COcyber Policy-Oriented Workshop Successfully Validates Case Study Findings
The COcyber project successfully held its second policy-oriented workshop, “Integration of COcyber Case Study Findings,” bringing together experts and stakeholders from across the cybersecurity community to examine the policy relevance of national case study findings from Lithuania, Spain, Hungary, and Slovenia.
The event, organised by our partner EOS, marked an important step in the COcyber policy development process, focusing on how national experiences in cybersecurity technology transfer, information sharing, governance, and dual-use innovation can inform stronger cooperation between the civilian and defence spheres at both EU and Member State level. Participants engaged actively with the findings, validating key conclusions, highlighting practical barriers, and identifying priority areas for future policy action.
The workshop confirmed several important cross-cutting insights: while all four countries have national cybersecurity strategies and formal cooperation mechanisms in place, significant differences remain in implementation maturity, trust-based information sharing, governance coordination, and support for dual-use technologies. The discussion also highlighted the need for stronger public-private cooperation, clearer legal and institutional frameworks, enhanced innovation uptake, and targeted support to reduce fragmentation across Europe’s cybersecurity landscape.
Through interactive discussion and structured feedback, participants helped refine the policy implications of the case studies and provided valuable input that will directly contribute to the next phase of COcyber’s work: the development of practical, evidence-based policy recommendations to improve civilian–defence cybersecurity collaboration across Europe.
COcyber would like to warmly thank all participants for their insightful contributions and continued engagement in shaping a more coordinated, resilient, and innovation-driven European cybersecurity ecosystem.
