The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence is a multinational and interdisciplinary cyber defence hub

We do research, training and exercises in four core areas: technology, strategy, operations and law

04.02.2019

Exercise Crossed Swords 2019 integrates cyber into full scale of operations

The annual technical cyber exercise Crossed Swords 2019 organized jointly by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE...

01.02.2019

National Cyber Security Strategies Reveal States' Thinking about Rules in the Cyberspace

National cyber security strategies serve as an useful tool to identify a state's general position in regards to the rules and principles in ...

Our Flagships

CyCon

The annual International Conference on Cyber Conflict addresses the most relevant issues concerning the cyber defence community

Locked Shields

Locked Shields is a unique international cyber defence exercise offering the most complex technical live-fire challenge in the world

Tallinn Manual 2.0

The most comprehensive guide for policy advisors and legal experts on how existing International Law applies to cyber operations

Recent publications

Tracing opinio juris in National Cyber Security Strategy Documents

National cyber security strategies serve as useful tool to identify a state's general position in regards to the rules and...

An Unsupervised Framework for Detecting Anomalous Messages from Syslog Log Files

System logs provide valuable information about the health status of IT systems and computer networks. Therefore, log file monitoring has...

Cyber Defence Library

Database of publications authored or co-authored by CCDCOE researchers and experts, visiting researchers and other partners

INCYDER

This interactive database features the most relevant cyber security documents from major international organisations and articles by CCDCOE researchers on recent trends and developments within these organisations

Strategy and Governance

A comprehensive overview of national cyber security organisation in NATO nations together with a selection of national cyber security policy and legal documents adopted by NATO Allies and also like-minded partners beyond the Alliance

Tallinn Manual 2.0

The most comprehensive guide for policy advisors and legal experts on how existing International Law applies to cyber operations

Cooperation

Our success is built on mutually beneficial collaboration with various partners. Let us know if you are interested in cooperation with us

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