NRDC-ITA Cyber Seminar 2021 | NATO perspective on the future of Cyberspace OPS | Richard CRIPWELL

Cyber Webinar hosted by NRDC-ITA: Cyberspace operations and Security infrastructures Seminar
Milan, March 3, 2020. As part of scheduled activities aimed at the professional growth of the NRDC-ITA’s staff, the webinar on “Cyberspace operations and security infrastructures” was held today in Milan.
The conference, divided in two panels, discussed the crucial role of cyber security in modern society and any potential future developments.
Following the opening remarks by Lieutenant General Guglielmo Luigi Miglietta, the NRDC-ITA Commander, Lieutenant General Richard Cripwell, the Deputy Commander of LANDCOM, introduced the topic underlining the need for the Alliance to establish common policies, standards and procedures. In the first panel interesting presentations were also provided by Mr Martin Konertz, Director Capability, Armament and Technology at the European Defence Agency and Brigadier General Tortorelli of Italian Joint Command for Network Operations focusing on European and Italian perspectives.
The second panel, with special attention dedicated to the security aspects of critical infrastructures, included lectures by Professor Roberto Baldoni, Deputy Director of Italian Security Intelligence Department, Professor Stefano Zanero, Polimi (Politenico di Milano), Doctor Eugenio Santagata, CEO of CY4GATE and Doctor Massimo Crisci, European Space Agency.
The discussion after the presentations stressed the importance of such a topic in the current geopolitical scenario, as well as the need to foster efforts to cooperate against any potential threat. Additionally, the weight of new technologies in the decision-making process, the required capabilities to face future challenges and the increasing significance of multidomain operations were enlisted as elements to not be underestimated.
The event was an exceptional opportunity for the NRDC-ITA community, as well as the different guests from military and civilian institutions, to increase knowledge on the dynamic and complex cyber dimension by assessing possible policy response frameworks and sharing experiences and lessons learned to support security and stability solutions.
Nato Rapid Deployable Corps Italy, Solbiate Olona, Milan, (NRDC-ITA) is a highly capable multinational headquarters designed for rapid worldwide deployment.