22 Feb, 2022
Cybersecurity: Cyber threats to NGOs and nonprofits
During this one-hour event on cybersecurity and cyber threats to NGOs the CyberPeace Institute will share stories and examples of recent cyber-attacks against NGOs in Geneva and beyond. You will also get the opportunity to learn more about the recent attack shared by CAGI and the CyberPeace Institute targeting emails servers. Other examples will include insights into a ransomware attack that was able to affect and paralyze the finance system of an International NGO as well as how the Instagram account of another organization was taken over by cyber criminals.
The CyberPeace Institute will also present the CyberPeace Builders, a project launched in 2021 dedicated to providing free assistance to NGOs in critical civilian sectors anywhere in the world. Join to find out how your organization could benefit from this unique cybersecurity program!
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8 Feb, 2022
Online
GFCE Report Launch: “Pre-University Cyber Security Education: developing cyber skills amongst children and young people”
14:00 – 15:15 UTC
The Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) is pleased to launch the report “Pre-University Cyber Security Education: developing cyber skills amongst children and young people”. The report was written by Krysia Emily Waldock, Vince Miller, Shujun Li and Virginia Franquiera from the University of Kent, and was commissioned through the GFCE Global Cyber Capacity Building Research Agenda mechanism.
The event will feature a presentation of findings, a panel discussion as well as a Q&A with the audience.
Please register for the event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlce6vpzgiHNQOfX7PRnmmx2dlgI3Q4WiE
31 January - 15 February 2022
Online
International Cyber Crisis Management Regional Workshop Series
How could regional cyber crisis measures be triggered? What are the most relevant and pressing region-specific vulnerabilities and threats? To stimulate the sharing of different views and experiences on how to strengthen peace and stability in cyberspace from the regional level, the international/strategic implications of cyber crises and their management at the regional and multilateral levels, UNIDIR in partnership with regional organizations will co-host a series of half-day regional workshops.
This workshop will cover: the relationship between the technical and political crisis management necessary in the cyber realm; cybersecurity efforts of Member States including through the implementation of norms and Member States’ expectations on the role of the UN in how regional organizations address cyber insecurity and prevent and manage cyber crisis.
• Workshop 1: European Union (31 January 2022, 09:00-12:30 CET)
• Workshop 2: African Union (2 February 2022, 09:00-12:30 CET)
• Workshop 3: Organization of American States (15 February 2022, 09:30-13:00 EST)
Please note that this event is by invitation only. For further information please contact sectec-unidir@un.org
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22 Feb, 2022
Online
The Collective Approach to Sectorial Cybersecurity Challenges
The first cybersecurity conference in Africa and Arab region focused on collaborative cybersecurity and incident response.
Cybersecurity via collaborative and sectorial leadership is a winning strategy. Collaborative approach provides organisations with improved coordination and better sectorial incident handling due to specific sectorial context available. It also enables early warning signalling across the sector and attaining threat intelligence international communities.
This virtual conference will focus on collaborative cybersecurity approach - why it is important for financial sector organisations and what are the tactics for fostering it. One of the key presentation will be a case study - a real example on enhancing sectorial cybersecurity resilience. Also, you will hear what the benefits are of being a part of an international cybersecurity community and the true value of establishing a CSIRT or a SOC.
Agenda and registration link of the conference will follow soon. The conference is free of charge.
2nd - 3rd March 2022
Online
2022 TF-CSIRT Meeting & FIRST Regional Symposium Europe
The 2022 TF-CSIRT Meeting & FIRST Regional Symposium Europe will be held online March 2nd- 3rd, 2022. Co-organized with GEANT.
You can find the detailed Agenda here: https://www.first.org/events/symposium/regional_europe2022/program
And the registration link here: https://portal.first.org/registration/regional_europe2022
26th June - 1st July 2022
Convention Centre Dublin, Ireland
34th Annual FIRST Conference
The FIRST annual conference promotes worldwide coordination and cooperation among computer security and incident response teams (CSIRTs). The conference provides a forum for sharing goals, ideas, and information on how to improve computer security on a global scale. This year’s annual conference is scheduled to take place in-person with limited virtual components, June 26 through July 1, 2022 at the Convention Centre Dublin, in Dublin, Ireland.
25 Jan, 2022
Online
How to prevent cyber threats and participate in cyber peace
Cybercrime is on the rise and the cyber threat landscape is changing rapidly. What solutions should we adopt? How can we achieve peace in cyberspace?
Subject matter experts will address these questions during this roundtable event:
- Vincent Subilia, Director General,CCIG – Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services
- Nathalie Mombelli, Enterprise Security Manager, Microsoft
- Stéphane Duguin, Chief Executive Officer, CyberPeace Institute
- Delphine van Solinge, Corporate security Officer, ICRC – International Committee of the Red Cross
- Jeremy Richard, Deputy Security Manager – IT Security Specialist – compliance, risks & management systems, Groupe Mutuel
Register by 10 January (limited capacity): https://agenda.ccig.ch/agenda/2022/01/Comment-se-premunir-contre-les-cybermenaces-et-participer-a-la-cyberpaix
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1 February 2022
Online
Report Launch “Cyber Incident Management in Low-Income Countries”
As part of the GFCE Research Webinar Series, this session will present the findings of the report "Cyber Incident Management in Low-Income Countries", GFCE Working Group B Task Force Leads and CCB researchers will provide their input on understanding the value of proactive communication assisting CERT/CSIRTs, governments, organizations and decision makers to better understand the importance of, and plan for, proactive incident management communications.
