This COcyber white paper examines how cyber incidents increasingly spill across civilian and defence domains, showing where current responses fall short while outlining practical, coordinated measures to strengthen Europe’s ability to protect and recover the critical functions that depend on interconnected digital systems.
The third cohort of COcyber Ambassadors brings together seven cybersecurity professionals whose combined expertise supports Europe’s efforts to improve cooperation between civilian and defence communities, strengthen digital resilience, and encourage practical knowledge-sharing across diverse security domains.
This Cybersphere Insights Special Edition presents findings from COcyber’s Deliverable D4.2 National Case Studies Booklet on Cybersecurity Technology and Information Transfer, offering a consolidated overview of the cybersecurity landscapes of Lithuania, Spain, Hungary, and Slovenia.
The COcyber consortium met in Brussels to review progress and align the work ahead, focusing on platform development, policy preparation, coordination tasks and sustainability planning. External experts contributed insights on aligning cybersecurity skills frameworks and establishing shared assessment baselines across sectors.
We spoke with the COcyber Batch #2 Ambassadors to reflect on their journey and gather their insights on Europe’s cybersecurity future. Līga Rozentāle brings long-standing leadership experience in cyber diplomacy, public policy, and public–private cooperation, and values the ambassadorship for highlighting the need to better integrate defence into Europe’s evolving civilian cybersecurity ecosystem.
We spoke with the COcyber Batch #2 Ambassadors to reflect on their journey and gather their insights on Europe’s cybersecurity future. Yugo Neumorni brings long-standing leadership experience in digital transformation and cybersecurity governance, and values the ambassadorship for strengthening civil–defence cooperation, trust, and strategic alignment across Europe.
We spoke with the COcyber Batch #2 Ambassadors to reflect on their journey and gather their insights on Europe’s cybersecurity future. Uzoma Agba brings strong expertise in cybersecurity entrepreneurship, digital skills, and innovation ecosystems, and values the ambassadorship for strengthening cross-sector dialogue, trust, and Europe’s collective cyber resilience.
We spoke with the COcyber Batch #2 Ambassadors to reflect on their journey and gather their insights on Europe’s cybersecurity future. Dr. Vilius Benetis brings deep expertise in cybersecurity capacity building and incident response, and values the ambassadorship for advancing ecosystem-based approaches that strengthen cyber resilience through trust, cooperation, and outcomes-driven collaboration.
Deliverable D4.2 compares how Lithuania, Spain, Hungary and Slovenia organise cybersecurity technology transfer, information sharing and dual-use innovation, revealing significant differences in institutional maturity and national capabilities. The findings highlight the need for stronger governance alignment, improved trust frameworks and more coherent support for innovation across the EU.
We spoke with the COcyber Batch #2 Ambassadors to reflect on their journey and gather their insights on Europe’s cybersecurity future. Gabriella Biró brings deep expertise from the financial sector and European cybersecurity networks, and values the ambassadorship for strengthening collaboration, trust, and cyber resilience across civilian and defence communities.
