Event Details
We were privileged to host Prof. Lee Andrew Bygrave (University of Oslo) for an internal research seminar titled Long-term trends in EU Cybersecurity legislation: Lessons for other jurisdictions? on 22 November 2024.
In the field of cybersecurity, Brussels has been in a regulatory rush, particularly over the last decade. The result is a huge sprawling jungle of regulatory instruments interacting in complex, confusing and sometimes disjointed ways. Many of these instruments also have considerable influence beyond Europe. During the seminar, Prof. Bygrave elucidated the catalysts, trends and obstacles shaping this development. He also distilled lessons for non-European jurisdictions in terms of how cybersecurity regulation may be sensibly tackled. An overarching lesson is that strong regulatory capacity does not necessarily engender optimal regulatory coherence. Prof. Bygrave also highlighted that the overall development of EU cybersecurity law exhibits multiple positive traits that signal Brussels’ ability to learn from weaknesses with previous regulatory instruments and that there are good grounds for other jurisdictions to emulate the same traits.
We thank Prof. Bygrave for his engaging presentation and valuable insights on the long-term trends in EU cybersecurity legislation, and we look forward to his continued contributions to advancing informed regulatory approaches.
