An overview of United Kingdom’s cyber policy landscape is available on the UNIDIR Cyber Policy Portal Project
International Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI)
Beneficiary Countries
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cabo Verde
- + 73 more
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Themes & Topics
- Cyber Incident Management & Critical Information Protection
- National Computer Security Incident Response
- Cybercrime
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International Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI)
The International Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI), established in 2021 by the United States, is the world’s largest international cyber partnership. With 68 global members, CRI strengthens resilience against ransomware, disrupts criminal ecosystems, and fosters collaboration through shared intelligence, policy innovation, and capacity-building efforts to protect critical sectors and global communities […]
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Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge
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- Cyber Incident Management & Critical Information Protection
- National Computer Security Incident Response
Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge
The Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge is an annual global competition that engages students in developing policy recommendations to address a fictional cyber catastrophe.
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Development and implementation of National Cyber Incident Severity Scales (NCISS) and related measures to protect critical infrastructures
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Development and implementation of National Cyber Incident Severity Scales (NCISS) and related measures to protect critical infrastructures
This project focuses on Confidence Building Measures (CBM), specifically on crisis communication procedures, crisis management and the classification of information communication technology (ICT) incidents in terms of the scale and seriousness of the incident among Central Asian, European, and North American states. Additionally, it aims at raising the implementation rate […]
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Commonwealth National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) Community: Strengthening Capabilities, Promoting International Cyber Security Standards and Skills and Facilitating Collaboration
Beneficiary Countries
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- Gambia (the)
- + 49 more
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- Cyber Incident Management & Critical Information Protection
- National Computer Security Incident Response
Commonwealth National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) Community: Strengthening Capabilities, Promoting International Cyber Security Standards and Skills and Facilitating Collaboration
This project continued the work of the ‘Commonwealth CSIRT community – Extension’ into 2022 by maintaining the CSIRT community network and diving deeper into the topics of threat and resilience; technology and ecosystem; global leadership and influence; and human rights.
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Strengthening Transatlantic Digital Cooperation
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Strengthening Transatlantic Digital Cooperation
This multi-year project aims to explore existing opportunities for increased cooperation in the digital world, particularly via the transatlantic tech triangle, consisting of the European Union, United Kingdom and United States. This project serves as a cross-house initiative (involving the US and Americas Programme, the Europe Programme, the International Law […]
CMM Review United Kingdom
CMM report: https://gcscc.ox.ac.uk/files/cybersecuritycapacityreviewoftheunitedkingdompdf
Confidence-Building Measure Customized Implementation Support
Recognizing the need to enhancing national implementation of the OSCE Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) to reduce the risks of conflict from the use of ICTs to promote global cyber stability between States, this project’s goal is to promote, assist and foster the implementation process of existing cyber/ICT CBMs. This will be […]
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National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) Partners’ Workshop and Oxford Bilateral Consultation
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Cyber Aware
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- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom – National Crime Agency (NCA)
- United Kingdom – Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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Cyber Aware
Aims / objectives Measurably and significantly improve the online safety behaviour and confidence of consumers and small businesses (SMEs) Activities Website with resources, e.g. cyber careers, educational resources, free tools, useful websites, videos & games
European Cyber Security Month
The European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM) is the European Union’s annual campaign dedicated to promoting cybersecurity among EU citizens and organisations, and to providing up-to-date online security information through awareness raising and sharing of good practices.
Israeli-UK Cyber Research Partnership
Partners: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), University of Bristol, Bar Ilan University, University College London, University of Kent, University of Haifa. Thematic focus: Identity management, governance: regulating cybersecurity privacy assurance and perceptions, mobile and cloud security, human aspects of security or usable security cryptography. Activities: Exchange information and […]
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Digital 5: A Five-Country Commitment to Collaborate in Building their Digital Economies
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- Estonia
- Israel
- New Zealand
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Digital 5: A Five-Country Commitment to Collaborate in Building their Digital Economies
Aims: To provide a focused forum to share best practice, identify how to improve the countries’ digital services, collaborate on common projects and to support and champion our growing digital economies; to harness the potential global power of digital technology and help each country to become an even better digital […]
