1 - 3 Dec, 2020
Online
UN OEWG 4th round of informal virtual meetings
The Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) will hold its fourth round of informal virtual meetings between 1-3 December 2020. The group will discuss the regular institutional dialogue section of the pre-draft 2 report. The OEWG was established by the UN General Assembly in December 2018 (A/RES/73/27). The OEWG is tasked to continue to develop the rules, norms, and principles of responsible behaviour of states; discuss ways for their implementation; and to study the possibility of establishing regular institutional dialogue with broad participation under the auspices of the UN. Also included in the group’s mandate is a study of existing and potential threats to information security and possible confidence building measures and capacity building. Its composition is declared as open, allowing all UN member states that express a desire to participate.
Themes & Topics
Organisation
17 - 19 Nov, 2020
Online
UN OEWG 3rd round of informal virtual meetings
The UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) will hold its third round of informal virtual meetings between 17-19 November. The group will discuss the confidence building measures and capacity building section of the pre-draft 2 report. The OEWG was established by the UN General Assembly in December 2018 (A/RES/73/27). The OEWG is tasked to continue to develop the rules, norms, and principles of responsible behaviour of states; discuss ways for their implementation; and to study the possibility of establishing regular institutional dialogue with broad participation under the auspices of the UN. Also included in the group’s mandate is a study of existing and potential threats to information security and possible confidence building measures and capacity building. Its composition is declared as open, allowing all UN member states that express a desire to participate.
Organisation
5 Nov, 2020
Online
GFCE Open Forum @IGF 2020
The Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) - increasing trust through building capacity. During this Open Forum webinar during Phase 1 of the IGF 2020, the GFCE will present the efforts of the GFCE and its constituent members as a global platform for the coordination of cyber capacity building.
The webinar will take place on Thursday, 5 November 20:20 - 21:20 CET.
Register for the vIGF 2020 here: https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2020-registration
9 - 17 Nov, 2020
Online
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2020 – Phase 2
The Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be hosted online by the United Nations under the overarching theme Internet for human resilience and solidarity. The programme develops around the four main thematic tracks: (1) Data; (2) Environment; (3) Inclusion; (4) Trust.
The meeting will be officially opened on 9 November and closed on 17 November. During this 7-day phase, workshops, main sessions, the high-level leader's track, a parliamentary roundtable, and thematic concluding sessions will be hosted.
The IGF 2020 pre-events, newcomers sessions, thematic introductory sessions, as well as the Open Forums, NRIs and DC sessions will be hosted on 2–6 November during the meeting's first phase.
Organisation
10 Nov, 2020
Online, United Kingdom
Cybersecurity Capacity Building for the 4th Industrial Revolution – What are the core elements?
Confirmed Speakers:
Dr Marthie Grobler (Deputy Director: Software and Computational Systems, CSIRO, Victoria, Australia)
Dr Jaco du Toit (Deputy Director, Centre for Cyber Security, University of Johannesburg, SA)
Kerry-Ann Barrett (Cyber Security Policy Specialist, Organization of American States, USA)
Prof Sadie Creese (Director, GCSCC, University of Oxford)
Moderator: Prof Steven Furnell (Professor of Cyber Security, University of Nottingham, UK)
REGISTER HERE: https://cs-ox-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sfu-gqT8iHtxzaWqleqKykfLobOWVMJKN
19 - 21 January 2021
Lille, France, France
FIC 2021
The International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC) is the leading European event on Cybersecurity. The event relies on: a TRADE SHOW for buyers and suppliers of cybersecurity solutions to meet and network and a FORUM to foster reflection and exchanges among the European cybersecurity ecosystem. After a 2020 edition that highlighted the key role of Human beings in cybersecurity, the FIC 2021 will focus on the major operational, industrial, technological, and strategic challenges of cooperation.
19 - 21 October 2020
Online, Israel
Cyber Week Online
Cyber Week is a large annual international cybersecurity event, at Tel Aviv University in Israel. Over the past nine years, Cyber Week has become internationally acclaimed as one of the top cybersecurity events in the world. Cyber Week offers a unique gathering of cybersecurity experts, industry leaders, startups, investors, academics, diplomats, and government officials.
As a result of Covid-19, Cyber Week 2020 will be run on a virtual platform.
