This week, we continue our work in Lao PDR with another session of the ever popular CSIRT Essentials. Our experts Klaid Mägi and Nick Small were on hand to support our cohort in Vientiane and were delighted to have Vice Minister Keovisouk Solaphom attend the opening event. Thank you so much to LaoCERT for their … Read more
Co-operation and collaboration on important issues remains a consistent and robust theme of our work, and yesterday’s lunchtime workshop on the Human-Centric Approach to Cybersecurity in the Context of the OEWG was a great example of this. Joining forces with EU Cyber Direct – EU Cyber Diplomacy Initiative and in the presence of our sponsored EU:CD fellows and … Read more
Rwanda has made great strides in boosting its cyber resilience in recent years: establishing its National Cyber Security Authority (NCSA) in 2020, and a Data Protection Office just last year. They’ve also been busy hosting international events, like the 2023 FIRST & AfricaCERT Symposium in March and the Cybertech Africa 2023 Conference in August. Cyber … Read more
Recently our Lead Cyber expert Martin Indrek Miller and RIA expert Tomu Tammer visited Costa Rica to deliver training to local professionals on the subject of CSIRT Essentials. In the words of Martin Last year, Costa Rica faced a grave challenge that tested its resilience. In April 2022, the nation fell victim to one of … Read more
Back in March, our partners in Ecuador completed their first national Tabletop cyber crisis exercise with the help of Cyber4Dev. Led by the Ministerio de Telecomunicaciones, a critical scenario was explored and the National Cybersecurity Committee worked through a series of potential cyber incidents, with the aim of testing out Ecuador’s response and ability to … Read more
This week we have participated in the ‘Third International Workshop on Combating Transnational Crime in Africa’. This conference which was hosted by Stellenbosch University, and led by noelle van der waag-cowling, focussed upon the theme of ‘The African Cyber Security Landscape: Countering Cyber Threat Proliferation’. Our Project leader Enrico Calandro was part of a high level panel on the … Read more
Developing cohesive networks of co-operation is one of the three key pillars of our work. It’s with this sentiment in mind that we are so pleased to have been able co-ordinate a regional workshop bringing together representatives from LaoCERT (Lao PDR) and CamCERT (Cambodia) on the theme of Regional and International Cooperation Review and Planning, … Read more
We’re once again delighted to be in Mauritius this week to deliver training on Understanding and Building Resilience against Disinformation in a Democratic Society, led by European External Action Service East Stratcom taskforce expert Siim Kumpas. The event was opened by Hon Deepak Balgobin Minister of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation. In his opening remarks, he commented that “Information manipulation … Read more
This week our RIA Partner Lead and LAC Co-ordinator Merili Soosalu has been in Ecuador and in reflective mood when looking back the huge strides that she and the Cyber4Dev LAC team have made in the region over the past year. After two years of COVI19 restrictions, 2022 really was a year of re-emergence for … Read more
Building cyber awareness and resilience amongst some of our most vulnerable groups is a cornerstone of the work that we do. Over the past four years, our Communications Expert Sylvia Beamish has worked to develop wide ranging and impactful strategies and campaigns with our colleagues in partner countries, and this week she has been back in Mauritius … Read more
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