News & Publications
Discover news about our activities and the latest publications on cybersecurity and emerging technologies.
Introducing VIRO Learning
We are launching VIRO Learning – a platform offering applied education on cybersecurity and emerging technologies.
Launching Cybersecurity Webinar Series for Non-Profits and Social Entrepreneurs
We are hosting a series of free cybersecurity webinars for non-profits and social entrepreneurs in multiple languages, as part of our Cybersecurity Services Centre.
Virtual Routes: No longer (just) virtual!
We are excited to announce that in 2026 Virtual Routes will be taking another big step: moving into a new office space in London.
Cybersecurity Seminars
Why Cybersecurity and AI Can’t Be Taught in Silos
Reflecting on Virtual Routes' first Foundations of Cybersecurity and AI course, this blog explores four key lessons on why multidisciplinary learning is essential for today's digital challenges.
Cybersecurity Seminars
Second Cohort Completes the Cybersecurity Seminars Program at National University of Kyiv
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 (TSNUK), Ukraine, celebrating the program's second cohort and the launch of the university's Capture the Flag (CTF) competition.
Research & Analysis
Pharos Report No.5 | Navigating Security in the Machine Learning and AI Supply Chain: What Policymakers Need to Know
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 be done to mitigate them.
Cybersecurity Seminars
Virtual Routes at the Closing Ceremony of the Cybersecurity Seminars Program at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
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 conclusion of the program's second cohort at the university.
Cybersecurity Seminars
Virtual Routes at “Shape the Future”: AI, Cybersecurity, and the Skills Gap at the University of Milan
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 closing event "Shape the Future," organized in partnership with Fondazione Mondo Digitale ETS (FMD ETS).
Virtual Routes
What Experts Predict for the Future of the Commercial Cyber Market
Virtual Routes recently convened a structured forecasting workshop on commercial cyber proliferation, bringing together leading experts as part of the Horizon Europe REMIT project.
Cybersecurity Seminars
Launching the European Cybersecurity PhD Accelerator
This program brings together a cohort of outstanding PhD researchers working on cybersecurity-related topics from across Europe and beyond. Applications are open now.
Virtual Routes
Bob Herczeg Promoted to Program Manager, Ironmonger House
Virtual Routes is pleased to announce the promotion of Bob Herczeg to Program Manager, Ironmonger House.
Virtual Routes
Elizabeth Kolade joins Virtual Routes as Summer Research Associate
Elizabeth Kolade is an interdisciplinary cybersecurity professional with experience spanning the private sector, government, and civil society.
Cybersecurity Services Centre
Virtual Routes and CERT.NGO Partner to Strengthen Cybersecurity for Critical Community Infrastructure in Poland
We are pleased to announce a new formal partnership between Virtual Routes and CERT.NGO to deliver cybersecurity support to organizations in Poland.
