CYBER THURSDAY | Cyberspace under high tension: influence operations, cyber warfare and the rise of cybercrime

8 JANUARY 2026 | 6:30–8:00 p.m. | Rennes | By registration only

How can we outmanoeuvre a multifaceted threat and defend our sovereignty? To shed light on this question, we will welcome four professionals engaged in strategic fields: the military, intelligence, investigation and technology. They will decipher the challenges posed by a new geopolitical and criminal grammar and share their perspectives on protecting our internal and external sovereignty.

Introduction

Amaury-Jacques Garçon, Threat Hunter at SEKOIA

Focus on Threat Detection and Response (TDR): the driving force behind the SOC platform, Sekoia’s TDR team brings together a range of expertise, including threat hunting, detection engineering, and geopolitical and strategic analysis. Amaury-Jacques will talk about the challenges he and his colleagues tackle on a daily basis by delivering high value-added threat intelligence and analysis.

Round-table speakers

Aurélie Laize

Site Director, Rennes

AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE CYBER

Lieutenant Colonel Julie Lebot

Head of Unit

GROUPEMENT DE LA CYBERDÉFENSE DES ARMÉES (GCA)

Yann Loubry

Assistant to the Deputy Prosecutor, Cybercrime Unit (J3)

PARQUET DE PARIS (JUNALCO) – TRIBUNAL DE PARIS

Cyber Thursdays

On the first Thursday of every month, the CyberSchool Consortium hosts Cyber Thursdays, a series of round-table discussions at the heart of the Beaulieu campus in Rennes. Experts share their experiences and unpack the challenges and realities of information systems security. The aim is to offer students a hands-on immersion into the world of cybersecurity, enriching their academic journey. Selected partner organisations are also invited to attend these round tables (by invitation).

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