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This Repository collects 11 best practices for cooperation between the civilian and defence cybersecurity sectors across the European Union, through a structured process of desk research, stakeholder consultation and expert validation. It is designed for policy makers, practitioners and researchers who need transferable, evidence-based models to strengthen civil-defence cooperation. Each practice is validated through the COcyber D4.1 methodology and tagged against the 8 cooperation needs identified in Deliverable D2.2. The full report is available as Deliverable D4.1 on Zenodo.

Identified Needs (D2.2)
Fragmentation of cybersecurity efforts
Lack of information-sharing
Lack of awareness capacity
Lack of dual-use technologies
Lack of coordinated policies
Lack of cross-pollination
Lack of cutting-edge innovation
Cultural differences

Recommendations and Guidelines

Based on the analysis of the 11 best practices, the COcyber project formulated seven recommendations outlining strategic, operational and policy actions to strengthen civil–defence cybersecurity cooperation. Each recommendation maps to concrete actions and to the best practices that embody them in the field.