Dylan Vergara

Thank you so much for providing a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) in Tallinn, Estonia. Throughout my experience in the centre, I was able to conduct research and provide frameworks for regulating private military security companies in the cyber space as well as monitoring political parties and their connections with Russian foreign election interference. Moreover, I was able to assist in creating legal inject scenarios for future NATO CCDCOE conferences such as Northern Spirits and Cyber Coalition. Furthermore, I was able to travels across the Baltic States and visit and meet with U.S. ambassadors as well as other government officials to learn more about the U.S.'s commitment to preserving democracy in the region. Overall, it was a great experience, and without your support, I would not have been able to accomplish the work necessary to assist the centre in protecting the two billion people that use the internet.