The International Conference on Cyber Defence – Building a Rapid Response will be held in the Central Military Club, Sofia, Bulgaria, from 13 to 14 June 2018. This event is co-organised by the Bulgarian EU Presidency and the European Defence Agency (EDA).
The aim of the Conference is to highlight the requirements and solutions for a rapid response to cyber defence crises and how the associated challenges can be met through different research and technology, education, training and exercises initiatives at EU level.
The conference will offer an excellent knowledge-sharing opportunity within the gathering of representatives from governments, EU, academia, Armed Forces, industry, and innovation centers.
The conference will comprise presentations on operational challenges together with presentations by industry start-ups, small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), cyber defence companies, government structures, and academic institutions. The topics to be discussed will be related with the following thematic areas:
- setting the requirements for rapid response
- rapid response solutions
- research and innovation on cyber cefence
- training, developing and exercising a Rapid Response Force
- cross-sectorial cooperation on EU civil-military synergies
- the new EU Cyber Defence Education, Training, Exercise and Evaluation Platform
Call for papers
A call for papers on topics of interest has been published here. Accepted papers will be presented at the conference.
For more detailed information, please visit the Conference website.