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Cyber Security and Cybercrime Workshop
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- Cyber Security Policy and Strategy
- Cyber Incident Management & Critical Information Protection
- Cybercrime
Cyber Security and Cybercrime Workshop
Funding: US (State) Target groups: Government officials. Thematic focus: Address broad issues of cybercrime and cybersecurity while focusing on issues of specific interest to the Lusophone Africa region such as combating cybercrime;mobile phone security;Internet freedom, access, and affordability;and the development of national computer emergency readiness teams, or CERTs. Link: Deputy […]
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The Africa E-Governance Academy
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The Africa E-Governance Academy
Activities: The regional institution for e-governance will be a hub for networking, training and research related to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). // Aims: Set to demonstrate how ICTs can improve governmental operations and services as well as communication between administrative sectors.
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Cyber Security Initiative in OAS Member States (*GFCE Initiative)
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Cyber Security Initiative in OAS Member States (*GFCE Initiative)
This initiative recognizes the importance of having a comprehensive approach to addressing cybersecurity issues and aims to support countries in developing an effective response to cyber threats through an integrated approach. The activity areas are amongst others: national cybersecurity strategy development; cybersecurity trainings and workshops; development of a OAS Hemispheric […]
Cyber Security Event
Target groups: 10 military officers from nine African nations. Thematic focus: Address broad issues of cybercrime and cybersecurity while focusing on issues of specific interest to the Lusophone Africa region such as combating cybercrime; mobile phone security; Internet freedom, access, and affordability; and the development of national computer emergency readiness […]
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Promoting the Implementation of Tools and Frameworks to Enhance Cyber Stability Between States (*GFCE Initiative)
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Promoting the Implementation of Tools and Frameworks to Enhance Cyber Stability Between States (*GFCE Initiative)
The success of whether global and regional efforts to promote cyber stability between States will be effective in the long-run will depend on the acceptance and application of the identified practical measures and pertinent norms. The Initiative’s main objective is therefore to promote their implementation through awareness raising, practical guidance […]
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Gender and Cybersecurity: Creating a More Inclusive Digital World (*GFCE Initiative)
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Gender and Cybersecurity: Creating a More Inclusive Digital World (*GFCE Initiative)
There is a clear gender gap in the cybersecurity field. Today, only 10% of the global information security workforces are women. There are many different social, institutional and personal barriers that can hinder women’s advancement in the cybersecurity field. For instance, many studies point out that IT continues to be […]
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Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (*GFCE Initiative)
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Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (*GFCE Initiative)
CVD is a platform to GFCE members to share experiences and lessons learned in cyber security mechanisms for responsible disclosure or coordinated vulnerability disclosure policies and discussions on the broader topic of ethical hacking. Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD) pertains to the mechanisms by which vulnerabilities are shared and disclosed in […]
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Assessing and Developing Cybersecurity Capability (*GFCE Initiative)
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- University of Oxford – Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC)
- Organization of American States (OAS)
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Assessing and Developing Cybersecurity Capability (*GFCE Initiative)
This initiative is based on the Cybersecurity Capacity Maturity Model for Nations (CMM) which was developed by the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC) and initiated by the following members and partners of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE): United Kingdom, Norway, Organization of American States, and the Capacity […]
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Inclusive Approach for Cyber Security Strategies Part 2 of 2
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Promoting Cybersecurity Due Diligence Across Africa (*GFCE Initiative)
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Promoting Cybersecurity Due Diligence Across Africa (*GFCE Initiative)
The aim of this initiative of the United States of America and the African Union (as members of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise) is to promote a culture of cybersecurity on the continent by developing the policies, legal frameworks and organizational structures necessary to improve cybersecurity due diligence and […]
