Mitigating hardware and software vulnerabilities (incl. moving target defence, zero days)

Critical infrastructure protection and resilience (incl. ICS/SCADA, industrial platforms and protocols, undersea cables and smart grids)

The Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems

Mobile, cloud and big data security

Future use of encryption

Technical protocols and platforms (incl. IPv6)

Digital trust and authentication

Situational awareness (incl. visualisation)

State-sponsored cyber operations (incl. Advanced Persistent Threats, use of proxy actors)

Attribution and digital forensics

Military doctrine, cyber as a domain of warfare

Active/responsive cyber defence

Hybrid warfare

Cyber deterrence

Cyber terrorism

Public international law and international norms (incl. rights and obligations of states and international organisations, cyber operations by non-state actors (esp. private sector), human rights in cyberspace)

Autonomous cyber weapon systems

Personal data protection, surveillance and privacy

Governance of cyberspace

National cyber security strategies

International cooperation models (cross-border dependencies, trans-border access to data)

Supply chain security

Crisis management mechanisms

Public-private dependencies.