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We spoke with the COcyber Batch #1 Ambassadors to reflect on their journey and gather their insights on Europe’s cybersecurity future. Eduvigis Ortiz points to the urgent need for structured cooperation between civil and defence sectors, trust-building, and inclusive strategies to address fragmentation and talent gap
At the event “Combatting Fraud in the Digital Age”, our Scientific Lead Georges Ataya presented COcyber’s perspective on bridging fraud prevention and cybersecurity resilience. He emphasized the importance of regulatory alignment, sector cooperation, and long-term investment in cybersecurity capabilities.
COcyber took part in GITEX EUROPE to present the project, highlight the AI Cybersecurity Deephack as a tangible outcome, and engage with stakeholders working across civil and defence innovation. The event underlined growing interest in practical dual-use applications, with positive feedback from both institutional actors and startups already active in the defence space.
In this interview, Team GENSHIELD-AI, third-prize winners of the COcyber AI Cybersecurity Deephack, share how they developed PhishNet — a multilingual phishing detection system. They discuss their dual-use design for civilian and defence applications, the importance of explainability in AI, and their plans to further develop GENSHIELD-AI for real-world deployment.
In this interview, Team MORPH, second-prize winners of the COcyber AI Cybersecurity Deephack, share how they developed a federated learning-based phishing detection system built for dual-use in civilian and defence contexts. They discuss their approach to privacy-preserving AI, adversarial robustness, and their plans to bring MORPH to market through investor engagement and strategic business training.
The COcyber project was presented by Scientific Lead Georges Ataya at CYBERSEC EUROPE 2025 during the Graduation Ceremony of the Executive Master in Cybersecurity Management at Solvay Lifelong Learning. The audience included alumni, current participants, and invited guests such as members of the Belgian Parliament and the Belgian Defence.
The Baltic Miltech Summit 2025 gathered Lithuanian defense, law enforcement, and tech actors to discuss wartime readiness, hybrid threats, and innovation in crisis response. The COcyber consortium used the event to explore collaboration opportunities, identifying information-sharing restrictions as a key obstacle.
In this interview, Team ALVAR, winners of the COcyber AI Cybersecurity Deephack — share how they built a scalable, AI-powered phishing detection system designed for both civilian and defense use. They reflect on the importance of modular design, real-time anomaly detection, and their next steps toward real-world deployment.
Asociacija Infobalt (INFOBALT)
lithuania
Lithuania

INFOBALT is a National Lithuania Association of the DigiTech sector that aims to create the best conditions for technology application, market development, and export. It unites 160 information and communication technology companies, related research and study institutions, and other digital economy participants. 

 

Role in the project

INFOBALT facilitates the exchange of know-how and information between the two communities through engagement activities, event organisation, and participation in stakeholder events.

Informatikai, Tavkozlesi Es Elektronikai Vallalkozasok Szovetsege (IVSZ)
hungary
Hungary

IVSz is the alliance for the digital economy in Hungary. It is a Hungarian NTA (National Trade Association) for IT and Communication Technology.

 

Role in the project

IVSZ facilitates the exchange of know-how and information between the two communities through engagement activities, event organisation, and participation in stakeholder events.