● SAFER CYBERSPACE How can Estonia shorten ITS CYBER BORDERS? Over the past decade, the number of state-maintained databases has nearly tripled, significantly extending Estonia’s cyber border, which requires monitoring and protection. This digital perimeter can be reduced by adopting centralised services offered by RIA. T o keep unwelcome, malicious visitors at bay, we typically lock our doors. However, locked doors alone will not deter the most persistent intruders; more sophisticated and intelligent deterrence, prevention and blocking mechanisms are needed. The same mindset applies to ensuring national cyber security. Disconnecting entirely from the world, as some totalitarian regimes aim to do, might seem like the ultimate ‘door lock’, but this comes at the cost of severing vital lifelines. EESTI VABARIIK V EESTI VABARIIK V 52 In cyber terms, isolation breaks the functionality of countless critical services we rely on daily. CYBER SECURITY IS EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY National defence is often viewed as a shared responsibility, and the same should apply to cyber defence. Every institution, business, family and individual can take steps to make the entire nation’s cyberspace more secure. The state offers many opportunities to expand cybersecurity knowledge and assess EESTI VABARIIK V CYBER SECURITY IN ESTONIA 2025