EU Cyber Policy with Despina Spanou

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on EU technology policy and the Cyber Resilience Act 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 cybers...

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex Botting, Jen Ellis

Guest: Despina Spanou

Topics covered

• EU technology policy
• Cyber Resilience Act
• international cooperation
• cybersecurity
• legislative process

Keywords

• EU Cyber Policy
• Cyber Resilience Act
• cybersecurity
• European Commission
• technology policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: European Commission, Center for Cybersecurity Policy & Law

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