Cyber threats have no borders and are constantly changing and evolving in complexity and maturity. No single country can tackle alone the cyber threats which are constantly changing and evolving in complexity and maturity. International and European cooperation in the field of cybersecurity is essential in order to build a stronger cybersecurity for all as well as to promote and protect an open, free, stable and secure cyberspace.
The participants of this session had the chance to learn about the trending international cybersecurity challenges, to get a good overview of the complexity of our digital world and to find out why European and International cooperation is essential for cybersecurity.
Agenda
10:00-12:00 CEST
Moderator:
Despina Spanou, Director for Digital Society, Trust and Cybersecurity, DG CONNECT, European Commission
Speakers:
- Khalil Rouhana, Deputy Director General DG CONNECT
- Bart Preneel, Full Professor at the Dept. Electrical Eng.-ESAT of the KU Leuven
- Oleg Brodt, R&D Director for Deutsche Telekom Innovation Labs Israel; and Chief Innovation Officer for Cyber@Ben-Gurion University
(Only part of this session is available to watch again)
Background information
The CONNECT Univesity Summer School is the annual flagship activity of the so called CONNECT University. The CONNECT University is an initiative of the European Commission’s Directorate General on Communication Networks, Content and Technologies (DG CONNECT) which aims to inform about the latest digital trends and challenges which are highly linked with EU's relevant policies and serve as a platform for sharing knowledge through thematic discussions, workshops and seminars. It's main target audience is EU's institutions staff but very often the sessions are also open to the public via web-streaming or recorded videos.