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EU CyberNet Winter School Day 1: Communications in Cyber Crises

The first day of the EU CyberNet Winter School 2026 set the Foundation for three days of intensive learning on managing communication in cybersecurity and cyber crisis context with a focus on assessing participants’ communications skills understanding the principles of communication.

The sessions on the fundamentals of communication were delivered by EU CyberNet experts and instructors Omar Ramadan and Rosaria Talarico from Frontex. These introduced key principles of strategic communication, addressing both institutional and individual communication as well as explored how to translate complex technical matters into clear, credible and actionable messages. Participants also received practical guidance on public speaking and presentation skills.

These principles were immediately applied during a hands-on video training exercise, where participants took part in simulated and recorded interviews. The first day concluded with a debriefing session, allowing participants to reflect on their performance and improvements.

In addition, participants discussed real-world case studies from Estonia and Finland. Karit Kaasik from Estonian Information System Authority and Jussi Toivanen from Finnish Transport and Communications Agency explained how two countries cooperate in cybersecurity and address cross-border cyber challenges in practice.

The training was opened with welcoming remarks by Pekka Jokinen, Director of NCSC-FI / Traficom and Cecilia Popa, EU CyberNet Expert Lead.

The EU CyberNet Winter School takes place from 14 to 16 January 2026 in Helsinki, Finland and is organised by the EU CyberNet, a EU-funded project implemented by the Estonian Information System Authority and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in cooperation with the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency TRAFICOM.



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