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First meeting of the Task Force of the NATO critical underwater infrastructure network.
At the invitation of the Ministry of National Defense the IP Telecom this present at the first meeting of the NATO Task Force Working Group called the Critical Underwater Infrastruuture (Cui) dedicated to the subject of safety in submarine cables and their underwater infrastructure which took place on May 26 and 27 in Karlskrona Sweden.
Alberto Passos coordinator of the Atlantic Cam project led to the presentation in the component of vulnerabilities mitigation and information safeguarding.
This meeting was promoted by the new organism created in 2024 by NATO the Maritime Center for Security of Critical Undersea Infrastructure which has currently the Balic Sentry mission in the Baltic Sea.
Critical Undersea Infrastructure Network
NATOs Critical Underwater Infrastructure Network (Critical Undersea Infrastructure Network) at this session on May 26 and 27 brought together civil and military authorities industry partners and alliance experts to deepen cooperation in cable protection and pipelines that support global connectivity and energy safety.
From Portugal were present in addition to IP Telecom the director of the General Directorate of National Defense Policy of the Ministry of Defense and the permanent representation of Portugal in NATO.
The meeting focused on increasing the awareness of the current situation strengthening the preparation and reinforcing collective responses through improving information sharing and coordination. Participants discussed innovative approaches to detect suspicious activities and protect vital underwater assets including new detection and monitoring technologies.
Ambassador Jean-Charles Ellerman-Kingombe NATO Deputy Secretary-General for Innovation Hybrid and Cyber said: NATO strengthens cooperation with industry to protect critical underwater infrastructure. Sharing information between the public-private and civil-military sectors is not only beneficial it is essential. Increasing our ability to dissuade detects and respond to threats requires collective effort. We will continue our work together to do just that.
After interruptions elapsed in the underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea in December 2024 NATO launched Baltic Sentry - an activity with all domains to strengthen the military presence of the covenant.
