The 6Gsec Common Path and Cardinal Points “6Gsec CP²” event was organised by the SNS OPS project, ECSO and Networld Europe. It took place on the 23 of January 2024 in Paris, France, hosted by PTTC (Transfer Programme at the Cyber Campus). “6Gsec CP²” brings together the Cyber and 6G communities to discuss:

• European policies, threat landscapes and known challenges
• Current Research and innovation agendas
• Technical focus and collaboration perspectives

This event was a unique opportunity for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from both the Cyber and 6G communities to come together and share their insights on how to ensure the security of 6G networks and services. The event will feature several keynote speakers, as well as panel discussions and technical sessions addressing the topics below:

• The future of cybersecurity in the 6G era
• Opportunities to build mutual understanding,
• Research roadmap convergence and collaborations between the Cyber and 6G communities

The agenda was as follows: 

• 09:30 – Host welcome
• 10:00 – Policies landscape (Matteo Mole, ESCO)
• 10:30 – Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (Fabio Martinelli, ECSO WG6 chair, IITR CNR – Rui Aguiar, Network Europe Chair, U.Veiro)
• 12:00 – Threat Landscape (Apostolos Malatras, Team Leader Enisa)
• 12:30 – Lunch
• 13:30 – 16h30: Technical discussions gathering European experts (round table)
• 13h35 : Security architecture and distribution in 6G (Antonio Skarmeta, Professor, Head of Research Group, U.Murcia – Daniel Kofman, Co-CEO PEPR, Director LINCS, Telecom Sud-Paris IMT – Shahid Raza, Director, Cybersecurity Unit, RISE)
• 14h15: Secure AI for Secure 6G (Madhusanka Liyanage, Asst. Prof., University College Dublin – Christos Xenakis, Professor, University of Piraeus – Gür Gürkan, Senior Lecturer, ZHAW)
• 14h55: Pause Networking
• 15h05: Crypto-based technologies application in 6G (Madhusanka Liyanage, Asst. Prof., University College Dublin – Christos Xenakis, Professor, University of Piraeus – Eva Fogelstrom, Director, Security Research Ericsson – Samuel Dubus, Dpt Head, Security Research Laboratory, NOKIA Bell Lab)
• 15h45: Sharing Security Knowledge and deployment (Eva Fogelstrom, Director, Security Research Ericsson – Hervé Debar, Research Director, Telecom Sud Paris/IMT, PEPR – Shahid Raza, Director, Cybersecurity Unit, RISE)
• 16h30 – 17h30: Paving the way for common roadmaps engaging both communities (Pavlos Fournogerakis, Dpt Head of program, Smart Network and Services SNS-JU – Miguel Gonzalez-Sancho, Interim Executive Director ECCC – Fabio Martinelli, ECSO WG6 chair, IITR CNR- Rui Aguiar, Network Europe Chair, U.Veiro)

 Date : January 23, 2024, 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM Location : Campus Cyber, Paris 5-7 rue Bellini, 92800 La Défense, France Hosted by PTCC and organised by SNS-OPS, ECSO, NetworldEurope