- The Cyprus Security and Intelligence Institute (CySII) participated in the Cyprus Forum 2026 on 29 September 2026, contributing to two panel discussions addressing contemporary challenges in security, information integrity, and the protection of democratic institutions. The first panel, “Disinformation as a Democratic Security Threat: From Detection to Public Response,” featured Christodoulos Ioannou, Co-Director of CySII, alongside representatives from diplomacy, journalism, and academia.
- On 18th June 2026, our Head of Operations, Dr Petros Petrikkos took part as a speaker on hybrid threats during the proceedings of the European Union INTCEN Hybrid Fusion Cell (HFC) Points of Contact & Informal Horizontal Working Party on Enhancing Resilience and Countering Hybrid Threats (HWP ERCHT) under the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026. The main discussion concerned the ways through which such threats are present across Cypriot society and institutions.
- The Cyprus Security and Intelligence Institute (CySII) participated in the Cyprus Forum 2026 on 29 September 2026, contributing to two panel discussions addressing contemporary challenges in security, information integrity, and the protection of democratic institutions. The first panel, “Disinformation as a Democratic Security Threat: From Detection to Public Response,” featured Christodoulos Ioannou, Co-Director of CySII, alongside representatives from diplomacy, journalism, and academia.
- On 18th June 2026, our Head of Operations, Dr Petros Petrikkos took part as a speaker on hybrid threats during the proceedings of the European Union INTCEN Hybrid Fusion Cell (HFC) Points of Contact & Informal Horizontal Working Party on Enhancing Resilience and Countering Hybrid Threats (HWP ERCHT) under the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026. The main discussion concerned the ways through which such threats are present across Cypriot society and institutions.

