April 15, 2024 - April 16,2024
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
African Union & GIZ African Union – Cyber Diplomacy Workshop
The Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) Department of the African Union Commission, jointly with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH partnership for strengthening cybersecurity project, held a workshop on Cyber Diplomacy for the embassies and permanent Missions of the AU Member States in Addis Ababa, at the AU Headquarters from 15 to 16 April 2024.
The AU Member States are increasingly facing cyber threats and challenges. Cognizant of the threat, the Member States developed the African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection (Malabo Convention), which was adopted by the 23rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the AU in 2014, and entered into force on 8 June 2023. Additionally, the Assembly endorsed the Common African Position, encouraged Member States to issue national position statements on the application of International Law in the cyberspace & to actively participate in regional& international forums on governance of cyberspace, including at the UN.
Ambassador Calixte Aristide Mbari, Head of AU Democracy, Elections and Constitutionalism unit, while delivering opening remarks on behalf of the PAPS Commissioner Bankole Adeoye, said "We are also witnessing cyberspace increasingly becoming a new ground for geopolitical competition and sometimes attacks against national security. Therefore, the need to build trust & confidence in cyberspace among states is increasingly becoming pertinent". Mr Vladimir Radunovic from Diplo-Foundation and Dr. Ferdinand Von Weyhe, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Germany in Addis Ababa, also presented their remarks at the opening of the workshop.
The main objectives of the workshop are to initiate an entry point for cyber diplomacy efforts at the AU, raise awareness on existing cyber threats and key priorities for cybersecurity, and jumpstart discussions among the diplomatic community on the nature and extent of the threat.
April 9, 2024
Online
Tools used by CSIRT/SOC
We invite you to join us for a 1-hour webinar which will cover the key tools that are often used by CSIRTs and SOCs all around the world. The webinar will provide an introduction to and review of key use-cases for RTIR, MISP, IntelMQ and Shuffle.
The webinar is free of charge, however, we ask you to register for it.
Start is at 2pm CET.
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March 26, 2024
Online
Compendium on Mainstreaming Cybersecurity in Development
Join us for the unveiling of the Compendium on Mainstreaming Cybersecurity in Development, a collaborative effort led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden, the International Telecommunication Union, the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise, and Microsoft.
This compendium is a collaborative effort driven by a shared vision: to bridge the gap between the cyber resiliency capacity building communities and the development cooperation communities, with the objective of mainstreaming cybersecurity into the broader framework of development work, particularly the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The compendium builds on a series of workshops and engagements held across the globe, bringing together expertise from government, industry, and international organizations. By bringing together cyber resiliency capacity building actors and development practitioners in diverse settings, from Accra, Singapore, New York, Paris to Kyoto, we have gained valuable insights, identified new challenges, and discovered new opportunities for collaboration.
20th-22nd March 2024
Durres, Albania
Balkans Cybersecurity Days
Jointly organized by DCAF in collaboration with AKCESK and FIRST, the event will take place from March 20-22, 2024, in Durrës, Albania, the event will be bringing together cybersecurity professionals from the public and private sectors, the agenda includes a high-level opening, a panel on promoting cybersecurity talent, and plenary sessions in response to FIRST’s call for papers. Days two and three feature technical training sessions.
This event is organized within the framework of DCAF's regional project, ‘Good Governance in Cybersecurity in the Western Balkans,’ funded by the United Kingdom’s Government’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCDO).
March 19, 2024
Geneva & Online, Switzerland
2024 Cyber Dialogues: Part II
The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is pleased to invite you to the second session of the 2024 Cyber Dialogues.
This second dialogue will convene diplomats, policymakers and members of the multistakeholder community to discuss the cumulative and evolving rules, norms and principles of responsible State behaviour in the use of ICTs. The discussions will support means of addressing interconnected issues, including the protection of vulnerable sectors, promoting integrity, stability and security of the supply chain, preventing the proliferation of malicious ICT tools and techniques, and enhancing private sector collaboration in the security of and in the use of ICTs, and the implications for national norm implementation. Key questions include:
How can we meaningfully understand the differentiated roles and responsibilities of States vis-à-vis non-State stakeholders in norm implementation efforts?
How can we understand the inter-connected nature of norms and their ability to help States respond to varied ICT incidents?
How can national and regional implementation of norms contribute to narrowing the digital divide?
19 Mar, 2024
Brussels, Belgium
11th Annual European Cyber Security Conference
The 11th Annual European Cyber Security Conference will gather policymakers, industry players, high level cyber security and defence experts to explore Europe’s response to cyber and hybrid security issues in what has become a dynamically evolving global risk landscape.
A key component of this event for cyber capacity building practitioners is that a key theme of the day will be the importance of strengthening Cyber Security Cooperation Mechanisms by boosting collaboration, between Member States and with allies, in cybersecurity, defence, and diplomacy.
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14 Mar, 2024
Online
EmpowerHER: Women’s Journeys in Cybersecurity
On March 14th at 7 PM (CET), hear from our professionals and speakers Drenusha Salihu (Women4Cyber Founder), Gonxhe Sylaj (Cybersecurity Professional & Security Researcher), and Luanda Domi (Gender Mainstreaming and Cyber Skills Development Manager at GFCE) as they share their valuable insights into the world of cybersecurity and the challenges they face as women.🔐
This isn't just another webinar; it's an opportunity to expand your knowledge, get empowered, and connect.
Register now through this link: https://lnkd.in/esj6EfRg
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7th-8th March 2024
Abuja, Nigeria
WACREN 2024
WACREN 2024 Conference theme - 'Charting The Course: Forging Future-Ready Higher Education and Research Communities', aims to be a platform for African research and education networks and their communities to discuss how to evolve and adapt to the ongoing waves.
Through a series of targeted plenaries, workshops, and speaking sessions, the conference will highlight ongoing initiatives, activities, partnerships and projects that showcase how research and education networks and their communities are positioning themselves to tackle the future with African-bred and led solutions and services.
At the conference, participants will gain insights into how African research and education networks strategically adapt to future challenges, empowering attendees to chart their course forward, implement changes, and capitalise on emerging opportunities in the field The Conference is hosted by the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN) on March 7 and 8, 2024 at the Abuja Continental Hotel.
4th-8th March 2024
New York, United States
Seventh substantive session: Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies
21st February - 1st March 2024
Bangkok, Thailand
APRICOT – APNIC 57
Asia Pacific's largest international Internet conference, the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies (APRICOT) is a ten-day summit consists of seminars, workshops, tutorials, conference sessions, birds-of-a-feather (BOFs), and other forums with the goal of spreading and sharing the knowledge required to operate the internet within the Asia Pacific region.
