“A year and a half in operation, the Regional Cyber Defence Centre continues to expand and grow. Poland’s participation will make it even stronger and better able to assess the security situation in our region,” says Vice Minister of National Defence Margiris Abukevičius.
The decision on Poland’s accession was taken on October 10 in Kaunas at a RCDC Executive Board meeting with participation of representatives of Lithuania, United States of America, Ukraine and Georgia. Poland was represented at the meeting on observer’s rights.
Poland’s accession and signature of all documents pertaining will be complete by the end of the year, while Poland’s representatives will start work at the unit in Kaunas shortly. In the formal letter of request to become a member sent this summer Poland indicated it would post cyber security experts of the Office of the Prime Minister of Poland and of the Ministry of National Defence of Poland.
The Regional Cyber Security Centre was opened in July 2021 and serves as the main platform for practical cooperation with the U.S. on cyber defence, other members of it being Ukraine and Georgia. The RCDC carries out regional cyber threat analysis and exchanges relevant data with partners, arranges exercises and training, as well as analytical research in the area of cyber security.
