August 20, 2024 - August 22, 2024
Kinshasa, Congo, Democratic Republic of the
African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2024
The African Peering and Interconnection Forum addresses the key interconnection, peering, and traffic exchange opportunities and challenges on the continent and provides participants with global and regional insights for maximising opportunities that will help grow Internet infrastructure and services in Africa.
Who Should Attend
The forum targets executives, Chief Technology Officers (CTOs), peering coordinators and business development managers from the African region, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and operators, telecommunications policy-makers and regulators, content providers, Internet Exchange Point (IXP) operators, infrastructure providers, data center managers, National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) as well as carriers and transit providers. The forum is planned as a non-profit event and international sponsorship and support have been sought to convene the event.
24 Jul, 2024
Online
Using current and emerging cyber tools for disaster management in Africa
This webinar will focus on leveraging technology to enhance preparedness, response, and recovery efforts in the face of natural or man-made disasters on the African continent. This webinar aims to explore the utilization of cutting-edge cyber tools and technologies to improve disaster management practices in the context of Africa. The webinar will delve into innovative solutions that enable quicker, more coordinated responses to crises, ultimately enhancing overall resilience in the region.
Organisation
18 Jul, 2024
Online
Debrief on the Eighth Substantive Session of the OEWG on Cybersecurity
The UN’s Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on information and communications technologies held its Eighth Substantive Session from July 8 to 12. The OEWG aims to further develop the rules, norms, and principles of responsible behavior in cyberspace; establish regular institutional dialogue with the broad participation of states; and continue to study the existing and potential threats in the sphere of information security, among other agenda items.
Bringing together state representatives and stakeholders, this debrief will cover the main takeaways from the session. It will provide an understanding of the key issues discussed, the progress achieved, and the challenges ahead in developing a future UN mechanism for cyber diplomacy.
Speakers:
- Julien Sylvestre-Fleury, Senior Policy Officer, International Cybersecurity Policy, Global Affairs Canada
- Catalina Vera Toro, Alternate Representative, Permanent Mission of Chile to the Organization of American States (OAS), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile
- Christina Rupp, Senior Policy Researcher Cybersecurity Policy and Resilience, interface
- Tan E Guang Eugene, Associate Research Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
Moderator:
- Valentin Weber, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, and Technology, DGAP
8th-12th July 2024
New York, United States
Eight substantive session: Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies
July 2, 2024
Online
UN Cybercrime Convention: Will states give in disagreements for the sake of a global common threat?
Will more than two years of interstate negotiations at the UN result in a global comprehensive convention on cybercrime? Why did states previously fail to reach a final agreement? Where do the main disagreements lie? What are the expectations of stakeholders, including civil society and industry, for the final round of UN negotiations?
Join for a virtual expert discussion to get the views of various stakeholders and share your own before the concluding session of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes.
The session is aimed at identifying expectations (if any) from the concluding session and highlighting elements that define a positive outcome of this process, based on the insights of different experts and stakeholders.
27 Jun, 2024
Oxford, United Kingdom
Oxford Cyber Forum
Oxford Cyber Forum, a day-long event created through a partnership between the European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative (ECCRI) and the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. This forum serves as a crucial platform for dialogue among government officials, academics, and private sector leaders on the evolving landscape of cyber conflict and security.
The Oxford Cyber Forum will consider a number of themes, including the cyber aspects of the Ukraine-Russia war and the Israel-Hamas war, assessing their implications for future cyber warfare. The discussion will highlight NATO’s role in cybersecurity and its strategic responses to threats. It will also cover the critical role of public-private partnerships in strengthening cybersecurity and the exploration of new technologies, including AI, in advancing cyber defense. The forum will additionally tackle the growing threat of ransomware, discussing effective prevention and recovery strategies, to round out a focused exploration of current and future cybersecurity challenges.
9th-14th June 2024
Fukuoka, Japan
36th FIRST Annual Conference
The FIRST annual conference provides a forum for sharing goals, ideas, and information on how to improve computer security on a global scale.
This yearʼs annual conference will be held June 9-14, 2024 Fukuoka, Japan with a virtual option
June 3, 2024 - Jun 5, 2024
Dallas, Texas, United States
NICE Conference & Expo 2024: Strengthening Ecosystems
This year’s conference theme “Strengthening Ecosystems: Aligning Stakeholders to Bridge the Cybersecurity Workforce Gap” highlights the collective effort to strengthen the cybersecurity landscape. By joining forces with key partners, we can foster a more robust cybersecurity ecosystem to bridge the workforce gap.
28 - 31 May 2024
Tallinn, Estonia
CyCon the 16th International Conference on Cyber Conflict
The annual International Conference on Cyber Conflict, CyCon, hosted by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence addresses the most relevant issues concerning the cyber defence community.
This multidisciplinary conference and community-building event, connects practitioners with academia, government and military with industry, early career professionals and senior managers.
Decision-makers, opinion-leaders, law and technology experts of nearly 50 countries meet at CyCon to address current cyber security challenges in an interdisciplinary manner.
31 May, 2024
Geneva & Online, Switzerland
AI and the Future of Cyber Capacity Building – Session 162 WSIS+20 High-Level Event
Understanding the Opportunities, Risks, and Threats
Artificial Intelligence is changing the digital landscape, and nowhere more so than in relation to security and cyber capacity building. This session, which also serves as a meeting of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) Working Group on Emerging Technologies, is an opportunity to delve more deeply into the opportunities, threats, and risks created by AI for those in the cyber capacity building space.
Key questions to drive the conversation include:
What opportunities does AI create for improving cyber capacity and security? Are there examples already in play?
What risks are created or exacerbated by AI? How do cyber capacity building efforts need to evolve to address these risks?
Are the current approaches to cyber capacity building up to the challenge? Or do we need to look at new approaches or new kinds of collaboration?
Are there specific groups or countries at greater risk from AI-enabled or AI-enhanced threats? Are there capacity gaps that may grow to be significant dangers in the future?
The session will feature interventions by speakers from governments, the private sector, and capacity building professionals. We look forward to an interactive session with those onsite and those joining remotely, and will reserve space for a broader discussion for all stakeholders.
