NATO’s Crossed Swords Exercise Brings AI Agents Into Cyber Operations Training

SecurityWeekNovember 3, 2026AI

The NATO CCDCOE exercise in Estonia introduces AI agents and OpenAI Daybreak into joint cyber and kinetic operations training. The post NATO’s Crossed Swords Exercise Brings AI Agents Into Cyber Operations Training appeared first on SecurityWeek .

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NATO’s Crossed Swords Exercise Brings AI Agents Into Cyber Operations Training

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