Cooperation - Side Room (Wed, 11:00)
Ukraine has become a global benchmark for Internet resilience, but the factors that enabled this survival are now facing some unexpected challenges. This presentation explores the tension between the technical necessity of decentralization and the growing drive for regulatory and fiscal centralization. We will examine the operational realities of maintaining a fragmented market under extreme pressure and ask a critical question whether the very ecosystem that kept a nation online can survive th…
Traditionally, Attack Surface Mapping (ASM) is performed by an organisation seeking to identify its own cyber vulnerabilities, and protect against them. Driven by society’s growing dependence on digital systems, there has been an interest at the government level in the vulnerabilities that affect organisations across a sector, or nationally. External Attack Surface Mapping (EASM) provides a way for government agencies to gather information about the vulnerabilities of organisations at this scal…
The European Commission's draft text of the Digital Networks Act was released in January 2026, and contains substantial proposed changes to the regulatory landscape for operators of all types of networks across the EU. This talk explains the changes proposed for:
- Scope: who is to be regulated
- Replacing the Open Internet Regulation
- New regulator involvement in "ecosystem cooperation" and "voluntary conciliation" across a broad range of technology companies, not just networks
- Changes to …
From public consultations and intergovernmental processes to regional engagement, partnerships and law enforcement dialogue