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.
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
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).
26 February - 1 March
Tenerife, Spain, Spain
Open Cyber Security Conference
The OCSC will celebrate 30 years of international collaboration of European cyber security and incident management teams within a truly global community of trusted practitioners.
The conference will focus on the future of security incident management and how to address the challenges ahead. Additionally, the event aims to foster existing and build new beneficial relationships for development, cooperation, and coordination
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15 Dec, 2023
New York and Online
[OEWG Side-Event] Fostering Information Sharing and Transparency on Cyber Capacity-Building: A collaboration between UNIDIR Cyber Policy Portal and GFCE Cybil Portal
WHAT: The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) are pleased to invite you to a side event to announce a collaborative effort that enriches the existing UNIDIR Cyber Policy Portal by integrating capacity building data from the GFCE Cybil Portal. In the spirit of collaboration and by leveraging existing resources, this initiative will enhance the security of and in the use of ICTs through improving awareness of existing resources, facilitating collaboration among stakeholders, and encouraging greater transparency in cyber capacity building efforts.
UNIDIR's Cyber Policy Portal provides a comprehensive overview of cyber policy landscapes across all 193 UN Member States and select intergovernmental organisations. The UNIDIR Cyber Policy Portal has been acknowledged as a global confidence-building measure in the second Annual Progress Report of the OEWG on ICTs which has been subsequently welcomed by the UNGA. Now, the Portal is evolving as it incorporates data from nearly 900 capacity building projects sourced from the GFCE Cybil Portal.
GFCE’s Cybil Portal is the largest global, open and free knowledge repository for and by the international cyber capacity building (CCB) community. It facilitates a baseline understanding of the CCB landscape through mapping almost 900 projects and activities, over 400 tools and resources, actor information and an events calendar.
During the upcoming launch event, participants will gain insights into the capabilities of the UNIDIR Cyber Policy Portal and the GFCE Cybil Portal, along with other digital tools and initiatives provided by the organisations. The event provides an opportunity for attendees to acquaint themselves with the expanded capabilities of the platforms, helping them better understand how these tools can actively contribute to strengthening the global cyber capacity building landscape. Regional perspectives will be shared, and participants are encouraged to reflect and intervene from the floor.
AGENDA:
• Opening Remarks – Giacomo Persi Paoli, Head of Security and Technology Programme, UNIDIR
• UNIDIR Cyber Policy Portal & Other Digital Tools – Lenka Filipová, Digital Tools Coordinator, Security and Technology Programme, UNIDIR
• GFCE Cybil Portal – Chris Painter, President, GFCE Foundation Board
• Ambassador Richard Kadlčák, Director, the Cybersecurity Department, Special Envoy for Cyber Space, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Czech Republic
• Daniela Ruiz, Director for Cybersecurity and Arms Control, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico
• Emmanuella Darkwah, Senior Manager, International Cooperation, Cyber Security Agency, Ghana
• Shariffah Rashidah Syed Othman, Director of Policy and International Cooperation at the National Cyber Security Agency, Malaysia
Moderated by Giacomo Persi Paoli, Head of Security and Technology Programme, UNIDIR
The presentations will be followed by an interactive Q&A session with the audience.
WHEN & WHERE: Friday 15 December 2023, 13:15 – 14:30 EDT. Hybrid format – Conference Room 7, United Nations Headquarters, New York and online. Light lunch will be provided to the participants attending in person. If attending online, please consult this website to find your local time.
PARTICIPANTS: We welcome OEWG delegations and cyber experts, as well as members of the multi-stakeholder community including industry, civil society, and intergovernmental organizations (ECOSOC status). Please kindly note that UNIDIR is not able to grant access to the United Nations Headquarters for those who are not already in possession of the UN accreditation.
RSVP: Please register here (https://forms.office.com/e/y0v7UJYsu2) by Thursday 14 December 2023. You are kindly requested to specify if you will be attending in person or connecting remotely. Early registrations are encouraged. For those joining online, the link to access the event will be provided by email to registered participants one day prior to the session. For any questions, please contact the UNIDIR Security and Technology Programme (sectec-unidir@un.org).
7 Dec 2023
Geneva / Hybrid, Switzerland
Cyber Norms in Action: The Launch of the Geneva Manual
''Cyber norms in action: How to translate diplomatic agreements into real security for us all?'' will launch the Geneva Manual, a comprehensive guide on non-state actors’ contributions to the implementation of cyber norms, developed by the Geneva Dialogue on Responsible Behaviour in Cyberspace.
The Dialogue particularly asks how the norms and confidence-building measures (CBMs) might be best operationalised (or implemented) by relevant actors as a means to contribute to international security and peace.
The event will take place in a hybrid format.
29 - 31 May 2023
Kigali, Rwanda
eLearning Africa – 17th International Conference & Exhibition on Digital Education, Training & Skills Development
The eLearning Africa annual conference and exhibition, which was established in 2005, is the largest and most comprehensive knowledge sharing event for digital education, training and skills on the African continent.
