You're right, that readers may be surprised by your comments, but I however, couldn't agree with you more. Your analogy of Estonia's Cyber Defense intiative, to that of Israel's defense forces is an excellent choice. When a group, community or government, has experienced attacks or threats, the comination of severity and frequency, will embed security in to the culture. This responsive security change in their society is a defensive force, fueled not by politics or economics, but by the necessity for survival. It will be interesting to see if their cyber defense expertise will be recognized and adopted by others.

Noah
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