{"id":38770,"date":"2025-12-22T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thompsonstein.com\/?p=38770"},"modified":"2026-01-29T14:49:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T13:49:57","slug":"company-in-estonia-and-war-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thompsonstein.com\/en\/company-in-estonia-and-war-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Company in Estonia and War Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38770\" class=\"elementor elementor-38770\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a98c1c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a98c1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd51af7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd51af7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the context of increasing geopolitical tensions and Russia\u2019s aggressive posture, more and more entrepreneurs are asking whether Estonia remains a safe jurisdiction for doing business. This article, based on the practical experience of Thompson&amp;Stein, explains to what extent the risk of war affects companies established in Estonia by foreign nationals. The information provided separates real threats from media narratives, highlighting which factors may genuinely impact the operational and financial security of such businesses.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7dafaa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7dafaa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-700c4a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"700c4a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is Estonia Still a Safe Jurisdiction for Foreign Entrepreneurs?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68030ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68030ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd08c38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd08c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most foreign entrepreneurs, owning and operating a company in Estonia does not translate into direct business risk, even in the context of heightened geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe. While concerns related to Russia and regional security are legitimate, they primarily affect state infrastructure and locally anchored assets rather than the typical operating model of foreign-owned Estonian companies.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In recent years, questions such as \u201cIs Estonia safe for business?\u201d or \u201cDoes war risk affect Estonian companies?\u201d have become increasingly common. To answer them properly, it is necessary to separate geopolitical narratives from the legal, operational, and financial reality in which most international entrepreneurs operate.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article is based on the practical experience of Thompson&amp;Stein in advising Estonian companies owned by entrepreneurs from the European Union, the United Kingdom, and non-EU jurisdictions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf141b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6bf141b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b70b85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b70b85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Does the Question of Estonia\u2019s Safety Arise?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-922d40c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"922d40c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af79714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af79714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estonia is located on the eastern flank of NATO and the European Union and shares a direct border with Russia. At the same time, it is one of the most digitally advanced countries in the world. Company registration, public administration, tax reporting, and digital signatures operate almost entirely online, allowing businesses to be managed remotely.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This combination often leads to the assumption that geopolitical risk automatically equals business risk. In practice, these are two separate dimensions. A military or geopolitical threat to a country does not automatically create operational or financial risk for a company that has no physical assets in Estonia and operates through distributed infrastructure across the EU.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b83e8f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b83e8f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2403ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2403ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Estonia and Cyber Warfare: A Long-Term Reality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c72c8b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c72c8b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-240e7a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"240e7a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estonia has been operating under heightened cyber security awareness since 2007, not since the war in Ukraine began. In that year, Estonia experienced large-scale cyberattacks targeting government institutions, banks, and media outlets. These events marked a turning point in the country\u2019s approach to national security.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cybersecurity became a core element of state security policy. Estonia began designing public systems with the assumption of permanent threat rather than peacetime stability. As a result, Tallinn is home to the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, which plays a central role in shaping NATO\u2019s cyber defence strategies.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For business owners, this means that Estonia\u2019s digital infrastructure has been built, tested, and refined under real-world threat conditions for nearly two decades.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-737fad2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"737fad2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72f1d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e72f1d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blockchain and State Data: What Is Actually Protected?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9081b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f9081b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b99b642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b99b642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is often stated that \u201cEstonian data is stored on the blockchain.\u201d This is an oversimplification. Estonia uses KSI blockchain technology to protect the integrity of data, not to store company or registry data directly on a blockchain.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In practical terms, this means that any unauthorized change to state data can be detected. This approach is particularly relevant in the context of hybrid threats, where undermining trust in data can be more damaging than disabling systems outright.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b8caf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"88b8caf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eff4cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4eff4cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Data Embassy in Luxembourg<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa856ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa856ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bb6c0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bb6c0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of Estonia\u2019s most distinctive security measures is its so-called data embassy. Through a bilateral agreement with Luxembourg, Estonia maintains copies of critical state systems and data outside its own territory, under the legal protection of another EU member state.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From a business perspective, this demonstrates that Estonia has planned for continuity even in extreme scenarios. Core public services and legal registries can be restored without permanent loss of data or corporate legal status.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9798098 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9798098\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b7cde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9b7cde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Estonia and the Eurozone<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0548f09 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0548f09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44bd913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44bd913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estonia has been part of the eurozone since 2011. Its financial system is therefore integrated into the broader European monetary framework.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any serious disruption to a eurozone country\u2019s banking system would have systemic implications for the entire euro area, including major economies such as Germany, France, and Spain. From a business risk perspective, this places Estonia within a much larger and more resilient financial structure.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be6471f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be6471f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc71020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc71020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Role of Physical Assets<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604f6c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"604f6c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b87f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22b87f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A critical factor often overlooked is that most foreign entrepreneurs do not own physical assets in Estonia. Estonian companies are typically used for digital services, consulting, international trade, or holding structures.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where no real estate, production facilities, or warehouses exist in Estonia, the risk of physical asset loss is minimal. Potential challenges are more likely to be operational or administrative rather than existential.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d30eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"19d30eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1d304 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b1d304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Risks Actually Exist?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a09c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40a09c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d852af0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d852af0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During periods of geopolitical tension, businesses may experience increased cyber incidents, administrative delays, or stricter compliance checks by financial institutions. These usually result in longer verification processes rather than forced shutdowns or asset confiscation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From an advisory perspective, it is crucial to distinguish between state-level risk and company-level operational risk. In most cases observed by Thompson&amp;Stein, these are entirely separate layers of exposure.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c2543 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84c2543\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9445cf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9445cf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assessment of Actual Risk for Foreign Companies in Estonia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c9a8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75c9a8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-459f634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"459f634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most foreign entrepreneurs operating Estonian companies remotely, war-related risk remains indirect and operational rather than structural or financial. Estonia continues to be a stable and well-prepared jurisdiction for internationally managed businesses.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A more detailed risk assessment is justified only when a company plans significant physical investments or permanent operational presence in Estonia.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25bb12fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25bb12fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bd12021 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bd12021\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4edd2e89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4edd2e89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13205bc7 elementor-widget__width-initial animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"13205bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><p class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title  ekit-heading__title-has-border start\">FIND OUT MORE<\/p>\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you'd like to learn more, please send us the form. 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Below, you\u2019ll find practical insights into cyber risks, banking matters, data integrity, and the real impact of geopolitical tensions on Estonian companies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408fd78 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"408fd78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47779f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47779f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is Estonia at risk because of Russia?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b97ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d0b97ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb4b8c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb4b8c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estonia faces geopolitical pressure, but it has been preparing for cyber and hybrid threats since 2007 and operates within NATO and the EU security framework.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d47684 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d47684\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e37b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67e37b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can company data be lost in case of conflict?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-580f556 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"580f556\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee8926b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee8926b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The risk is mitigated through data integrity systems and the use of data embassies outside Estonia.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f7b41d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f7b41d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc8fb61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc8fb61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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