Colin Demarest
It was around 6 a.m. EST when Mart Noorma popped into view on Microsoft Teams.
It was still dark and relatively quiet on the U.S. East Coast as he prepared for this interview. But in Estonia, at the NATO-accredited Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, the day was well underway.
Noorma in August became the latest director of the CCDCOE, a Tallinn-based hub focused on cyber research, training and exercises. He succeeded Brig. Gen. Jaak Tarien, who stepped into the position in 2018. Noorma will serve a three-year term.
His spot at the helm comes after decades of experience in the science, technology and defense worlds. He has worked as a director at a robotics company, a professor at the University of Tartu and a researcher for the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He has also served as a member of the NATO Advisory Group on Emerging and Disruptive Technologies, the EEAS Space Advisory Board, the IEEE Autonomous Weapon Systems Expert Advisory Committee and the Estonian Defence League.
In an Oct. 13 conversation with C4ISRNET, Noorma discussed his goals for the cyber center — supported by the U.S., the U.K. and more than a dozen other contributors — while reflecting on lessons learned from the war in Ukraine. This interview was edited for length and clarity.
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