Hybrid CoE contributed to Japan’s premier cyber conference – CYDEF – in Tokyo from 4 to 6 December 2024 in the form of a keynote and a panel discussion. The main theme of CYDEF 2024 was “Acquiring practical skills to tackle today’s challenges with technology and collaboration”.
The keynote, delivered by Josef Schroefl, Deputy Director COI Strategy and Defence, addressed the increasingly severe situation in cyberspace. According to Dr Schroefl, advanced technologies, such as generative AI and quantum computing, are rapidly evolving, presenting new threats that fundamentally challenge the foundations of our society. In the realm of cognitive warfare, activities aimed at influencing perceptions and destabilizing the very fabric of society are expanding. The importance of intelligence is also growing, as the ability to gather and analyze information has become crucial, not only for national but also for international and corporate security.
The panel, titled “Creating cooperatively the use of cyber-related technologies for gaining cognitive superiority”, shed light on region-specific nuances and best practices stemming from the US, Europe, Australia, and Japan. The panellists, nominated by Hybrid CoE’s expert pool, were Professor Chris Bronk (US), Professor Gabi Dreo Rodosek (Germany), Professor Matt Warren (Australia), and Dr Takamichi Saito (Japan).
More information about the conference can be found at: https://cydef.net/en/cydef2024_event/
