GFCE Annual Meeting 2021

Technical Briefing on Capacity-Building Initiatives in the Area of Cybercrime

The aim of this event is therefore to provide up-to-date information about the capacity-building initiatives currently being implemented by the OSCE and other international organizations in the area of cybercrime. The event will aslo constitute an important venue to ensure continued co-ordination at the international level as to avoid duplications, reinforce synergies and capitalize on previous as well as more recent experiences. It will also allow the OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation to ask, share ideas and raise issues that are relevant to the work of international organizations in this significant area.

GFCE Community Showcase

During this meeting, GFCE Members & Partners will have an opportunity to present any projects, initiatives, best practices or other deliverables that may benefit the GFCE Community. Showcases have been a regular feature of in-person GFCE meetings, with the GFCE providing a strong foundation for collaboration, information exchange and knowledge-sharing. This meeting is a chance for our Members & Partners to share information, exchange ideas and engage with each other in the coordination of global and regional cyber capacity building efforts.

Regional Initiative for Cybersecurity Education and Training (RICET)

RICET, or the Regional Initiative for Cybersecurity Education and Training, is a collaborative effort to build and strengthen a foundation in cybersecurity education, training, and workforce for the Americas. This event provides an opportunity for community members and thought leaders from education, government, industry, and non-profits to explore ways of developing a curriculum for the current and future cybersecurity workforce. This event is hosted by Florida International University and the Organization of American States.

The inaugural RICET Conference will take place virtually on Tuesday, September 14th from 12 – 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Available in English, Spanish & Portuguese.

Conference Panels:
Curriculum Development (includes K-12): This panel will examine the best practices in cybersecurity curriculum development from across the Western Hemisphere. The discussion will center on how to best utilize the NICE framework in building cybersecurity career pathways beginning with K-12 and through the college/university systems.
Diversifying the Cybersecurity Workforce: This panel will examine new angles to diversifying the cybersecurity workforce including targeting traditionally underrepresented populations. This includes neurodivergent learners, women, and those from non-technical academic backgrounds. Case examples from across the Western Hemisphere will be highlighted emphasizing new and innovative approaches to solving the cybersecurity workforce gap.
Reskilling and Upskilling: This panel will examine solutions on how to keep learners, including employees, prepare throughout their lifetime learning given the evolving cybersecurity landscape. Best practices in upskilling and reskilling will be offered to quickly transition workers from non-cybersecurity roles into cybersecurity roles.

Workshop: Good Practice Guide to Developing Academic Degrees in Cyber Security

The workshop aims to present the main aspects covered in the "Good Practice Guide to Developing Academic Degrees in Cyber Security” that is being developed with support from Gates Foundation and led by CREST. The guide aims to support academic institutions in their efforts to establish university degrees and education programmes in cyber security.

Ghana School for Internet Governance (GhanaSIG) 2021

The Ghana School on Internet Governance (GhanaSIG) is an annual 3 days event convened by the E-Governance and Internet Governance Foundation for Africa (EGIGFA). The Global Cyber Alliance is a partner of this event.

The GhanaSIG aims to raise awareness on good Cybersecurity practices. The 2021 event presented a balanced mixture of theoretical lectures and practical presentations from very experienced experts in the Internet Governance ecosystem.

International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC) 2021

The International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC) 2021 will be a hybrid forum, with the main event taking place on 7, 8 and 9 September in Lille, France.

FIC 2021 is a platform for stimulating discussions around a pan-European vision of a cybersecurity market, security, and digital trust. It will include a forum, a trade fair, a virtual event, and side talks. After a 2020 edition that highlighted the key role of people in cybersecurity, this year's edition will focus on the major operational, industrial, technological, and strategic challenges of collective and collaborative cybersecurity.

The VIRTUAL FIC, a virtual exhibition that complements the physical event will welcome participants online from 1 until 4 June where an exclusive thematic programme will be proposed in the virtual auditorium. In 2021 FIC will welcome more than 450 speakers, through 4 plenary sessions, 33 round tables, 24 conferences, 35 technical demonstrations and 15 masterclass. The 2021 edition will be held under the high patronage of Emmanuel Macron, French President of the Republic.

Cyber Week Tel Aviv 2021

Cyber Week, organised annually by the Tel Aviv University will take place online between 19 and 22 July 2021.

The 10th-anniversary edition will be held jointly by the Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center (ICRC), The Yuval Ne’eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security, Tel Aviv University, the Israeli National Cyber Directorate under the Prime Minister’s Office, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a leading international conference in cybersecurity.

Cyber Week gathers cybersecurity experts, industry leaders, startups, investors, academics, diplomats, and government officials. The event will run for a full week and include over 50 roundtables, panels, workshops, forums, competitions, and more.

Webinar | The cybersecurity vulnerabilities of people in Sub-Saharan Africa

This webinar explores the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of people in SSA and makes recommendations for people and policymakers that enable frugal but effective individual cybersecurity practices.

