NATO Emerging Security Challenges Division is supporting the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria and the Institute of European Affairs of Serbia in the organization of the advanced research workshop “Fundamental readiness in Cyber Defense in the Balkans (FRCDB)” which will take place in 2018 in Belgrade, Serbia.

The main goal of this project is to support the development of cyber defense capabilities in the Balkan region and its surrounding. The event will focus on five main priorities, such as: Cyber defense situation awareness, Critical infrastructure protection, Capacity and security culture and policies building, Sharing of best practices and Presentation of new technology by the cyber security local and international industry.

The project provides for the participation of wide range of politicians, diplomats and experts from various European countries as well as international organizations (OSCE, OECD), foundations (GCSP) and NGOs in the area of cyber security.