In early October, Virtual Routes Co-Directors James Shires and Max Smeets contributed to a Study Visit on Cyber/ICT Security for National CBM 8 Points of Contact organised by the Organization for Secu...

Alejandra Albert Muñoz's academic and professional interests center on the geopolitical landscape of the EMEA region, with particular focus on non-nuclear deterrence and emerging warfare technologies.

The Accelerator aims to support early-career researchers in strengthening the policy relevance, visibility, and impact of their work, while also building a strong network with peers and senior experts...

Amidst the bustle of Berlin in summer, cybersecurity lawyer and member of the Bundestag Jeanne Dillschneider warns of the risks of uncritical AI adoption, romanticising technological adoption, and pol...

Across seven explainer videos, Virtual Routes Co-Director and cybersecurity expert Max Smeets examines Russia’s use of cyber operations in Ukraine, exploring...

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This free, non-technical webinar will help staff, volunteers, and trustees understand why community organizations are targeted and how to recognise the warning signs before fraud occurs.

Cybersecurity and tech updates for nonprofits, charities, and other community organizations - without the technical jargon.

On 7 July 2026, YuYing Mak, Project Officer at Virtual Routes, joined a panel discussion at the Università degli Studi di Milano (UniMi) as part of the Google.org Cybersecurity Seminars Program closin...

YuYing Mak, Project Officer at Virtual Routes, delivered the opening address of the closing ceremony of the Google.org Cybersecurity Seminars Program at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (T...

YuYing Mak, Project Officer at Virtual Routes, attended the closing ceremony of the Google.org Cybersecurity Seminars Program at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN), Romania, marking the co...

Cybersecurity and AI can no longer be taught in isolation. Reflecting on Virtual Routes' first Foundations of Cybersecurity and AI course, this blog explores four key lessons on why multidisciplinary ...

The fifth report of the Pharos Series, authored by Max Smeets, Anna Sophie den Ouden, and James Shires, examines how security risks emerge within the machine learning and AI supply chain and what can ...

Virtual Routes recently convened a group of leading experts for a structured forecasting workshop as part of the Horizon Europe REMIT project.