A COcyber policy-oriented workshop brought together stakeholders to validate the project’s review of Europe’s civilian–defence cybersecurity policy landscape and identify key gaps for future policy action. Insights from the discussion will inform the development of COcyber’s upcoming policy recommendations to strengthen civil–military cybersecurity cooperation across Europe.

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.

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. 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.

The Lisbon Council, in the framework of COcyber, convened a high-level working lunch in Brussels to assess Europe’s readiness for the accelerating quantum era. Experts from policy, cybersecurity, academia and industry discussed emerging risks and the urgent shift toward post-quantum security.

This edition marks COcyber’s first anniversary, introduces our new Ambassador cohort, shares insights from the June General Assembly, presents two new deliverables, and highlights the latest tools, events, and EU cybersecurity developments.

Deliverable D6.1 maps COcyber’s first-year efforts to build synergies with 20 EU-funded cybersecurity initiatives, structured across five key thematic clusters. The result is a clear roadmap for deeper collaboration, technical integration, and long-term ecosystem sustainability.

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 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.