Sub-Saharan Africa is a place where more than a billion strong, young, and dynamic people live. It is a space where most people have some knowledge of the new technologies and the cyberspace that they enable. They know how to use them to connect to friends and family, have fun, study, work, and look for opportunities. The cyber landscape of sub-Saharan Africa is still in its infancy, with an infrastructure still in the process of being developed, unclear cybersecurity strategies, poor cybersecurity regulations and standards, poor cybersecurity awareness and education, and questionable cybersecurity mindsets. These are vulnerabilities at the level of a country or a region. They suggest that individual computer and internet users are particularly exposed to cyber threats and risks. However, it is not specifically clear how exposed they are and the impact of that exposure on themselves and the rest of society. This webinar aims to identify the main vulnerabilities in the device (hardware, software, and platforms) and Internet usage (behaviour and practices) of individuals in SSA. Vulnerability in this situation stems from the exposure of individuals’ personal (Home and mobile), professional (Office + School), and sociocultural (Family, friends, and societies) critical domains to prying eyes. The aim is to describe, explain and suggest remedies to main vulnerabilities.

2nd African Forum on Cybercrime

The Second African Forum on Cybercrime is organized by the African Union Commission, the European Union and the Council of Europe (GLACY+ and Octopus Project) in partnership with other organisations and comes as a reassurance of the joint commitment to work together towards finding new modalities of strengthening international cooperation against all forms of cybercrime.

CYDES 2021

CYDES 2021 will be the first ever show in the country to showcase advanced solutions and technologies to address Cyber Defence and Cyber Security challenges for the public and private sectors with the objective of protecting key Critical National Infrastructures.

This event will cover the following topics:
- National Defence and Security
- Banking and Finance
- Information and Communications
- Energy
- Transportation
- Water
- Health Services
- Government
- Emergency Services
- Agriculture and Plantation
- Trade, Industry and Economy

European Cybersecurity Skills Summit

The first ever European Cybersecurity Skills Summit will take place in a virtual format. Major industry CEOs and policy-makers, as well as representatives of the younger generation, are expected to attend. The opening talk will be joined by Emil IVOV, the Founder of Jitsi.

The summit supports the Paris Call and the implementation of the European Skills Agenda, as a part of Europe’s Digital Decade, to ensure that people have the right skills for jobs.

The idea of the summit is based on recommendations that emerged from a large consultation led by the Youth IGF in 2020. It involved youth, market and policy actors that tried to understand the market, challenges and approaches in addressing the cybersecurity skills gap in Europe.

The Summit, will be new way of approaching cybersecurity skills in Europe that will create better opportunities for the younger generations in term of professional development, social utility and participation in the digital transformation of societies

The main goal of the Summit is to create better opportunities for the young in the cybersecurity area by helping to eliminate the cybersecurity skills gap.

Registration opens on 20 April at www.cyberskills.today- don’t miss out!

Cyber Polygon

Cyber Polygon is a unique cybersecurity event that combines the world’s largest technical training for corporate teams and an online conference featuring senior officials from international organisations and leading corporations.

Every year, the training brings together a wide range of global businesses and government structures while the live stream gathers millions of spectators from across the world.

Paris Call Working Group 3: Supporting the Continuation of UN Negotiations with a Strong Multi-Stakeholder Approach

Following the first meeting of the Paris Call Working Group 3 (WG3) on Supporting the Continuation of UN Negotiations with a Strong Multi-Stakeholder Approach held on 24 March 2021 (March Meeting), the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Cybersecurity Tech Accord are organizing Four Working Sessions in preparation for the Paris Peace Forum Conference in November 2021. The four sessions will be held online, and will focus on four topics which were agreed during the March Meeting:

1. Examples of multi-stakeholder governance and applicability to the discussions on cyber (May 2021)
2. UN OEWG on international ICT security: Multistakeholder engagement lessons learned (June 2021)
3. Deep dive into the Program of Action (PoA) and potential way forward (September 2021)
4. UN discussions on cyber: Recommendations on multi-stakeholder governance (October 2021)

Register here: https://form.jotform.com/211121866250345

Smart Cities Training Series 2021 – Webinar #6: Fundamentals of Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is one of the foundations of digital transformation, and is a key element to take into consideration to protect data and systems. However, it’s not always evident how to assess how to address this challenge and build a cybersecurity strategy. This webinar will focus on the Cybersecurity Capacity Maturity Model for Nations (CMM) a methodical framework designed by the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC) to review a country’s cybersecurity capacity in a holistic way.

The CMM considers cybersecurity to comprise five Dimensions which, together, constitute the breadth of national capacity that a country requires to be effective in delivering cybersecurity: developing cybersecurity policy and strategy; encouraging responsible cybersecurity culture within society; building cybersecurity knowledge and capabilities; creating effective legal and regulatory frameworks; and controlling risks through standards and technologies.

The webinar will provide an overview of the CMM’s structure and its deployment methodology. A case study from CMM reviews in the Pacific will be presented to exemplify how it impacted national cybersecurity capacity-building activity and investment in one of the 85 countries around the world where it has been implemented.