Locked Shields is the largest NATO cybersecurity exercise and is currently bringing together IT experts from across the globe. During the exercise, cyberattacks are mounted on simulated computer networks and IT systems of critical infrastructures in real time. Multinational teams comprising military and civilian IT experts and administrators are tasked with fighting off these attacks. Around 3,500 participants from 32 NATO countries — the highest number ever — have risen to this year’s complex challenge, which runs until 26 April. These include researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics FKIE, which is based in Bonn.
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