28th November, 2024
Ryhad, Saudi Arabia
Black Hat Middle East & Africa
Black Hat Middle East and Africa is a leading cybersecurity conference and exhibition held in Riyadh, KSA. The event brings together cybersecurity professionals, cutting-edge technologies, solution providers, and decision-makers from around the world, condensing several months of networking into just three days.
13th March, 2025
Nairobi, Kenya
Third African Forum on Cybercrime (2025)
Further to the two African fora on cybercrime which were held in October 2018 and in June 2021, the African Union Commission (TBC), the European Union and the Council of Europe (GLACY-e project) are organising on 11-13 March 2025 a third edition of the African forum on cybercrime. The event will be hosted by the Kenyan Ministry of Interior and National Administration with the assistance of the Kenya Judiciary Academy (KJA).
The third African forum on cybercrime will focus on addressing emerging threats and identifying more effective ways to counter cybercrime. The Forum will serve as a platform for exchanging knowledge and practical experience based on successful operations. International and national actors in the field of cybercrime are invited to take this opportunity to exchange experience and to engage in effective cooperation on cybercrime and electronic evidence.
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16th January, 2025
Monte Carlo, Monaco
2025 TF-CSIRT Meeting & FIRST Regional Symposium Europe
The 2024 FIRST & AfricaCERT Symposium for the African and Arab Regions will take place from November 26–28, 2024, at the AVANI Victoria Falls Resort in Livingstone, Zambia. This event is co-hosted by AfricaCERT, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA).
The symposium will welcome global FIRST Member Teams and CSIRTs from the African and Arab regions, alongside network operators, anti-abuse teams, and other security professionals from these regions.
28th November, 2024
Livingstone, Zambia
2024 FIRST & AfricaCERT Symposium: Africa and Arab Regions
The 2024 FIRST & AfricaCERT Symposium for the African and Arab Regions will take place from November 26–28, 2024, at the AVANI Victoria Falls Resort in Livingstone, Zambia. This event is co-hosted by AfricaCERT, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA).
The symposium will welcome global FIRST Member Teams and CSIRTs from the African and Arab regions, alongside network operators, anti-abuse teams, and other security professionals from these regions.
27th June, 2025
Copenhagen, Denmark
37th Annual FIRST Conference (2025)
This year’s annual conference will be held from June 22–27, 2025, in Copenhagen, Denmark, with a virtual attendance option under the theme 'Fortresses of the Future: Building Bridges, Not Walls'. The conference provides a forum for sharing goals, ideas, and information on improving computer security on a global scale.
Registration opens on November 20, while the calls for speakers, trainers, and sponsors are already open.
Named one of the Top 19 Information Security Conferences of 2020 by Tripwire, the FIRST Annual Conference promotes worldwide coordination and cooperation among Computer Security and Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs).
FIRST is an international confederation of trusted computer incident response teams that cooperatively handle security incidents and promote incident prevention programs.
* Last update: 18 November 2024
13rd May, 2025
Geneva, Switzerland
GFCE Global Annual Meeting 2025
The next GFCE Annual Meeting is scheduled for one day before the Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building (GC3B), which will take place on May 14–15, 2025.
Both events will be held in Geneva, Switzerland. Stay tuned for more information about the Annual Meeting!
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27th November, 2024
Ljubljana, Slovenia
ENISA Cybersecurity Awareness Raising Conference (1st Edit.) – Reframing Cybersecurity Awareness Raising
ENISA is pleased to announce its 1st Cybersecurity Awareness Raising Conference, which will be organised in collaboration with the Slovenian National SI-CERT, at CANKARJEV DOM, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The Conference is addressed to professionals of the public and private sector who are tasked with Cybersecurity Awareness Raising, either within their organisation or as an outside activity.
Participants will have the opportunity to acquaint themselves with cyber psychology and the current trends in approaching diverse target audiences; draw lessons from experience to this day; and learn about awareness raising best practices and gamified content.
2nd-6th December, 2024
New York, United States
9th Substantive Session – U.N. OEWG on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025
The 9th Substantive Session of the U.N. Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Security of and in the Use of Information and Communications Technologies (2021-2025) is convened in accordance with the letter on the Proposed Schedule of OEWG Meetings 2023-2025 from Burhan Gafoor, Chair of the OEWG and representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Singapore to the U.N., sent on 17 August 2023.
In 2020, the General Assembly through resolution 75/240, established a new five-year open-ended working group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021–2025. The group is mandated to further develop the rules, norms and principles of responsible behaviour of States; to consider initiatives of States aimed at ensuring security in the use of information and communications technologies; to establish, under the auspices of the United Nations, regular institutional dialogue with the broad participation of States; to continue to study, with a view to promoting common understandings, existing and potential threats in the sphere of information security, inter alia, data security, and possible cooperative measures to prevent and counter such threats, and how international law applies to the use of information and communications technologies by States, as well as confidence-building measures and capacity-building.
14-15 May 2025
Geneva, Switzerland
GC3B 2025
The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) are thrilled to officially announce that the second edition of the Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building (GC3B) is scheduled to convene in Geneva, Switzerland on the 14 – 15 May 2025. The conference will take place at the International Conference Center Geneva (CICG).
The second iteration of the GC3B will build on the successes of its inaugural edition, which took place in November 2023 in Ghana. Responding to the need for a high-level platform that elevates discussions on cyber capacity building onto the global governance agenda, the GC3B is the first event to convene policymakers and leading experts from across the world to catalyze action for cyber resilient development. The GC3B 2025 will also build on the process of the Accra Call for Cyber Resilient Development, which is a milestone document presented at the first conference. The 2025 edition of the conference will further aid the coordination of global cyber capacity building efforts, helping unlock financial resources and improve international cooperation.
Why cyber capacity building? To ensure a free, open, and secure digital world, every country should have the resources, knowledge, and skills they need to invest in their digital future. Nations should work together and support each other with these capabilities, so that no country is left behind in their digital evolution. After all, a chain is only as strong a s the weakest link.
- Call for Session Proposals now open! (Submission Deadline: January 17, 2025, 18:00 GMT) Apply here: https://gc3b.org/open-call-form/
15th-19th December 2024
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
19th Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a global, open and inclusive platform for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue on internet related issues, with special emphasis on the complementarity between all stakeholders involved. It was Established by the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in 2006. The mandates of the forum is to bring all stakeholders to address key challenges and opportunities in the digital era.
The meeting is held under the overarching theme of “Building our Multi-stakeholder Digital Future”.
IGF Riyadh 2024 Agenda is shaped according to the four main themes:
01. Harnessing innovation and balancing risks in the digital space.
02. Enhancing the digital contribution to peace, development, and sustainability.
03. Advancing human rights and inclusion in the digital age.
04. Improving digital governance for the Internet We Want.
