Piret Pernik
Former Advisor, National Defence Committee of the Estonian Parliament
Piret Pernik is a Research Fellow at the International Centre for Defence and Security. Her research focuses on the political and strategic aspects of cybersecurity. Before joining ICDS, she worked at the Policy Planning Department of the Estonian Ministry of Defence. In 2009-2012, she served as an advisor to the National Defence Committee of the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament). She has lectured on international relations in Estonia and has carried out sociological research projects at Tallinn University.
Russian offensive cyber capabilities are as sophisticated as those of other major cyber powers, such as the United States and China, and they likely exceed Baltic states’ ability to defend critical [...] More
The Russian government is considered to be one of the most advanced cyber actors globally, with highly sophisticated cyber capabilities on par with the other major cyber powers. Open source [...] More
