Swiss Innovation Briefing – European Cybersecurity Challenges

An overview of the latest developments in the European Cybersecurity landscape and potential contributions from Swiss research and innovation.

This Briefing co-organised by SwissCore, the Swiss Mission to the European Union and the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) outlined how the European Commission aims to improve the EU’s cybersecurity capacity by establishing a Cybersecurity Competence Center, and integrating cybersecurity into the upcoming European knowledge programmes. It discussed how we can best unlock the potential of innovation in promoting security in the digital sphere and how collaborative infrastructures, partnerships, and networks can advance this goal.

The briefing presented the SPARTA cybersecurity competence network and the opportunities it offers for Swiss cybersecurity actors to participate and foster European collaboration in detail. It also highlighted the strengths and contributions of Swiss academia and the Swiss innovation ecosystem with the examples of the Zurich Information Security and Privacy Center (ZISC) and Trust Valley.

Follow-up of the webinar:

Programme: here

Detailed report: here

Presentations from:

• Martin Übelhör: here
• Fabio Martinelli: here
• Srdjan Capkun: here
• Lennig Pedron: here

Webinar recording: here