30 Oct, 2020
EU CyberNet Annual Conference
The EU CyberNet Annual Conference will take place on 30 October at 10:00-13:30 (CET) virtually. The conference will showcase high-level keynote speeches, two panels on topical capacity building issues and the launch of EU CyberNet Network with an open Q&A
24 - 25 Nov, 2020
Online
GFCE Annual V-Meeting 2020 – Coordinating a global network for cyber capacity building
The GFCE has the ambition to coordinate a global network for Cyber Capacity Building in 2021. In preparation for 2021, the focus of the GFCE Annual Meeting 2020 will be on the following key elements:
- Celebrate the GFCE 5th anniversary by sharing successes of the GFCE thus far
- Share outcomes 2020
- Presentation of Work Plan and ambitions for 2021
This GFCE Annual Meeting will differ from the previous ones, as it will be hosted fully online, by using a virtual experience tool.
5 Oct - 9 Oct, 2020
Singapore
Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) 2020
The 5th edition of Singapore International Cyber Week 2020 (SICW) - the region’s most established cybersecurity event - is poised once again to be the ideal marketplace to discuss, network, strategise and form partnerships in the cybersecurity space.
Taking place from 5 to 9 October 2020, the theme for SICW 2020 is "Co-operation in a Post-COVID Future".
5 October - 5 December 2020
Online
Online course on cybersecurity
Online course in Cybersecurity covers technological and geopolitical risks, policy challenges, actors, and initiatives related to cybersecurity, especially those related to cybercrime, violence, child protection, the security of core infrastructure, and cyberwarfare. It also covers a broader context: the relations of cybersecurity with economic development and human rights. This highly interactive 10-week online course is based on in-depth discussions led by renown and experienced practitioners in the field. The unique multidisciplinary approach (covering technology, crime and legal aspects, international relations and diplomacy, national policy frameworks, and social and economic aspects) offers a holistic mapping of the burning issues, and a broader view of the impacts of cybersecurity, including current policy and governance responses.
10 Sep, 2020
Online
International CyberEx – Cyber Security Exercises
International CyberEx is an initiative of OAS (Organization of American States), INCIBE (Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute) and CNPIC (Spanish National Centre for Infrastructure and Cybersecurity) that seeks to strengthen the ability to respond to cyber incidents, as well as to improve collaboration and cooperation in this kind of incidents.
This year, the edition will hold on September 10, 2020 from 14:00 UTC to 22:00 UTC. Stats and final ranking could be checked when the competition ends.
The registration process is open through the registration form. On August 24, 2020 an email will be sent to the captains of the selected teams confirming their participation.
Description
The purpose of the International CyberEx is to carry out a cyber exercise among the Member States of the Organization of American States (OAS) and of the countries invited by the National Institute of Cybersecurity of Spain (INCIBE) in order to strengthen the ability to respond to cyber incidents, as well as to improve collaboration and cooperation in this type of incident. The exercise focuses directly on technical security profiles with strong knowledge in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
20 Jun, 2021
Tel Aviv, Israel
Cyber Week Israel 2021
Cyber Week is a large annual international cybersecurity event, hosted each year at Tel Aviv University in Israel. Over the past nine years, Cyber Week has become internationally acclaimed as one of the top cybersecurity events in the world. Cyber Week offers a unique gathering of cybersecurity experts, industry leaders, startups, investors, academics, diplomats, and government officials. With more than 9,000 attendees from more than 80 countries, this conference offers a thought-provoking exchange of knowledge, methods, and ideas that you won’t want to miss. Events will run for a full week and include over 50 roundtables, panels, workshops, forums, BSides, competitions, and more.
17 May, 2021
San Francisco and Online, United States
RSA Conference 2021
RSA Conference, the world’s leading information security conferences and expositions, today announced that RSA Conference 2021 will now take place the week of May 17 instead of in February as previously planned. The physical event remains in San Francisco at the Moscone Center and it will be accompanied by a robust and innovative virtual experience.
5 - 6 Nov, 2020
Online, South Africa
ICCS 2020: 14. International Conference on Cybersecurity Strategy
ICCS 2020: 14. International Conference on Cybersecurity Strategy aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Cybersecurity Strategy. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Cybersecurity Strategy