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.

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.

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 COcyber AI Cybersecurity Deephack brought together students, professionals, and startup founders for a 48-hour challenge to design AI solutions against phishing threats. With dual-use applicability at its core, the event showcased innovative, ethical, and deployable tools bridging civilian and defence cybersecurity needs.

COcyber participated in the InCyber Forum 2025 in Lille to present its approach to dual-use cybersecurity collaboration. Consortium partners were present at the EU Pavilion with booths and presentations, connecting with stakeholders and introducing the upcoming COcyber Deephack.

This report from COcyber explores challenges & opportunities in civilian-defence cybersecurity collaboration. Key findings reveal gaps in governance, intelligence sharing, and workforce development, with a phased roadmap for sustainable partnerships.

This report presents the Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal and Environmental (PESTEL) analysis of the whole cybersecurity sector (both on the defence and civilian sides) to identify aspects affecting cyber governance and the development of cybersecurity technology and information transfer in Europe. It will inform all stakeholders about the gaps and opportunities in Europe’s cybersecurity sector and help design coherent policy recommendations.

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