17 Jul 2023
Online
Online Status Check of the Proposal for a UN Cyber Programme of Action
The Cyber Program of the Stimson Centre is hosting an online discussion about the proposal for a UN Cyber Programme of Action (PoA).
This online event is intended as a way for stakeholders to hear directly from the UN Secretariat about the current status of the cyber PoA – what has happened so far, what happens next? – in an effort to demystify and clarify the process. It will also be an opportunity for UNIDIR to provide a preliminary and informal overview of the inputs it has received and learn about initiatives to better coordinate amongst stakeholders. While the event is not closed to government representatives, preference will be given during the Q&A to non-governmental stakeholders.
Featured Speakers include: Katherine Prizeman, Political Affairs Officer, UN Office for Disarmament Affairs; Moliehi Makumane, Researcher, Security and Technology Division, UN Institute for Disarmament Research; and Jérôme Barbier, Head of Outer Space, Digital and Economic Issues, Paris Peace Forum.
29 Jan - 9 Feb 2024
New York, United States
Concluding Session Ad-hoc Committee on Cybercrime – New York
20 - 21 Sep 2023
Copenhagen, Denmark
Nordic Cyber Summit 2023
The Nordic Cyber Security Summit not only addresses a wide range of technological issues from the IT Security spectrum but also breaks out beyond that, providing a wider perspective from all aspects of the industry. From secure IoT deployment to the acquisition of business skills needed to build up a case for funding, the summit acts as a platform to help address concerns and garner solutions.
Key themes include: Protecting Business in an Evolving Threat Landscape; Cooperation Between State and Enterprise for Cyber Defence; Automation: Luxury or Necessity?; Defending the Software Supply Chain; Preparing an Incident Response Procedure.
14 - 15 Sep 2023
Zurich, Switzerland
Global Cyber Conference 2023
The Global Cyber Conference (GCC) is a leading international cybersecurity and privacy event gathering an audience of senior cybersecurity stakeholders, decision-makers, public authorities, and academia. It provides key decision-makers a networking and learning platform to gain a shared understanding of what needs to be done to strengthen cyber resilience.
This two-day premium event focuses on pure knowledge transfer, devoid of sales pitches and marketing. Attendees can expect top international speakers, unmatched networking experience, a carefully curated program and prestigious venue, the Dolder Grand Zurich.
This year's focus is cyber resilience via cyber governance, risk management, and lastly, cyber technologies.
Organisation
29 - 31 Aug 2023
Brisbane, Australia
Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF)
The .au Domain Administration (auDA) will host the 2023 Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) in Brisbane, Australia from 29-31 August 2023. The APrIGF 2023 overarching theme is 'Emerging Technologies – Is Asia Pacific Ready for the Next Phase of the Internet?'.
APrIGF is one of the key regional initiatives on Internet governance. By adopting the multi-stakeholder approach, APrIGF serves as a platform for exchange and collaboration at a regional level and also where possible to aggregate national IGF discussions to ultimately advance the Internet governance development as well as cybersecurity in the Asia Pacific region.
26 Jul 2023
Online
Microsoft and the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI): Workshop ‘Examining the finance and energy sectors’ cyber hygiene maturity’
This workshop is part of the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI) and Microsoft multistakeholder compendium initiative titled “Protecting strategic sectors from cyberattacks”.
The first workshop focused on prevalent cyber threats, and how cyber hygiene practices could be the solution to address risks. The next two workshops focused on sectors that are at different stages of their cyber hygiene maturity, the second one centred on the healthcare sector and this third one is on the more mature sectors of finance and energy. Finally, the last workshop will reflect on the main recommendations from the previous discussions.
The whole workshop series will be held in English, with simultaneous translation to Portuguese, and aims to identify lessons learned and recommendations to avoid and/ or mitigate the effects of cyberattacks on strategic sectors, culminating in the development of a multistakeholder compendium on best cyber hygiene practices.
Date and time: July 26th 2023 | 11:00am – 12:00 BRT | 10:00am – 11:00am EST
Location: Virtual (Microsoft Teams)
13 - 14 Jul 2023
Gurugram, India
G20 Crime and Security Conference
The G20 Conference on "Crime and Security in the age of NFTs, AI and Metaverse" is taking place under the context of India's Presidency of G20.
It is being organised by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of the Government of India and in partnership with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the National Security Council Secretariat (NCSC) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) apart from Interpol and UNODC.
The Conference will bring together G20 countries, guest/invitee countries, international bodies and institutions apart from technology leaders and Subject Matter Experts from around the world.
Organisation
24 - 28 Jul 2023
New York, United States
Fifth substantive session of the Open-Ended Working Groups (OEWG) on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security
The UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) to discuss Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security, will reconvene to a session in New York from 24 to 28 July 2023.
The provisional programme of work for the fifth substantive session has been posted by the Chair of the Open-Ended Working Group. The Zero draft of the second Annual Progress Report will also be discussed.
11 Jul 2023
Online
Webinar: Effective Implementation of the CIS Benchmarks and CIS Controls
To ensure effective implementation of the CIS Benchmarks and CIS Controls, as part of the CIS SecureSuite Membership package, this webinar will teach you how to prioritize your security program to meet the requirements of regulatory and compliance frameworks with the CIS Critical Security Controls and CIS Benchmarks, as well as how to assess and implement secure configurations at scale. A CIS SecureSuite Membership can help you to secure your organization, systems, and data to protect against cyber-attacks.
