Christina Rupp

Christina Rupp is a Senior Policy Researcher at interface, specializing in Cybersecurity Policy and Resilience. Her work focuses on cyber diplomacy, international norms for responsible state behavior in cyberspace, and EU cybersecurity policy, including public political attribution of cyber operations, software supply chain security, and Germany’s cybersecurity architecture. She actively contributes to policy debates at the United Nations Open-Ended Working Group (UN OEWG) and has written extensively for publications like Directions Blog and Tagesspiegel Background Cybersecurity.

• Education:
  • M.Sc. in Political Science from the University of Copenhagen
  • LL.M. in Public International Law from the University of Amsterdam
  • Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Public Law from the University of Bonn with semester abroad at the University of Geneva
• Research Expertise:
  • Pioneering work on EU cybersecurity regulatory ecosystems
  • Analysis of international norm implementation in cyber operations
  • Strategic frameworks for software supply chain security
  • Comprehensive mapping of German cybersecurity institutions
  • Policy development for critical infrastructure protection
  • EU institutional cybersecurity architecture analysis
• Professional Background:
  • Former policy advisor at the German Federal Ministry of Defense
  • Experience at UN Permanent Mission of Germany
  • Contributions to European Cyber Agora and European Initiative for Security Studies
  • Co-author on multiple policy toolboxes with Dr. Alexandra Paulus

Her recent publications examine EU cybersecurity legislation interplay and provide implementation roadmaps for critical policies. The 2024 study on EU cybersecurity policy ecosystems and 2023 co-authored toolboxes on supply chain security represent her most significant contributions to date.