The final results of the Estonian Parliament elections were called in last night as the Election Day closed at 8PM with over 556,000 votes cast, setting the voter participation rate at 63,1%.
This week, representatives of the European Commission signed the grant agreement launching the CyberSec4Europe project, one of four such projects to be selected. The successful proposals were submitted in response to the call under Horizon 2020 to establish and operate a pilot for a Cybersecurity Competence Network and to develop and implement a common cybersecurity research and innovation roadmap.
The annual technical cyber exercise Crossed Swords 2019 organized jointly by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) and CERT.LV last week in Tallinn, Estonia, brought together technical experts, members of national Cyber Commands and special forces operators. The exercise focused on advancing cyber Red Team members skills in preventing, detecting and responding to full-scale cyber operations. As more and more nations are setting up their Cyber Commands, the exercise included the command component, provided by the Cyber Command of the Estonian Defence Forces.
Cybernetica won the international public tender by Elering to continue developing the energy data exchange platform Estfeed for the next three years.
Greenlandic secure data exchange platform, based on Cybernetica’s UXP technology which also forms the core of the Estonian X-Road, is now ready to enter full-scale deployment after a positive pilot phase.
On December 5th, e-Governance Academy and National Information Systems and Services Agency (ASSI) of Benin Republic signed an agreement to design and implement the governmental interoperability framework for enhancing secure data exchange between government authorities and developing e-services for the citizens of Benin with Cybernetica as the technology partner to develop and deliver the data exchange solution based on the UXP technology.
Following a thorough certification process, the Smart-ID service operated by SK ID Solutions is recognised as QSCD (Qualified Signature Creation Device) since the 8th of November, rendering all digital signatures given via Smart-ID equivalent to handwritten signatures and due for recognition by all EU member states.
President Emmanuel Macron announced the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace today at the Paris Peace Forum, with tech giants and governements around the world joining the initiative, including Cybernetica.
Cybernetica signed agreement with Greenlandic Agency for Digitisation to deploy Unified eXchange Platform technology for the secure data exchange framework Pitu as part of the National Digitisation Strategy. During the pilot phase, UXP will enable secure data exchange between the first organisations that have joined the initiative.
Cybernetica wins bid to publish a research report on the opportunities for the development of cryptoeconomy in Estonia, as procured by the Ministry of Defence. The purpose of the report is to identify opportunities for the Estonian economy in the field of cryptography and to provide a set of specific suggestions to enable the development of the sector at the national level.