The sub-Saharan African cybersecurity ‘parabellum’ – User Data Protection & Privacy

A C3SA - GCSCC - OCSC Constellation webinar - to show interest, send email to: c3sa@uct.ac.za

Security Education, Research, and Innovation (SERI) Conference

With an aim to multiply the Cybersecurity research & product development in India, National Centre of Excellence for Cybersecurity Technology Development and Product Entrepreneurship, a joint initiative of DSCI and the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), is organizing a first-ever virtual 'Security Education, Research and Innovation Conference (SERI) 2020' at DSCI's flagship event, AISS 2020.

SERI, an acronym for Security Education, Research, and Innovation, has been conceptualized to provide a world-class platform for academicians, researchers, engineers, industrial participants, and students to showcase their cutting-edge research work in diverse Cybersecurity domains with the global experts. The conference aims to give visibility to such high-quality research highlighting the challenges in the newly emerging security field. The selected papers will be presented and published in the conference proceedings.

Join the virtual conference to:

Explore the latest research, trends, and innovations in Cybersecurity
Connect & network with the prestigious researchers & security experts from across the globe
Establish new research collaborations to nurture promising business outcomes

Informal Multi-stakeholder Cyber Dialogue

The objective of the Informal Multi-stakeholder Virtual Dialogue Series is to support the ongoing discussions at the UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on developments in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) in the context of international security. Taking place in a new virtual format, it is an informal event at the initiative of the multi-stakeholder community and a number of UN member states. The dialogue series is intended to complement the OEWG, but it is not a formal part of the OEWG process.

Digital Security and Economic Recovery

The online high-level event ‘Digital Security and Economic Recovery: Boosting Confidence and Productivity through Secure Digital Technology’ is organised by DiploFoundation and the Swiss Confederation as part of the Geneva Dialogue on Responsible Behaviour in Cyberspace. The event will be opened with a keynote address by Swiss Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer. A dialogue, moderated by Mr Jovan Kurbalija (DiploFoundation), will follow with high-level officials from leading global companies: Ms Sabine Keller-Busse (UBS), Mr Eugene Kaspersky (Kaspersky), Mr Jeremy Thompson (Huawei), and Mr Casper Klynge (Microsoft). This high-level event will discuss how the fragmented regulatory environment impacts the security of digital products and services, including those in supply chains. It aims to clarify possible collaborative responses from both industry and governments on how to facilitate financial and economic recovery through trusted digital technologies. The event is organised as part of the Geneva Dialogue on Responsible Behavior in Cyberspace (genevadialogue.ch), which has been discussing industry roles and responsibilities with the aim to establish globally shared best practices and baseline requirements for the security of digital products and services.

Digital Pacific Conference 2020

The 2020 Digital Conference aims to bring together influential development thinker, practitioners and digital leaders in the region, experts and solutions providers, government officials, private sector, civil society organizations and youth representatives to contribute their own experiences and perspectives.
In the Digital Pacific Conference 2020, we will:
● Share current digital transformation stories, best practice case studies and institutional challenges
● Increase knowledge and foster awareness of digital skills (cybersecurity, data etc.)
● Grow our ‘Tech Showcase’ giving the public and private spheres exposure to new cutting-edge technology
● Create opportunities for collaboration and form new digital transformation partnerships
● Encourage and inspire young entrepreneurs to engage in the digital journey by using technology to grow their ideas and business via the “Youth Co:lab”

Final Substantive Session of the sixth UN GGE

The Final Substantive Session of the sixth United Nations Group of Governmental Experts on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security (UN GGE) has been scheduled for May 2021. The group was established following Resolution 73/266 (December 2018) of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with the aim to continue the work of the previous five groups. It is therefore expected to continue to study, with a view to promoting common understandings, existing and potential threats in the sphere of information security and possible cooperative measures to address them, and how international law applies to the use of information and communications technologies by states, as well as norms, rules and principles of responsible behaviour of states, confidence-building measures, and capacity-building.

OEWG Third Substantive Session

The Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) will hold its third and final substantive session between 8-12 March 2021. 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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