Workshop 1 – Disinformation and foreign manipulation: responding to cyber interference

  14 Octobre 2026

  EN – FR – ES

  14h00 - 15h30 - CET+1

 Agenda

    Room 1

Disinformation and foreign manipulation increasingly take the form of cyber interference. The session examines how existing tools and cooperation mechanisms can be used to identify, investigate, and disrupt the digital enablers of interference, while respecting safeguards and freedom of expression. The discussion also takes account of ongoing Council of Europe work on democratic resilience highlighting how criminal justice responses can complement broader policy, regulatory, and resilience-building approaches.

Moderator and rapporteur
Pablo Maristany de las Casas
Pablo Maristany de las Casas Analyst, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, ISD Global
Alexander Fassii
Alexander Fassii Ministry of Justice of Sweden
Speakers
Catalin Cosoi
Catalin Cosoi Chief Security Strategist, Bitdefender
Fernanda Teixeira Domingos
Fernanda Teixeira Domingos Federal Prosecutor, Coordinator of the Advisory Group on cybercrime at the criminal chamber of the Federal Prosecution Service of Brazil
Isabel Linzer
Isabel Linzer Elections and democracy policy analyst at the Center for Democracy & Technology
Kristian Bartholin
Kristian Bartholin Head of Division Countering FIMI and Hybrid Threats, Council of Europe
Yurii Shaposhnikov
Yurii Shaposhnikov Head of International Cooperation, Cyber Department, Security Service of Ukraine (SBU)

   Presentations and panel discussions

  • Materials

   Resources

Council of Europe:

 

European Union:

 

Brennan Center for Justice

 

Center for Democracy and Technology:

 

Institute for Strategic Dialogue:

 

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA):

 

Microsoft:

Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCPR):

VIGINUM (France): 

More information

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