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Virtual RoutesWe tackle the impact of digital and emerging technologies on global affairs.Virtual Routes By visiting our site, you agree to our privacy policy regarding cookies, tracking statistics, etc. Accept Decline Skip to content Apply now for free support from our Cybersecurity Services Centre Apply for free cybersecurity support Read more Attend the Ransomware Defence Summer Bootcamp in Amsterdam, June 2026 Attend our free summer bootcamp on ransomware defence Read more Enroll in the Foundations of Cybersecurity and AI online live course Learn online about the foundations of cybersecurity and AI Read more Initiatives Fellowship About European Cybersecurity Fellowship 2025-2026 Alumni 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 FAQ AI-Cybersecurity Research and Policy Hub Critical Community Infrastructure Colloquium Research & Analysis Advisory Academy Binding Hook Cybersecurity Seminars About Cybersecurity Seminars NL Foundations of Cybersecurity and AI Ransomware Defence Summer Bootcamp News & Publications Resources AI in Cybersecurity Toolkit Cybersecurity Services Centre Cybersecurity Courses Ransomware Countermeasures Tracker Reach Readings Portal Events About Our Story Our People Ironmonger House Vacancies Funding Initiatives Fellowship About European Cybersecurity Fellowship 2025-2026 Alumni 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 FAQ AI-Cybersecurity Research and Policy Hub Critical Community Infrastructure Colloquium Research & Analysis Advisory Academy Binding Hook Cybersecurity Seminars About Cybersecurity Seminars NL Foundations of Cybersecurity and AI Ransomware Defence Summer Bootcamp News & Publications Resources AI in Cybersecurity Toolkit Cybersecurity Services Centre Cybersecurity Courses Ransomware Countermeasures Tracker Reach Readings Portal Events About Our Story Our People Ironmonger House Vacancies Funding English (UK) English (UK) Arabic Czech Dutch French (France) German Greek Italian Latvian Lithuanian Polish Romanian Spanish (Spain) Ukrainian We tackle the impact of digital and emerging technologies on global affairs Opportunities Foundations of Cybersecurity and AI online live course Online April – June 2026 Rolling application More info Taught by leading experts from academia, government, and industry, The Foundations of Cybersecurity and AI course offers a live, twelve-week introduction to the key ideas, actors, and challenges at the intersection of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. Apply now Ransomware Defence Summer Bootcamp Amsterdam, Amsterdam Business School 29 June – 3 July 2026 Rolling application More info The Ransomware Defence Summer Bootcamp is a five-day intensive program for graduate students from around the world. The program is free of charge and designed to provide students with the technical, analytical, and policy skills needed to understand ransomware and help organizations better protect themselves against ransomware threats. Apply now Cybersecurity Services Centre A hub providing a range of free cybersecurity services to selected organizations, tailored to their individual needs and accompanied by expert guidance for implementation, as well as the opportunity for financial support. More info We provide non-intrusive services that improve security without needing full access to your internal systems. This includes phishing simulations, VPN set up, email security tests, and scans of your website. Apply for free support now Research and Analysis Virtual Routes conducts and promotes objective and thorough research and analysis on digital technologies and global affairs, carried out to the highest academic standards. Learn more Binding Hook Colloquium Other Research and Analysis Binding Hook Binding Hook offers a fresh and accessible take on the most pressing issues at the intersection of security and technology. It gathers and promotes diverse expert opinion, analysis, and critique from practitioners and researchers. The Binding Hook conversation centres on Europe, but also covers security and technology issues worldwide. Learn more Colloquium The Virtual Routes Colloquium provides cybersecurity researchers and practitioners with a platform to present and receive considered feedback on research projects and papers. In our monthly hour-long meetings, presentations are assigned an expert discussant before questions from the audience. The Colloquium is open to all, and participants are encouraged to contribute respectfully and constructively. Learn more Other Research and Analysis Virtual Routes contributes centrally to several cutting-edge research projects, from a Horizon Europe project on “Reigniting Multilateralism through Technology” (REMIT), to policy reports addressing the governance of spyware and other commercial cyber intrusion capabilities. Previous research reports focused on the role of cyber operations in the Ukraine war, among other topics. Learn more Education and Practical Assistance Virtual Routes enables people worldwide to develop new ideas and skills relating to digital technologies, and to put those skills into practice to make their communities more secure. Learn more Cybersecurity Seminars Foundations of AI and Cybersecurity Ransomware Defence Summer Bootcamp Cybersecurity Services Centre Cybersecurity Seminars We have teamed up with Google.org to offer more and better learning and job opportunities in cybersecurity to students at universities in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Over 20 universities across 15 countries run dedicated programs providing much-needed cybersecurity skills to thousands of students, who in turn help thousands of organizations in their local communities. Learn more Foundations of AI and Cybersecurity The Foundations of Cybersecurity and AI