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6 - 8 June 2022
Atlanta and Online, United States
Demystifying Cybersecurity: Integrated Approaches to Developing Career Pathways
This year’s theme inspires presentations that take a holistic view of cybersecurity risks that considers the dimensions of people, process, and technology and includes a comprehensive approach to the development of career pathway systems that address the lifecycle of a learner from early education through a life-long career in cybersecurity.
NICE Conference & Expo: Demystifying Cybersecurity will take place at the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta, GA. To ensure the comfort and well-being of our attendees, proper safety guidelines will be implemented as well as providing an option for guests to attend the conference virtually.
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26 Jun, 2022
Tel Aviv, Israel
Cyber Week 2022
Cyber Week is a large annual international cybersecurity event, hosted each year at Tel Aviv University in Israel. Over the last decade, Cyber Week has become internationally acclaimed as one of the top cybersecurity events in the world.
25 Jan, 2022
Online
CYBERSEC Global Forum 2022
Towards Values-Based Digital World
This year, CYBERSEC creates a platform for a European-wide debate concerning the most important digital challenges and opportunities faced by cities and regions. From the European Digital Spaces stream to the Three Seas Initiative stream. This edition’s topics include:
- Accelerated geopolitical tensions impacting cyberspace
- Transatlantic cyber and tech cooperation
- NATO cyberdefence strategy and related technological challenges
- EU regulatory framework with the NIS2 Directive on the horizon
- Global cooperation against the spread of cyber weapons and “ransomware as a service”
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27th January 2022
Online
Report Launch “Putting Cyber Norms in Practice: Implementing the UN GGE 2015 recommendations through national strategies and policies”
3:00PM CET / 2:00PM UTC
The Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) is pleased to launch the report “Putting Cyber Norms in Practice: Implementing the UN GGE 2015 recommendations through national strategies and policies". The report was written by Mika Kerttunen and Eneken Tikk, and was commissioned through the GFCE Global CCB Research Agenda mechanism.
The event will feature a presentation of findings, a panel discussion as well as a Q&A with the audience.
An advance copy of the report can be found here: https://cybilportal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Putting-Cyber-Norms-in-Practice.pdf
13th December 2021
New York (US) & Online , United States
The new OEWG on Cybersecurity: What can the multistakeholder community expect?
13:30 EDT / 18:30 UTC / 19:30 CET
On 13 December 2021, the Permanent Mission of Australia and the Let’s Talk Cyber Initiative will host an in-person multistakeholder event and reception on the margins of the first substantive session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025 (OEWG): The new Open-Ended Working Group on Cybersecurity: What can the multistakeholder community expect?
This in person event will be livestreamed on the Let'sTalkCyber Platform for all attendees unable to attend in New York.
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22 November - 2 December
Online
2021 African Commonwealth Virtual Conference and Workshops
This conference will bring together representatives from across the African Commonwealth, the wider African continent, and the UK to share knowledge and experience, and to build new relationships that will help you improve your national and regional cyber security.
The goals of the conference are to encourage and support nations working together to increase resilience against cyber threats, and to build a more cyber-secure future through partnership and collaboration.
- Week 1 of the conference will start with scene-setting introductions, an immersive cyber exercise, and discussion around sharing experience, knowledge and lessons learned to support cyber security maturity growth across the African Commonwealth.
- Week 2 of the conference will focus on cyber threats - both current and emerging - and how we can work together to combat them. Special consideration is given to the importance of national cyber security strategies and cyber legislation.
7 - 9 December 2021
Online
FIRST & AfricaCERT Virtual Symposium for the African and Arab Regions
This virtual symposium will be co-hosted by AfricaCERT and TunCERT.
Participants are expected to be comprised of global FIRST Member Teams and CSIRTs from the African and Arab regions. FIRST also expects to attract network operators, anti-abuse teams, and other security professionals from the African and Arab regions.
Program Agenda At-A-Glance
• December 7 | 11:00-18:15 UTC - Plenary Topics - Plenary Panel Discussions: Regional and International Initiatives, Frameworks and Related Standards, Open-source Tools and CSIRT Success Stories, Open Data (OSINT) and Threat Intelligence Sharing Platforms and Tools, Observed Malicious Cyber Criminality During COVID in the African and Arab Regions.
• December 8 – 11:00-15:00 UTC - Technical and Management Training Tracks - Training Opportunities: Open-source Tools for CSIRTs, MITRE ATT&CK Fundamentals, CSIRT Maturity Modeling, Protective DNS – Why It Matters and How to Deploy It On-prem. Designing and Running Cyber-exercises for CSIRTs.
• December 9 – 11:00-15:00 UTC - Technical and Management Training Tracks - Training Opportunities: Incident Response and Classification Workshop, MISP Fundamentals, National Cyber Crisis Management.
The event will be presented in English with French translation available during the plenary sessions on December 7.
