The Norwegian Cyber Defence Force () is a

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of the

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responsible for

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and defensive

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. The force employs 1,500 people located at more than 60 locations. The main base is at Jørstadmoen in

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, with a secondary base at Kolsås outside

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History

The Cyber Defence was established as its own branch on 18 September 2012, which was originally known as the Norwegian Defence Information Infrastructure (DII).https://eda.europa.eu/docs/default-source/documents/norwegian-defence-2013.pdf

References

External links

Official Site
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