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A Novel Approach to the 11 UN Norms for Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace: Guidelines for Gendered Implementation
Authors
Year
- 2025
Description
- Cybersecurity has important implications for gender equality. Cybersecurity incidents affect people …
A Novel Approach to the 11 UN Norms for Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace: Guidelines for Gendered Implementation
Cybersecurity has important implications for gender equality. Cybersecurity incidents affect people of different genders differently. Moreover, inattention to gender makes cybersecurity less effective. It introduces unnoticed vulnerabilities into technical systems and policy responses to cyber threats. The underrepresentation of women and people of diverse gender identities, expressions and sexualities within […]
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Guide to Developing a National Cybersecurity Strategy (2nd Edition 2021)
Authors
Year
- 2021
Description
- The purpose of this document is to guide national leaders and policy-makers in the development of a …
Guide to Developing a National Cybersecurity Strategy (2nd Edition 2021)
The purpose of this document is to guide national leaders and policy-makers in the development of a National Cybersecurity Strategy, and in thinking strategically about cybersecurity, cyber-preparedness and resilience. This Guide aims to provide a useful, flexible and user-friendly framework to set the context of a country’s socio-economic vision and […]
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Accelerating ICT Security Capacity-Building – Take Aways from the Global Roundtable on ICT Security Capacity-Building
Authors
Year
- 2024
Description
- The Global Roundtable on ICT Security Capacity-Building, held in New York on 10 May 2024, was the fi…
Accelerating ICT Security Capacity-Building – Take Aways from the Global Roundtable on ICT Security Capacity-Building
The Global Roundtable on ICT Security Capacity-Building, held in New York on 10 May 2024, was the first event organized under United Nations auspices dedicated to the issue of capacity building. It provided a unique platform for Member States, intergovernmental organizations, and multi-stakeholder representatives to discuss barriers and solutions for […]
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Unpacking Cyber Capacity-Building Needs: Part I and Part II
Authors
Year
- 2023
Description
- There is a growing emphasis among Member States on the need to support the implementation of the Fra…
Unpacking Cyber Capacity-Building Needs: Part I and Part II
There is a growing emphasis among Member States on the need to support the implementation of the Framework for Responsible State Behaviour in the ICT environment (the Framework), including through dedicated guidance, assistance, and dedicated capacity-building efforts. In response to this demand and to increase the cybersecurity and resilience of Member […]
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The Cyber Policy Portal – UNIDIR
Authors
Year
- 2019
Description
- The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) Cyber Policy Portal is an interactive…
The Cyber Policy Portal – UNIDIR
The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) Cyber Policy Portal is an interactive map of the global cyber policy landscape. It provides profiles of the cyber policies of all 193 UN Member States, in addition to various intergovernmental organisations and multilateral frameworks. This confidence building tool seeks to support […]
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System Update: Towards a Women, Peace and Cybersecurity Agenda
Authors
Year
- 2021
Description
- System Update explores the relationship between the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda on the on…
System Update: Towards a Women, Peace and Cybersecurity Agenda
System Update explores the relationship between the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda on the one hand and cyber-enabled threats and cybersecurity on the other. The paper analyses the linkages between WPS priority themes—gender equality, women’s participation in international security, prevention and protection of violence against women, gender-differentiated needs—and international […]
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Gender Approaches to Cybersecurity: Design, Defence and Response
Authors
Year
- 2021
Description
- “Gender Approaches to Cybersecurity” explores how gender norms shape specific activities…
Gender Approaches to Cybersecurity: Design, Defence and Response
“Gender Approaches to Cybersecurity” explores how gender norms shape specific activities pertaining to cybersecurity design, defence and response. In each of these three pillars, the research identifies distinct dimensions of cyber-related activities that have gendered implications and, thus, need to be considered from a gender perspective. The report proposes recommendations […]
