EU Cyber Policy with Despina Spanou

In our latest Distilling Cyber Policy podcast episode, Alex Botting and Jen Ellis from the Center for Cybersecurity Policy & Law are joined by Despina Spanou, the Head of the Cabinet of the Vice-President of the European Commission. The discussion begins with the recent history and intentions of EU technology policy making, the EU’s legislative process, and the development of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The conversation concludes with a look towards international cooperation on cybersecurity, including the recent announcement of the US-EU Joint Cybersafe Products Action Plan and the outcomes of the latest U.S-EU Trade and Technology Council meeting. 

News:

• ONCD Releases its Summary of the 2023 Cybersecurity Regulatory Harmonization RFI
• White House highlights voluntary commitments from Google, Microsoft to provide cyber services for health sector

Interview:

• Digital Covid Certificate
• NIS Directive
• CRA
• U.S.-EU Sign Joint Cybersafe Products Action Plan
• U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Meeting

Community Corner:

• ICS Village
• Hack the Capitol