# Liisa Past

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**Liisa Past** (born 1 May 1980) is an Estonian civil servant, political, communication and cyber security expert.[1]

## Education

Liisa Past graduated from [Miina Härma Gymnasium](/source/Miina_H%C3%A4rma_Gymnasium) in 1999. She received her master's degree in communication at the [University of Tartu](/source/University_of_Tartu) in 2012. She has also studied political science at the [University of Oslo](/source/University_of_Oslo) in Norway and [Barnard College](/source/Barnard_College) at [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University).[2][3][4]

## Work and social activities

Liisa Past has worked as a journalist and communication strategist, as a leading analyst of State Information Systems, in the leadership of the [Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence](/source/Cooperative_Cyber_Defence_Centre_of_Excellence), at the [McCain Institute](/source/McCain_Institute) in the U.S. state of Arizona, in the State Chancellery's Security and National Defense Coordination Office. From the spring of 2021, She worked as the head of the information security department of the Information Technology and Development Center of the [Estonian Ministry of the Interior](/source/Ministry_of_the_Interior_(Estonia)) (SMIT), from August 2022 as the head of the national cyber security department of the [Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications](/source/Ministry_of_Economic_Affairs_(Estonia)). In her activities, She is focused on the protection of human rights and democracy.[5][6][7][8]

## References

1. ["SMITi infoturbejuhina alustas tööd Liisa Past - Uudised"](https://www.smit.ee/et/uudised/smiti-infoturbejuhina-alustas-toeoed-liisa-past-97) (in Estonian). *Siseministeeriumi infotehnoloogia- ja arenduskeskus*. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2023-12-22.

1. [https://www.yti.ut.ee/et/instituut/magistrioppe-vilistlased](https://www.yti.ut.ee/et/instituut/magistrioppe-vilistlased)

1. ["Vilistlased"](https://miinaharma.ee/vilistlased/) (in et-EE). *Miina Härma Gümnaasium*. 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2023-12-22.

1. ["Liisa Past läks sotsiaaldemokraatide juurde tööle"](https://www.delfi.ee/artikkel/63904659/liisa-past-laks-sotsiaaldemokraatide-juurde-toole) (in Estonian). *Delfi*. Retrieved 2023-12-22.

1. ["SMITi infoturbejuhina alustas tööd Liisa Past - Uudised"](https://www.smit.ee/et/uudised/smiti-infoturbejuhina-alustas-toeoed-liisa-past-97) (in Estonian). *Siseministeeriumi infotehnoloogia- ja arenduskeskus*. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2023-12-22.

1. Paraskevopoulos, Dea (2020-11-18). ["Liisa Past: commanding cybersecurity in public and private realms"](https://e-estonia.com/liisa-past-commanding-cybersecurity-in-public-and-private-realms/). *e-Estonia*. Retrieved 2023-12-22.

1. ["Leaders"](https://www.mccaininstitute.org/programs/leadership-programs/mccain-global-leaders/leaders/). *McCain Institute*. Retrieved 2023-12-22.

1. ["Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeeriumi küberosakonda asub juhtima Liisa Past | Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium"](https://mkm.ee/uudised/majandus-ja-kommunikatsiooniministeeriumi-kuberosakonda-asub-juhtima-liisa-past) (in Estonian). *mkm.ee*. Retrieved 2023-12-22.

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