We just closed a three-day training delivered by two excellent experts from GATEWATCHER, 🛡 Philippe G. and Morgan P. — a global leader in Network Detection and Response (NDR) and Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI). Their support helped bring some of the most advanced NDR and AI-driven investigation practices directly to our local ecosystem.
Over the three days, participants worked hands-on with Gatewatcher’s technology: understanding how the platform detects threats in real time, how to configure it properly, and how AI is reshaping modern cyber-investigation. The sessions were practical, intense and grounded in real SOC challenges.
Our learners came from both private (Čikom) and public sector (Podgorica) SOC teams including Mladen Bukilic, Bojan Nenadic, Bogdan Scekic, Denis Reković, Andja Budimir, Zvonko Popović, Tamara Bulatovic, Branko Sibalic and Balša Božović.

Their engagement and teamwork made the training genuinely productive, the kind of environment where people learn from each other as much as from the instructors.
This initiative was also made possible thanks to Gilles Schwoerer, Head of WB3C, who brought Gatewatcher and our local companies together to enable this exchange of expertise.

Last week, WB3C participated in the 6th Regional Cybersecurity Conference organized by the Montenegrin NGO Secure, contributing to one of the key discussions of this event: “The impact of AI on cybercrime and law enforcement.” The panel was moderated by our Senior Project Manager, Vanja Madzgalj MBE, and brought together perspectives from the public sector, private sector and the international community supporting capacity building in the region.
A central issue emerged throughout the conversation: as organizations increasingly automate their defences, what happens to the human experts? With AI performing threat analysis, pattern detection and other complex tasks, the role of cybersecurity professionals is not disappearing, it is changing. Their new value lies in oversight, critical judgment, strategic decision-making and the ability to understand and manage AI-enabled systems. This raises another pressing question: while organizations are encouraged to adopt AI, how can they protect their sensitive data from the very risks that AI tools themselves may introduce?

The discussion underscored that AI is transforming both sides of the cyber battlefield. Criminals are using it to scale attacks with unprecedented sophistication, while defenders are leveraging it to detect, analyse and respond to threats faster than ever before. This race for the upper hand demands continuous training and upskilling on all fronts: across government, critical infrastructure, law enforcement and society at large.
Panelists Gilles Schwoerer (WB3C), Bojan Miranović (Police Directorate of Montenegro) and Ivan Stankovic (Čikom) highlighted what this means in practice: how law enforcement handles AI-driven cybercrime, the types of training and support frontline teams need, the institutions most at risk and why cross-border and cross-institution cooperation is becoming indispensable.
For WB3C, these insights reinforce the importance of our mission. As AI accelerates both opportunity and risk, the Western Balkans will need strong skills, trusted partnerships and resilient institutions to stay ahead of emerging threats. WB3C remains committed to supporting that effort across the region.

Today, our colleagues Gilles Schwoerer, head of WB3C and Yannick Casse, cybercrime trainer, attended the graduation ceremony of the 17th generation of cadets at the Police Academy in Danilovgrad. What an emotional event filled with pride! This ceremony marked the formal completion of training for a new cohort who will now enter operational roles within the police service. 

WB3C maintains an active partnership with the Police Academy focused on developing practical digital investigation skills. So far, we have delivered two OSINT training cycles for their cadets, with a third planned for December. These trainings, led by our in-house cybercrime trainers Lt. Y. Casse and Brigadier Chief Cyril C., introduce structured methods for identifying, collecting and preserving open-source information for lawful use in investigations. Strengthening digital competencies is crucial for contemporary policing and we look forward to continuing this work with the upcoming training group.

Congratulations to the graduating cadets!