It is a global forum for everyone with an interest in education, training and skills development in Africa. In the past years it has offered thousands of professionals in education, training and development invaluable insights into the evolving world of technology learning.
The 17th Edition of eLearning Africa will be held from 29 – 31 May, 2024 in Kigali, the booming capital city of Rwanda at the Kigali Convention Center. The theme, "Education Fuels Innovation, Investment Amplifies Skills," articulates the essential roles of education and skills in national investment and innovation.
15 - 17 Oct 2024
Singapore, Singapore
Singapore International Cyber Week SICW 2024
Organised by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), the Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) is the Asia-Pacific’s most established cybersecurity event. CSA is Singapore’s national authority for cybersecurity and plays a pivotal role in Singapore’s Smart Nation and digital economy ambitions.
The event brings together global policy makers, industry leaders and top academia from across the world to exchange best practices and strengthen international cooperation.
29 Nov - 1 Dec 2023
New Delhi, India
International Conference on Cyberlaw, Cybercrime & Cybersecurity
The International Conference on Cyberlaw, Cybercrime & Cyber Security 2023 aims to examine and analyze the emerging Cyberlaw, Cybercrime and Cybersecurity trends of today’s times.
The International Conference will be attended by various international delegates and speakers as also representatives from the national Diaspora representing the stakeholders in the digital ecosystem.
26 Oct 2023
Bruxelles & Hybrid, Belgium
An open conversation on the role of the multistakeholder community in managing cybersecurity vulnerabilities
The Let’sTalkCyber initiative will host a hybrid open discussion in Partnership with Microsoft titled “An open conversation on the role of the multistakeholder community in managing cybersecurity vulnerabilities”.
The conversation will explore the patchwork of rules that are already in place across the globe at the national and international level, how the global norms for responsible state behaviour could tackle this issue, and the role that the multistakeholder community has in addressing this rising challenge.
13 - 15 Nov 2023
Geneva, Switzerland
Annual Meeting on Cybersecurity
Multistakeholder collaboration between organizations and society is needed to ensure shared cyber resilience and to adequately address cyber risks. Cyber leaders and executives at the highest levels need to co- develop strategic foresight to steer effective decision-making to stay ahead of cyber threats on the horizon.
The Annual Meeting on Cybersecurity 2023 will bring together over 150 of the world’s foremost cybersecurity leaders from business, government, international organizations, civil society and academia to foster collaboration on making cyberspace safer and more resilient.
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1 - 2 Nov 2023
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Global Cybersecurity Forum 2023
Under the theme of ‘Charting Shared Priorities in Cyberspace’, the Global Cybersecurity Forum 2023 aims to advance the global cyber community towards aligning on strategic priorities, expanding future opportunities, and deepening multi-stakeholder engagement.
The forum will be divided into five thought-provoking sub-themes.
Cyberspace Amidst Polycrisis: Advancing collective action for cyber stability will look at how multilateral cybersecurity can be progressed in a global environment of overlapping crises and institutional challenges.
Cyber Growth Unlocked: Harnessing markets, incentives, and global public cyber goods delves into how cyber economics can be steered, driving growth of the cybersecurity sector to meet current and future challenges and needs.
Across Cyber Divides: Building a human-centered and inclusive cyberspace, asks how we can bridge social and development divides across stakeholders and within organizations and institutions.
Inside Cyber Minds: Exploring behavioral levers and motivations in cyberspace maps the behavioral and psychological aspects of cybersecurity and cybercrime, illuminating the impacts of behavior and decision-making in cyberspace.
The final subtheme, Emerging Cyber Horizons: Maximizing the benefits of paradigm-shifting technologies, considers the future of emerging technologies and their cybersecurity dimensions, and how we can harness their accelerative properties.
23 - 24 Oct 2023
Skopje, North Macedonia
Chairpersonship’s conference on Cyber/ICT security
At this year’s OSCE-wide Chairpersonship-in-Office Conference on Cyber/ICT Security, ‘People, Confidence, Resilience — Building Cyber Security for All’, participating States will discuss strengthening cyber resilience and building a cohesive policy approach across State actors and other stakeholders, such as the private sector, academia and NGOs.
The discussions between relevant political and expert stakeholders will focus on raising awareness about the importance of cybersecurity, capacity building and the implementation of confidence-building measures (CBMs).
11 - 15 Dec 2023
New York, United States
Sixth session: Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies
At the sixth substantive session to the open-ended working group, the group will consider progress made in the development of rules, norms and principles of responsible behaviour of States, with a view to promoting common understandings in the sphere of information security.
9 Oct 2023
Online
CONNECT University: How Cyber Security Skills Fit into EU Human Resource Strategies
A skilled cybersecurity workforce is needed in order to prevent, detect, deter and defend against cybersecurity threats. However, a shortage of skilled cybersecurity personnel is pertinent.
Join the session to hear how industry, national, and EU public administrations are trying to tackle the human resources gap hitting cybersecurity professions!
