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Estonian Defence Undersecretary Becomes Next NATO Cyber Center Director

Wednesday, August 26th, 2015

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Estonian Defence Undersecretary Becomes Next NATO Cyber Center Director

Sven Sakkov, Undersecretary for Defence Policy in the Estonian Ministry of Defence, is set to become the Director of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence on Thursday, NATO said Wednesday.Sakkov is succeeding Colonel Artur Suzik, a high ranking Estonian military officer who was appointed director in 2012. Sakkov has served in his position at the defense ministry since 2008 where he coordinated policy planning, international cooperation, and work with NATO and the EU. He previously served as Defence…

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