Please send your abstracts of 200-300 words to cyberseminar@eccri.eu by February 20, ideally in the email text rather than as attachments. We will select the best 12 submissions and announce the schedule from April 2023 to April 2024 by the end of March. As before, we especially encourage junior scholars to submit.
We look forward to reading your submissions, and to seeing you online!
Best,
Lennart Maschmeyer and Lilly Pijnenburg Muller (co-chairs)
On Oct 5-6, 2023 ECCRI was back in Brussels at the heart of the EU and NATO policymaking. The European Cybersecurity Fellows 2023-2024 had two phenomenal days filled with meetings and networking sessions to discuss key cyber- and tech-related issues. The field trip included visits to the European External Action Service, European Commission, and NATO as well as a more informal networking session with Brussels-based experts in the field. The second day of the field trip was filled with fellows-only working sessions held at the Microsoft offices in Brussels.
In the first panel, participants analyzed recent developments in the cyber threat landscape, surveying how cyber threat actors use new tools within a shifting public-private ecosystem to mount campaigns that affect individuals, organizations, and societies – and despite recent disruptions. In the second panel, participants charted the likely course of military cyber policy, noting the need to move beyond pure “resilience” paradigms, as well as exploring challenges in civil-military integration and alignment on doctrine and tactics for both offensive and defensive operations.
The Forum closed with Jen Easterly, Director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in conversation with Blavatnik Professor of Practice Ciaran Martin. Their conversation ranged widely across diverse issues, including the multifaceted US cyber policy landscape, its relationships with international allies, and the ingredients of successful cybersecurity awareness.
ECCRI Co-Director, James Shires, said “The Oxford Cyber Forum showcases the breadth and passion of the ECCRI community, and the need for greater public debate and understanding of these vital issues. Although cyber incidents frequently make headlines, cyber policy does so far less often, but today’s discussions show why – and how – this should change.”
ECCRI thanks the Blavatnik School of Government for their successful partnership, NATO’s contribution to supporting the event, and all the speakers and moderators who lent their time and expertise to create an unparalleled level of discussion and debate.
Join our community by signing up here, and a selection of photos from the event can be found here.