner Ouest-France reports.
News Estonia Security: RAF Typhoons scrambled twice in ONE DAY to intercept Russian fighter jets near Estonia
RAF Typhoons were scrambled twice in one day to intercept Russian fighter jets near Estonia. Fighters stationed at Amari Air Base, around 20miles outside Tallinn, were scrambled Tuesday to intercept Putin's AN-12 transport over Estonian airspace.
News Estonia Security: Data security meets diplomacy: Why Estonia is storing its data in Luxembourg
Decades of political stability and prosperity have made the tiny European nation of Luxembourg a trusted destination for the storage of sensitive data. The country boasts 23 high-tech data centers, ...
News Estonia Security: FN Herstal and Milrem Robotics deploy weaponized UGV at Estonian military exercise
Milrem Robotics is an Estonian technology company established in 2013. Our primary focus is manufacturing unmanned ground vehicles for defence and security forces and commercial and industrial clients ...
News Estonia Security: LHV: Estonian e-residency, prevention of money laundering working against each other
In its present form, the Estonian e-residency program is in contradiction with the rules of prevention of money laundering, the head of cyber security at Estonian financial group LHV said at a ...
News Estonia Security: Estonia non-permanent UN Security Council vote takes place Friday
Estonia will find out late on Friday, or early Saturday morning, local time, if it has been successful in its bid to get a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council. The UN Security Council is one ...
