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I, alongside my fabulous colleague, Maria Vermasas, had the amazing opportunity

to travel to Tallinn, Estonia, for the 2025 Cyber Coalition exercise at NATO's Cyber Range.

And over the next few episodes, we're taking you behind the scenes of one of the most

consequential stories in modern cybersecurity.

Maria will be leading the story, sharing her incredible insights as we explore why Estonia has become a cyber powerhouse, what makes NATO's cyber operations here so critical, and what it's like to witness these exercises up close.

And Liz will be helping us better understand some of the key concepts that we discuss in

this story, deciphering legalese and untangling acronyms, so we're all on the same page.

Thank you, Maria.

So come along with us, join the ride as we meet the people, see the strategy in action, and uncover the cutting edge work that's shaping the future of cyber defense.

It's late in the afternoon. It's cold and damp, just barely above freezing temperatures.

I can barely feel my fingers. And there's that kind of December wind that just cuts right through all of your winter layers and makes

your face hurt. Liz and I could be, and frankly we probably should be, inside, somewhere warm right

now. But we're on a rare assignment, quite far from our normal haunts. It is December 2nd, 2025, and we are in Tallinn, Estonia,

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