Hillar Aarelaid

Hillar Aarelaid
Born (1967-12-31) 31 December 1967
NationalityEstonian
OccupationCybersecurity expert
Known forFounder and first CEO of CERT-EE

Hillar Aarelaid (born 31 December 1967) is the founder and first CEO for Estonia's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-EE).[1] He was the Director General of the Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate from 1999 to 2003.[2]

Aarelaid was one of the central officials in charge of responding to the computer attacks on Estonia after the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn controversy.[3] American expert Bill Woodcock and other observers praised Aarelaid's calm professionalism displayed during the attacks.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Home | Riigi Infosüsteemi Amet". Archived from the original on 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  2. ^ "Inspektsioonist | Andmekaitse Inspektsioon".
  3. ^ International Herald Tribune - In Estonia, what may be the first war in cyberspace
  4. ^ NYT, Digital Fears Emerge After Data Siege in Estonia


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