course offers a live, twelve-week introduction to the key ideas, actors, and challenges at the intersection of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. It explores how these two fields increasingly shape one another – from the potential use of AI tools in cyber operations to the security implications of large-scale AI systems. This selective course is taught by leading experts from academia, government, and industry. It combines rigorous academic foundations with real-world insight. Learn more RANSOMWARE DEFENCE SUMMER BOOTCAMP The Ransomware Defence Summer Bootcamp is a five-day intensive program for graduate students from around the world. The program is free of charge and designed to provide students with the technical, analytical, and policy skills needed to understand ransomware and help organizations better protect themselves against ransomware threats.Through a mix of lectures, workshops, and hands-on projects, participants will learn how to detect, respond to, and mitigate ransomware attacks — and how to communicate effectively with affected organizations. Learn more Cybersecurity Services Centre With support from Google.org, we run a Cybersecurity Services Centre to provide a range of free services directly to underserved organizations we call “Critical Community Infrastructure”. These services are tailored to individual organizational needs and accompanied by expert guidance for implementation, as well as the opportunity for financial support.  Learn more Public engagement Virtual Routes helps policymakers, industry, and civil society deliver positive change where it is needed most. Learn more Fellowship Advisory Fellowship The Virtual Routes European Cybersecurity Fellowship is a year-long program for highly talented young European professionals, helping them develop and accelerate their careers in cybersecurity policy. Learn more Apply now for the 2026-2027 fellowship Advisory Virtual Routes offers advisory services on issues of security and technology. Our advisory services cover research, education and policy, and we work with a range of government, corporate, and nonprofit clients. Learn more Latest from See all Assessing the impact of counter-ransomware interventions Counter-ransomware interventions are becoming increasingly common, but judging whether those interventions ‘work’ remains difficult. Understanding impact means considering more than a single outcome and moving towards a more structured view of disruption and durability. Read more How extreme is the cyber catastrophe insurance protection gap? Fears of ‘cybergeddon’ may have been overstated – recent evidence suggests insurers have quietly been expanding capacity. Read more A fragmented ransomware ecosystem may be more threatening than we recognise Smaller ransomware groups, bigger ransomware problem Read more Thin sovereignty, thick autonomy In his 1st place Binding Hook-Munich Security Conference Essay Prize Competition essay, Josh Gold explains why European cyber resilience depends on design, not control Read more The European challenge In his 2nd place Binding Hook-MSC Essay Prize Competition entry, Filippo Gualtiero Blancato argues that European digital sovereignty is both necessary and, crucially, possible Read more Engineering interdependence for Europe’s cybersecurity In Ian Donahue’s 3rd place Binding Hook-MSC Essay Prize Competition entry, he writes that interdependence is key to securing European cyberspace Read more Why control may be the wrong metric… and resilience the right In her essay, which won 4th place in the Binding Hook-Munich Security Conference Essay Prize Competition 2025-2026, Francesca Musiani argues that improving European cybersecurity depends on preparation over independence Read more Can strategic reversibility help Europe finally achieve digital sovereignty? In Nick Kelly’s 5th place Binding Hook-MSC Essay Prize Competition entry, he proposes several design proposals for digital sovereignty, redefined Read more Recent Publications Pharos Report No. 4 | Assessing the Impact of Ransomware Interventions and Countermeasures: A Framework The fourth report of the Pharos Series, a joint project of Virtual Routes and Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), is authored by Max Smeets, Jamie MacColl, Sophie Williams-Dunning and Bob Herczeg. Read more AI over Lunch: Aline Duchateau Over lunch in Brussels, former Federal Police ICT Director, Aline Duchateau, cuts through the AI hype, arguing that in policing, purpose, governance and ethics must come before powerful tools. Read more Virtual Routes joins the UK National Cyber Security Centre’s Industry 100 scheme Virtual Routes has joined the UK National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) Industry 100 (i100) programme to support the UK’s national cybersecurity mission. Read more The Future of Work in the Age of AI: Why This Conversation Matters Now Virtual Routes will be part of a European forum: Future of Work in the Age of AI in Riga, Latvia on March 16. Co-Directors James Shires and Max Smeets will speak at the forum, contributing perspectives on cybersecurity. Read more Awarding the Binding Hook–MSC Essay Prize on Digital Sovereignty At this year’s Munich Security Conference, Virtual Routes contributed to the discussion on digital sovereignty and cybersecurity and presented the Binding Hook–MSC Essay Prize. Read more Virtual Routes Colloquium – Winter/Spring 2026 session calendar out now Upcoming sessions will cover topics including Iran’s integration of offensive cyber capabilities into military strategy, the role cyber capabilities played in the January 2026 U.S. intervention in Venezuela, narratives of legitimization in the Israel–Palestine conflict, and cyber statecraft under conditions of systemic competition. 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