Accessibility

EU CyberNet in Focus at the European Council Working Party on Terrorism

EU CyberNet attended a side-event of the European Council Working Party on Terrorism (International Aspects – COTER) in Brussels, Belgium on 13 March 2025.

A scenario-based event, focused on technologies and the fight against global threats bought together EU CyberNet and CT Tech+, AI-POL, SIRIUS and GLACY-e projects to promote EU perspective on electronic evidence, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and cybercrime by showcasing relevant projects, including EU CyberNet.

In their interactive presentation, EU CyberNet’s training and services lead Lauri Aasmann and experts lead Cecilia Popa delivered a mini cyber exercise on the responses of cybersecurity to a cyber-attack that brought the fictitious port of Havenborough’s operations to a halt.

Key take-aways:

  • The most affected key-areas in a cyber-attack to a port are:
    • access control and surveillance systems;
    • personal data and;
    • logistics/operations systems.
  • The immediate response in any cyber-attack is to:
    • First: contain and isolate the incident by disconnecting infected systems, implementing an emergency firewall and suspend compromised employees accounts
    • Second: conduct a threat identification and analysis by conducting forensic investigation, coordinating with relevant authorities, analyse system logs and used malware in order to understand the motives of the hackers
    • Third: remove traces of malware and patch vulnerabilities, as well as recover systems from clean back-ups
  • Ports are global hubs for global trade, blending physical and digital worlds

Scenario-based exercise was followed by a project fair where the EUCN team presented past cyber capacity building (CCB) interventions on maritime security by showcasing successful EU CyberNet interventions such as the recent Workshop on Cybersecurity in Ports for the Andean Region or the last year’s Summer School on Maritime Cybersecurity.

The side-event was hosted by the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments of the European Commission.

Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC5no9



Keep reading similar articles
EU CyberNet Supports Youth Involvement in Cybersecurity in Fiji

EU CyberNet organised a capture-the-flag (CTF) exercise this week in Fiji to introduce cybersecurity to youth as part of its contribution to the Fiji National Cybersecurity and Resilience Convention as well as engaged in sessions on youth employment and online safety.

From Risk to Resilience: Pacific Island Countries to Strengthen Critical Infrastructure

EU CyberNet co-organised a workshop this week in Canberra, Australia bringing together six Pacific Island Countries to strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure against the combined effects of climate change, cyber threats and emerging technologies.

Save the Date: EU CyberNet Winter School 2027 to Take Place in January in Portugal

EU CyberNet Winter School 2027 will take place from 27 to 29 January in Tomar, Portugal. The 2nd edition, titled “Governing Agentic AI: From Oversight to Operational Resilience”, focuses on how organisations can adopt artificial intelligence (AI) and agentic systems while ensuring the continuous delivery of services during disruptions in AI systems.

Strengthening Cyber and Climate Resilience in the Pacific Region

EU CyberNet, in partnership with the Czech National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NUKIB), the Delegation of the European Union to Australia and the embassies of Estonia and the Czech Republic to Canberra, is organising a workshop this week in Canberra, Australia, bringing together six Pacific Island Countries to strengthen cybersecurity and climate resilience of critical infrastructure.

EU CyberNet Expert Podcast Series: Episode #2 is Released

EU CyberNet has released Episode #2 in its Expert Podcast Series. The episode titled “If AI Fails Tomorrow, Can Your Public Services Still Run?” discusses the Institutional AI Dependency Test that is an evidence-led governance exercise for cyber resilience. The episode features Andra T. Alcalá and is hosted by LAC4 Partnerships and Technical Engagement Manager Leonardo Ortega.

EU CyberNet Crash Course #4: OSINT in the Age of AI

The 4th EU CyberNet Crash Course, titled “OSINT in the Age of AI” and led by EU CyberNet instructor Ago Ambur explored how open-source intelligence (OSINT) is changing through artificial intelligence (AI).