International Conference: Current Security Challenges for the Western Balkan Region Addressed by Means of Joint Responsibility and Cooperation The Cyber mission of the Austrian MoD contains the following goals: The protection of own networks. milCERT has to create operational capabilities for Cyber Defence. Production of an Enhanced Cyber Security Common Operating Picture for strategic consultation. Handling of security incidents. Warning against security threats and weaknesses. Recommending solutions to enhance IT-Security. National and international networking. milCERT is a member of government-CERTs and has to participate in and support the build-up of the Austrian national CERT cooperation. Cyber Security Knowledge Base. Awareness building. The milCERT provides reactive, proactive and information gathering, national and international knowledge management services. Reactive networking, and awareness. The knowledge 60 services are response to incidents, response to vulnerabilities, analysis of artefacts, and management services are knowledge management cyber defence, the provision of a emergency recovery. Proactive services are the cyber defence knowledge base, the support and provision of a cyber common operation picture, improvement of all processes, and a product alarm and warning services, risk analysis, evaluation. CYBER DEFENCE – THE WAY FORWARD Because of the positive evaluation of the milCERTs capabilities during the exercise Cyber Coalition 2013 the Initial Operational Capability (IOC) was reached by the end of 2013. The results drawn from the evaluation of the exercise shape the further long term capability development planning which describes the way forward to milCERT Full Operation Capability (FOC) in 2015. The focus is on the capability development in the areas incident handling, common operating picture and knowledge management. In addition, a stronger integration of the AUT forces in the cyber incident process is planned. Until the end of this year a working group has to analyse the needs of a Cyber Defence Centre. I think we will see a decision of the Ministry of Defence in 2014, so that we can start with the transformation from milCERT to a Cyber Defence Centre in 2015.