An overview of Viet Nam’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
- + 1 more
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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Asia and South Pacific Joint Operations Against Cybercrime (ASPJOC) – Phase 1
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Asia and South Pacific Joint Operations Against Cybercrime (ASPJOC) – Phase 1
ASPJOC aims to strengthen the capability of Asian and South Pacific (ASP) national law enforcement agencies to prevent, detect, investigate, and disrupt cybercrime by: gathering and analyzing information on cybercriminal activity; promoting cooperation and good practices amongst Asia and South Pacific member countries; facilitating and carrying out intelligence-led, coordinated action […]
APAC Cybersecurity Fund
Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, has provided $15M to The Asia Foundation to launch the APAC Cybersecurity Fund in partnership with CyberPeace Institute and Global Cyber Alliance to bolster the cyber capabilities of 300,000 underserved micro and small businesses, nonprofits, and social enterprises.
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Critical Infrastructure Protection, AI and IHL – ICT4Peace cooperation with Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
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Themes & Topics
- Emerging Technologies
- Cyber Incident Management & Critical Information Protection
- Critical Information Infrastructure Protection
Critical Infrastructure Protection, AI and IHL – ICT4Peace cooperation with Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
Anne-Marie Buzatu, ICT4Peace Executive Director and Professor Przemek Roguski taught at the online Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy Course for CLV Countries from 19 to 21 March 2024. This course was organised by the ICT4Peace Academy in cooperation with Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. This course was supported by Switzerland and Australia.
Cyber ASEAN
Cyber ASEAN is a capacity building and development initiative that aims to advance Southeast Asia’s proactive role in strengthening its overall cybersecurity and resiliency posture.
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Project for Enhancing ASEAN-Japan Capacity Building Program for Cybersecurity and Trusted Digital Services – ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Capacity Building Centre (AJCCBC) – Phase 2
Beneficiary Countries
Beneficiary groups
Implementors
- Japan – Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
- Thailand – National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) under the Office of the Prime Minister
Themes & Topics
- Cyber Incident Management & Critical Information Protection
- National Computer Security Incident Response
- Cybercrime
- + 3 more
Project for Enhancing ASEAN-Japan Capacity Building Program for Cybersecurity and Trusted Digital Services – ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Capacity Building Centre (AJCCBC) – Phase 2
This project enhances ASEAN’s cyber security landscape through training programs for youth, collaborating with third-party organizations, and bolstering information gathering and analysis capabilities. The goal is to elevate cyber security response across the ASEAN region by strengthening the human resource development environment and fostering cooperation in cyber security.
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Switch!: Fostering women’s technical participation in the Internet industry in South East Asia
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Switch!: Fostering women’s technical participation in the Internet industry in South East Asia
The Switch! project supports the career development of women and LGBTQI+ individuals in Cambodia, Lao PDR, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor Leste and Viet Nam.
Enhancing Security Cooperation In and With Asia (ESIWA)
ESIWA (Enhancing Security Cooperation In and With Asia) is a project developed by the European Union and supported by the German Federal Foreign Office and the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
Dark Trace
This project seeks to increase the capacity of ASEAN member states to strengthen cyber resilience to effectively combat transnational crime, including human smuggling facilitated via the darknet.
Cyber Capabilities and Capacity Development Project (C3DP)
The Cyber Capabilities and Capacity Development Project (C3DP) seeks to develop and sustain the capability and capacity of law enforcement in Southeast Asian member countries to combat cyber-dependent and cyber-enabled crime through specialized trainings, table-top exercises, an e-learning on Electronic Evidence, and the creation of Regional Expert Groups for the […]
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ASCCE-UK Digital Diplomacy Course
Beneficiary Countries
Beneficiary groups
Implementors
- United Kingdom – Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
- Singapore – Cyber Security Agency (CSA)
Themes & Topics
ASCCE-UK Digital Diplomacy Course
The ASCCE-UK Digital Diplomacy Course is a project covering training on digital discussions for international policy makers from the ASEAN region.
International Program on Cyber Security Studies (iPCSS)
The Marshall Center’s iPCSS provides senior government officials with the professional knowledge and capabilities to deal with transnational cyber security challenges. The program is tailored for senior officials responsible for developing or influencing cyber legislation, policies, or practices. iPCSS contributes to U.S. and German international efforts to work with partner […]
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Malware Mitigation Assistance
Implementors
Themes & Topics
- Cyber Incident Management & Critical Information Protection
- National Computer Security Incident Response
Malware Mitigation Assistance
The purpose of this project is to encourage more Indo-Pacific representation in global program on responses North Korean malware.
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ASEAN – Singapore Cybersecurity Centre for Excellence (ASCCE)
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Themes & Topics
ASEAN – Singapore Cybersecurity Centre for Excellence (ASCCE)
The ASEAN-Singapore Cybersecurity Centre for Excellence (ASCCE) is an extension of ASEAN Cyber Capacity Programme (ACCP) that seeks to conduct research, cyber defence exercises, provide CERT-related technical trainings as well as focus on other areas such as international law, cyber strategy, legislation, cyber norms among other cybersecurity policy issues. The […]
