NATO Conducts Cyber Coalition 2025 to Enhance Cyber Defense Capabilities
NATO recently conducted the 'Cyber Coalition 2025' exercise at Cyber Range 14 (CR14) in Tallinn, Estonia, from November 28 to December 4. This exercise aimed to test the alliance members' and partners' abilities to protect networks and critical national infrastructure from cyber attacks. The event was governed by the NATO Military Committee and led by Supreme Allied Command Transformation (ACT). It involved over 1,300 participants from 29 NATO countries and seven partner nations, including Austria, Georgia, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, and Ukraine. Armenia participated as an observer. The exercise also included participants from the European Union, industry, and academia. Notably, Greece, Luxembourg, and Montenegro were the only NATO countries that did not participate. This exercise marked the first time the Virtual Cyber Incident Support Capability (VCISC), launched at NATO's 2023 Vilnius summit, was practiced as part of a larger exercise.