During the roundtable, participants expressed differing perspectives on the relative roles of regulation and technology in enhancing cybersecurity. Some believe that regulation establishes baseline standards, while technology and human factors serve as the primary drivers of improvement. Others feel that regulatory frameworks struggle to keep pace with rapid technological advancements.
โ๏ธ Concerns were raised regarding the reliability and ongoing maintenance of Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs). While SBOMs are seen as beneficial, participants questioned the reliability of vendor self-declared SBOMs.
โ๏ธ The importance of accelerating collaboration among regulators, industry stakeholders, and the research community was emphasized to keep up with the rapid evolution of technologies such as AI and cloud computing.
โ๏ธ Participants suggested that developing sovereign software and services, as well as focusing on principles and processes over rigid, prescriptive measures, could strengthen cybersecurity in Europe.
โ๏ธ The overall agreement is that a balanced approach ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ to meaningfully improve cybersecurity; however, the speed of implementation remains a critical challenge.
You can watch the recording here.
The roundtable discussion starts at 1:36:27.
Thank you very much to our speakers for their participation and contributions: Roberto Cascella, Mirko Ross, Martin Gilje Jaatun, Immanuel Kunz, Simon Bouget, Hong-Linh Truong, Bjรถrn Fanta, Martin A. Schneider
