Hillar Aarelaid
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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
[edit]- ^ "Home | Riigi Infosüsteemi Amet". Archived from the original on 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- ^ "Inspektsioonist | Andmekaitse Inspektsioon".
- ^ International Herald Tribune - In Estonia, what may be the first war in cyberspace
- ^ NYT, Digital Fears Emerge After Data Siege in Estonia