Global Cybersecurity Cooperation Lacks a Systemic Framework

European Commission's Despina Spanou on Building a Like-Minded Global Alliance Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • March 27, 2026

The European Union has spent more than a decade building a unified cybersecurity framework across 27 sovereign states. But the harder problem of coordinating like-minded nations beyond Europe's borders remains unsolved.

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Geopolitical volatility makes formal alliances difficult to sustain, but the foundation exists, said Despina Spanou, director general for communications networks and technology at the European Commission, pointing to the Counter Ransomware Initiative as proof that focused, objective-driven global collaboration can deliver results.

Spanou said AI has compounded the urgency, with 80% of ransomware attacks now managed by AI. "Today, agentic AI performing cyberattacks from beginning to end on its own is quite phenomenal."

In this video interview with Information Security Media Group at RSAC Conference 2026, Spanou also ...