LOCKED SHIELDS 22

Cyber Defense and Strategic Decision Making Exercise

22. April 2022

LOCKED SHIELDS 22 (Cyber Defense and Strategic Decision Making)

The largest international exercise of cyber defense and strategic decision-making, Locked Shields 22, organized by the NATO Center of Excellence for Cyber Defense in Tallinn, Estonia, began in Slovenia on Tuesday, 19 April 2022. For the second year in a row, Slovenia is one of the countries participating in the exercise, within the Ministry of Defense in cooperation with the Cyber Security Section at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia.

It is the largest and most complex international cyber defense exercise in the world. A large number of experts in the field of cyber security, strategic decision-making, law and strategic communications took part in the 3-day live exercise.

Žiga Podgoršek, an information security expert at the Institute for Corporate Security Studies, also took part in this year's exercise.