Hillar Aarelaid

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Hillar Aarelaid
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Born (1967-12-31) 31 December 1967 (age 57)
NationalityEstonian
OccupationCybersecurity expert
Known forFounder and first CEO of CERT-EE

Hillar Aarelaid (born 31 December 1967) is the founder and first CEO for Estonia's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-EE). [1] He was the Director General of the Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate from 1999 to 2003. [2]

Aarelaid was one of the central officials in charge of responding to the computer attacks on Estonia after the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn controversy. [3] American expert Bill Woodcock and other observers praised Aarelaid's calm professionalism displayed during the attacks. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Home | Riigi Infosüsteemi Amet". Archived from the original on 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  2. ↑ "Inspektsioonist | Andmekaitse Inspektsioon".
  3. ↑ International Herald Tribune - In Estonia, what may be the first war in cyberspace
  4. ↑ NYT, Digital Fears Emerge After Data Siege in Estonia


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