The top cybersecurity officials in Europe were on the ground to talk to businesses. They didn't want to talk about the US government right now. The ongoing war with Iran, which has a full-fledged nation-state hacking program, could be dangerous for the US and its allies.
EU regulators were also there to talk about proposed rules that are in the works, like the EU Cybersecurity Resilience Act, which is set to go into effect in December 2027. UK asks for Vibe Coding Guardrails before it's too late. "From the start, we need to design and train the AI tools we use to write code so that they don't create or spread unintended vulnerabilities." Dr.
Richard Horne, the head of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre, gave the keynote speech at the conference. "We got a lot of bad press in 2018 about the GDPR, saying it would bring about the end of the world," Despina Spanou said. Spanou said that today's cybersecurity needs more than just protecting data systems.
She told the cybersecurity industry to look at it that way. Edvardas Šileris, the head of Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), praised his group's ability to take action against cybercriminals. Spanou said, "The American people will always be our friends." There will be a cybersecurity summit in Europe on March 23, 2026, and again on March 26, 2026.
The European Commission and the European Council of Ministers will host the summit, which will be open to both public and private sectors. Every year, from March 23 to March 26, it will happen until the Commission's five-year plan ends in 2026. The conference will take place in Brussels, and there will be a follow-up meeting in Berlin on March 27.