What you’ll learn about:
- How CIS globally recognized security best practices are developed
- How you can automate system configuration assessment and track it over time with CIS-CAT Pro Assessor and Dashboard
- When you may need to customize configuration policies, and how you can do that on CIS WorkBench
- How to save time by remediating system configurations at scale with CIS Build Kits
- How to collaboratively track your organization's CIS Controls implementation and identify opportunities for improvement
- Bring your questions and get ready for a deep-dive into the CIS SecureSuite Membership resources.
3 - 13 Jul 2023
León, Spain
Cybersecurity Summer BootCamp 2023
The Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE) and the Organization of American States (OAS) is hosting its eighth edition of the Cybersecurity Summer BootCamp 2023.
This specialized cybersecurity training program aims to provide participants with intensive, hands-on training in relevant topics on the latest techniques for combating cybercrime, cybersecurity incident management and the legislative aspects to be taken into account in all of them.
Parties will belong to one of the following groups:
• CERTs: Technical personnel who work in Incident Response Centers (CERTs or CSIRTs).
• Security forces and bodies: Members of security forces and bodies who work in operational units related to cybersecurity
• Policymakers: Active staff belonging to the judicial or prosecutorial careers, state lawyers, justice administration officials and staff of regulatory or legislative bodies who work in areas related to the legal and regulatory aspects of cybersecurity.
It will feature a series of practical workshops, keynote lectures and tracks given by international cybersecurity experts, designed to provide an enriching and unique learning experience for participants.
21 Sep, 2023
Athens, Greece
European energy grids’ security in a changed landscape: Closing the skills gap and getting prepared
The Energy Forum week in Athens will host an offline and as well as online conference for the 6th Edition of the Cybersecurity event, jointly organized by the Association of European Distribution System Operators (E.DSO), the European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS), the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) to discuss 'Cybersecurity on European energy grids’ security in a changed landscape - closing the skills gap and getting prepared'.
The event is held in partnership with the European Energy - Information Sharing & Analysis Centre (EE-ISAC).
This year the conference will bring together experts in the field of grid cybersecurity to exchange on the latest developments in the threat landscape and how realistic exercising can develop better skills and increase preparedness for cybersecurity incidents.
Topics and questions include: Are European partners prepared for large scale cyberattacks to the European grid? Will upcoming European regulations on cybersecurity help to effectively and efficiently increase preparedness or are there still pitfalls and gaps that require attention? These and other topics will be tackled during the event, together with concrete case studies of network attacks.
14 - 15 Nov 2023
Madrid, Spain
Women4Cyber Conference: Hacking Gender Barriers
The Women4Cyber Conference with the topic “Hacking Gender Barriers” will take place in September 2023 in Madrid and bring together individuals to discuss pressing cyber topics.
It will be the very first conference in Europe organised by Women4Cyber, bringing business , tech industry and cyber security experts together to collaborate on building diversity.
13 Sept 2023
Technopolis, Greece
Cyber Threat Intelligence for Europe 2023
This is the fifth edition of the CTI-EU event and an opportunity for the Cyber threat Intelligence Community to review the most relevant topics in the domain. The main objective of the CTI-EU event is to bring experts, researchers, practitioners and academics together to promote the dialogue and envision the future of Cyber Threat Intelligence for Europe.
This year's topics to be covered are:
- Use of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) in CTI – how different people use OSINT, limitations, challenges and opportunities
- Sectorial Collection of CTI – collection of CTI from different point of view, e.g. sectorial (finance, energy, etc...), topical, etc.
- Incidents Use Cases – representation of a real world incident, where does CTI fit in an incident, what is collected, how, etc.
6 - 7 Dec 2023
Brussels, Belgium
Closing the Gap Conference 2023
The EU Cyber Diplomacy Initiative – EU Cyber Direct is joining forces with research institutions and civil society organisations around the world to organize the third edition of the Closing the Gap Conference.
This two-day, in-person, conference aims to explore regional perspectives on emerging and disruptive digital technologies. The motivation for this thematic focus is threefold:
1. To de-center approaches to emerging and disruptive digital technologies that have largely been Western/European-centric;
2. To explore the diversity of interpretations regarding associated challenges and opportunities:
3. To enrich the state of the art with novel research ideas, theoretical insights, and empirical case studies.
The conference aims to bring to the fore a variety of perspectives, ideas, and mechanisms from different disciplines to inform policymakers, cyber diplomats and academics, as well as contribute to evidence-based policymaking. Scholars are welcomed from fields as diverse as international relations, security studies, political science, law, behavioural science, computer science, science and technology studies, sociology, and communication studies.
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Organisation
7 Jul, 2023
Webinar: Cybersecurity Governance In Southeast Asia
This webinar follows a two-day discussion among regional and international experts on the linkages between cybersecurity, technological vulnerabilities, and security sector governance in Southeast Asia. It will discuss the role of security sector actors in managing the security risks posed by international technological advances. The public event is organised in cooperation with DCAF's partners in Southeast Asia and brings together experts from both state and non-state institutions.
It aims to draw attention to the region's unique cybersecurity needs and explore how security sector governance and reform (SSG/R) can be used to protect cybersecurity interests.
The panel will feature speakers who will discuss the specific cybersecurity challenges in Southeast Asia, the role of security sector actors in protecting regional and national cybersecurity, the potential benefits of effective cybersecurity governance, and the essential reforms needed to enable security institutions to fulfil their protective responsibilities. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with the panelists, ask questions and actively engage in thought-provoking discussions on the topic.
