“Looking back at 2025, we see a year shaped by new partnerships and focused, action-driven efforts through our Expert Pool to build more cyber resilient societies globally. Our work has entered an exciting new phase, expanding to the Indo-Pacific region. In 2026, EU CyberNet remains focused on delivering practical, demand-driven capacity building and to strengthening cooperation across regions. While our focus will increasingly turn to the Indo-Pacific, we will continue working closely with LAC4 to support capacity building in Latin America and the Caribbean. This allows us to advance into 2026 stronger with new initiatives like the upcoming EU CyberNet’s first Winter School for Expert Pool and activities tailored to our new focus counties.” – Liina Areng, EU CyberNet Director. 

2025 in Numbers 

• 84 countries engaged: from Europe to the Americas, Africa and Indo-Pacific region, our initiatives are more global than ever. 

• 98 new experts in the Expert Pool: our Expert Pool now connects 564 cyber experts to tackle global cyber challenges. 

• 1347 community member participations in club events, crash courses, summer school and onboarding sessions to strengthen their cybersecurity knowledge and update skills. 

• 36 activities organised and events attended: ranging from workshops and seminars to high-level conferences, we delivered practical trainings and valuable learning opportunities. 

• 2800 participants in attendance: engaging participants globally to build their cyber capacities. 

• 3 new stakeholders: connecting 123 European stakeholders and projects to act together. 

• EU CyberNet II launched: building on the 6 years of success, EU CyberNet launched its 2nd phase with a focus on Indo-Pacific region. 

Key Highlights 

• 12 EU CyberNet Club events: bringing EU CyberNet community together on a monthly basis to discuss current cybersecurity issues. 

• 295 expert members actively exchanging information on cyber-related issues in the online community on LinkedIn  

• 2 Crash Courses to offer new interactive ways for learning. 

• EU CyberNet Summer School: bringing together 40 experts from 25 countries.  

• 6 EU CyberNet Expert Blog articles: featuring insights, thoughts and ideas from our Expert Pool members.  

• Engaged stakeholders: successful Cyber Project Community Meeting and Stakeholder Community Day in Brussels to foster cooperation and coordinate, and CCB trainings for EU diplomats in LAC region in Santo Domingo and Africa in Nairobi. 

• Partnership with Ukraine: supporting Tallinn Mechanism Project Office operations 

• Supporting Tallinn Cyber Diplomacy Winter School in Santo Domingo 

EU CyberNet team extends its deep gratitude to every expert, partner and stakeholder who has worked with us this year. Thank you for being part of the shared mission towards a more cyber resilient world!