The second UK-EU Cyber Dialogue took place on Thursday 5 and Friday 6 December in London.
The meeting was co-chaired by Andrew Whittaker, Cyber Director in the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Rod Latham, Director, Cyber Security and Digital Identity in the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
Held under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the Cyber Dialogue welcomed Maciej Stadejek, Director, Security and Defence Policy, European External Action Service (EEAS) and Christiane Kirketerp de Viron, Acting Director, Digital Society, Trust and Cybersecurity, DG Communications Networks, Content & Technology (DG CNECT), European Commission as co-chairs from the European Union (EU).
Other representatives from the Commission and EU agencies (Europol, ENISA) also participated in the discussions.
The agenda included exchanges of views on our respective approaches to cyber resilience, secure technology and digital identity; deterrence strategies against cyber threats; countering cybercrime including ransomware; working with the multi-stakeholder community to uphold a free, open, secure and peaceful cyberspace; the Pall Mall Process to tackle the proliferation and irresponsible use of commercial cyber intrusion capabilities; cyber skills; and cyber capacity building.
The UK was represented by officials from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and Home Office.
Both sides agreed to hold the next UK-EU Cyber Dialogue in Brussels in 2025.
