Children grow up online long before they fully understand what the online world can expose them to. This is why early cyber vigilance is important, whether as part of the school curriculum or informal education for children and teens. 
This week, Western Balkans Cyber Capacity Centre (WB3C) delivered a three-hour course titled "Our Digital Space: Screen Time Balance & Online Safety", for children of the French School in Montenegro. The session was prepared and delivered by our in-house trainers for cybercrime Cyril CORRIAS and Yannick CASSE, with a simple but important goal: to help children build safer, healthier and more responsible digital habits.
The session covered screen time balance, with age-appropriate recommendations from early childhood to teenage years, as well as the basics of online safety: strong passwords, privacy, social media, and how to recognise situations that should not be ignored.
The session also opened the discussion on child protection online — from risky content and behaviour to reporting mechanisms, parental controls and the role of schools in preventing online bullying and harassment.
To make the learning practical and engaging, the children took part in a group-game questionnaire and received their individual Internet License at the end of the morning.
Cybersecurity education does not begin with technology, it begins with awareness, good habits and the confidence to ask for help when something feels wrong online.

WB3C was pleased to participate in the Čikom Cyber Security Days, which this year focused on cyber resilience, critical infrastructure protection, Zero Trust, cloud security, and the growing impact of AI on the cyber threat landscape. 

Discussions confirmed a major trend: artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming both attackers’ capabilities and the ways governments, industry and security communities approach defence, investigations and cooperation.

WB3C highlighted the importance of strengthening regional cooperation, expertise sharing and cyber capacity building to support long-term resilience across the Western Balkans and beyond.

Thank you to the organisers, speakers and partners for the excellent discussions and for providing such an important platform for strategic dialogue.
 

Four days in the training room, focused on a topic where online traces can make a very real difference: OSINT for Trafficking in Human Beings (THB) and Migrant Smuggling.
WB3C has just concluded this regional training for law enforcement units, organised together with Marie Pierre MOSIN, EU4FAST and CIVIPOL and delivered by our in-house trainer Cyril CORRIAS.
For investigators working on THB and migrant smuggling, the digital aspect is essential. Recruitment, communication, movement, facilitation networks and financial signals often leave online traces. Knowing how to find, assess, preserve and use that information responsibly can strengthen investigations and support better cross-border cooperation.
This is why OSINT remains part of WB3C’s core programme. It connects cyber skills with real operational needs in the Western Balkans and helps law enforcement units build practical capacity against serious and organised crime.
A strong three days, with committed participants and a clear regional purpose.