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Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar coordinates external cyber relations at the European External Action Service, European Union. Prior to this position, she was seconded as a cyber security policy advisor to NATO where she helped to develop the new NATO cyber defence policy and its action plan. She has been working on cyber security issues since 2007 when she led an interdepartmental working group to develop the national Cyber Security Strategy after Estonian cyber attacks. In 2008-2010 she coordinated the implementation of Estonia’s cyber security strategy and managed the National Cyber Security Council. She oversaw the development of Estonia’s critical information infrastructure protection system and facilitated public-private partnerships at national level. She also worked closely with European Union institutions for the launch of the EU critical information infrastructure protection policy, as well as with other international organisations. She has served at various managerial positions at the Estonian Ministry of Defence between 1995 and 2005, including the head of the security policy analysis division, head of NATO division and the head of the international organisations department. In 2005-2007, she established the Department of International Studies at the Tallinn University where she introduced the international relations and security studies programmes at graduate level. She has contributed to several academic journals and books. |
