Cyber Resilience on the agenda for Cyber4Dev team in Dominican Rep and Costa Rica

Cyber4Dev has just returned from a successful scoping mission to Dominican Republic and Costa Rica where team members explored the possibilities for expanding project operations to the Latin American and Caribbean region.  The team were warmly welcomed by the key cyber security stakeholders and government representatives of each country and excellent discussions took place around … Read more

Cyber4Dev at Meridien Conference, Geneva

Cyber4Dev was delighted to take part in the recent Meridian Conference which was held in Geneva last week. Speaking at the conference, our expert Martin Miller outlined his work in Botwana working alongside CERT teams in country. Martin is pictured here alongside Thato Samuel, one of our delegates from Botswana.

Project profile in GFCE magazine & Addis Ababa Conference

Cyber4Dev’s expert delegation enjoyed a productive and insightful week as part of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) Conference in Addis Ababa. Our delegation from Mauritius, Rwanda and Botswana, accompanied by experts from Estonia, participated in a number of collaborative workshops and meetings on ways to continue to build the cyber resilience of African … Read more

SL Cyber Security Week kicks off with quiz!

As part of its sponsorship of Sri Lanka’s Cyber Security Week, students from local colleges and universities took part in an interactive cyber security quiz. The event was the first of a number of activities which will take place over the week as part of global #CyberSecurityAwarenessMonth .

Cyber4Dev supporting Sri Lanka Cyber Security Week 2019

Cyber4Dev is excited to be principal sponsor for Sri Lanka Cyber Security Week 7th – 15th October. The 8 day long event is part of Cyber Security Month and will take place at various venues around Colombo. The week is a great opportunity for cyber professionals and students alike to engage with peers and to … Read more

Joint launch of Cyber4Dev and National Information and Cyber Security Strategy in Sri Lanka

The government of Sri Lanka announced the launch of Cyber4Dev on Tuesday 20th March at an event in Colombo. The programme will provide strong and focused support to the implementation of the previously announced National Information and Cyber Security Strategy. In his keynote address, Digital Infrastructure and Information Technology Minister Ajith P. Perera declared that … Read more

Cyber4Dev launches in Botswana

The Cyber4Dev project launch for Botswana was held at the Masa Square Hotel in Gaborone on 12 February 2019.  The Minister for Transport and Communications, Mrs Dorcas Makgato gave the keynote speech in which she stated “this initiative is a function of a universal concern we have about emerging and potential threats and risks in … Read more

Cyber4Dev launches in Mauritius

Cyber4Dev was officially launched on 7 February 2019 at the Labourdonnais Hotel Port Louis in Mauritius. The launch was organised in co-operation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade. Both the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Seetanah Lutchmeenaraidoo and the Minister for Technology, Communication and Innovation, Mr Yogida Sawmynaden spoke at … Read more

Study Visit to Estonia

Cyber4Dev sponsored the attendance of representatives from Botswana, Mauritius and Sri Lanka at a FIRST (Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams) event on “Incident Response for Policymakers” in Estonia on January 2019. A study visit was arranged around the visit during which delegates had the opportunity to visit the e-Estonia Showroom and meet with … Read more

Cyber Security Seminar Mauritius

Cyber4Dev held its first event in Mauritius on 6 December 2018. Mr Martin Indrek Millar and Mr Raul Rikk delivered a seminar on Cyber Incident Management and Essential Services Protection. Mauritius has been identified as a Cyber4Dev priority country and work has commenced to identify areas in which the project can provide support.