The COcyber project held its 3rd General Assembly in Brussels on June 23–24, bringing together partners and Advisory Board members to review progress and shape next steps for bridging civilian and defence cybersecurity efforts

COcyber was featured at South Summit Madrid and We Make Future Italy, reaching over 1,300 people through EIT Digital’s stand. The events offered strong opportunities to connect with new audiences and raise awareness about the project across Europe.

We spoke with the COcyber Batch #1 Ambassadors to reflect on their journey and gather their insights on Europe’s cybersecurity future. Antonio Grasso stresses the importance of regulatory coherence, practical cooperation, and inclusive capacity-building to bridge civilian and defence efforts, highlighting that cybersecurity must be understood as both a strategic and cultural priority across sectors.

On 15 May 2025, our project coordinator Alessandra Zini (EIT Digital) presented COcyber at the Cluster Synergies Webinar alongside other EU-funded cybersecurity projects. She outlined the project’s mission to foster cross-sector collaboration and strengthen Europe’s digital resilience through trusted infrastructure and community-building.

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.

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.

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.

This edition presents our upcoming best practice consultation event, shares outcomes from the April AI Cybersecurity Deephack, features our participation at GITEX Europe, and highlights key developments from the wider cybersecurity landscape.

The first edition of Cybersphere Insights highlights COcyber’s recent activities, including the launch of our website, stakeholder consultations, and the upcoming Ambassador Programme.