 The aim of the exercise is to collaborate and coordinate together in cyberspace through both NATO nations and non-NATO partner nations and organizations to ensure that we all come together to make cyberspace a safer place. The best part about this exercise in my opinion is that it is a collaborative and cooperative environment and it's not a competition. There's a distinction there because what we're trying to do is share information between everybody here and build those real-life relationships so that if and when they're called upon they know who to call. Cyberspace is important because it affects every aspect of our lives, both in the civilian life and in military life, and really you can't separate the two. Everything from online banking to your emails to everything else you do has an online presence which affects your real-world presence. Like it or not, the cyber world and the real world are coming closer and closer together every day.