Training Session

Common and Coordinated Efforts in EU Cybersecurity: Incident Response & Management

30 September - 2 October, 2025, Varna, Bulgaria

Designed by Risk Sight

Hosted by Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy

About The Event

This premier training session is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to strengthen shared situational awareness between the civil and defence sectors in cybersecurity.

The session focuses on EU-level mechanisms, primarily aimed at incident response, coordination, and collaboration between Member States, as well as communication strategies from the perspective of civil defence cooperation.

Where

Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna

When

30 September – 2 October, 2025 Tuesday to Thursday

Target Audience

This training session is designed for high-level professionals operating either at the operational or strategic level. Although technical-level participants are welcome, they are not the core focus of the training audience.

The foreseen training audience for the designated training should mostly qualify to the following general principles:

  • Expertise in the government, internal security, defence and/or private sector
  • Seniority of operational level management or higher
  • General level understanding of organisational operational procedures, cyber operations, cyber crisis management and GRC mechanisms in cybersecurity
  • Fluent in English (written, spoken)
  • General computer skills (interaction with a web-based platform
 

Training Schedule

Day 1

30 September, 2025
08:30 - 09:00

Registration

09:00 - 10:00

Kick-Off Ceremony

Speakers: 

View Markus Ilmar Münzer’s profile

Gabriel Raicu, Constanta Maritime University

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10:00 - 10:30

Introduction to the operational environment and decision-making

Lecturer: 

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10:30 - 11:30

Common and Coordinated Efforts on Cybersecurity: Inside the EU Strategy and Policy Machine

11:30 - 12:00

Coffee Break

12:00 - 13:00

Cooperation and Collaboration Mechanisms

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:30

Cooperation Models in EU Cyber Incident Response

15:30 - 16:00

Day 1 Wrap-Up

Day 2

1 October, 2025
09:00 - 09:30

Day 2 Introduction

09:30 - 11:00

Dual-Use Technology Innovation in the EU Cybersecurity Context

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 - 13:30

Cyber Range

13:30 - 14:30

Lunch Break

14:30- 15:30

Civ-Mil Cyber Synergy in Societal Resilience

15:30 - 16:00

Day 2 Wrap-Up

Day 3

2 October, 2025
09:00 - 09:30

Day 3 Introduction

09:30 - 11:00

Information Warfare Workshop 1

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 - 13:30

Information Warfare Workshop 2

13:30 - 14:30

Lunch Break

14:30 - 15:30

Information Warfare Workshop 3

16:00 - 16:30

Closing Ceremony

Venue

Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna