Building a legion of teachers who can share cyber hygiene skills in Dominican Republic

Over the past number of months, a team of our experts and colleagues in Dominican Republic have been working on a special project which aims to build the knowledge base and skills of tutors working in the Technical Institutes of The Dominican Republic. This week, Cyber4Dev experts Lauri Tankler and Allan Ild, alongside Kehtna Kutsehariduskeskus … Read more

MAUSHIELD platform launches to support threat information sharing in Mauritius

It has been an auspicious week for our African hub country Mauritius, with the launch of their MAUSHIELD information sharing platform. Developed by the Computer Emergency Response Team Mauritius (CERT-MU), to facilitate cyber threat information sharing in Mauritius, the platform, MAUSHIELD, was launched in the presence of the Minister of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation, Mr … Read more

Ecuador visitors see EU digital society at its best

Last week, we had the immense pleasure of hosting a high-level delegation from Ecuador to Tallinn, Estonia, where our experts and partners RIA developed and provided a comprehensive and thorough programme of events, telling the story of Estonia’s emergence as the world’s leading digital society. From the Government of Ecuador website: Our delegation fulfilled a … Read more

It’s great to be back at the GFCE Annual Meeting!

This week, we’re at Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) Annual Meeting 2022 in The Hague. After an in person hiatus, it has been great to meet with people face to face and reconnect with our cyber community. A key part of our participation this week has been to host a consultation with our priority countries on … Read more

Cabling Africa: Digital connectivity, data cables and their protection

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On Friday 23rd September, we will be in participating in a public event on the important emerging subject of ‘Cabling Africa: Digital connectivity, data cables and their protection’. Digital connectivity is vital for today’s economies and for sustainable development. Connectivity depends on critical infrastructures, such as subsea data cables, landing stations, data centres and terrestrial … Read more

Cyber4Dev weekly update 02.09.2022

02.09.2022 Cyber4Dev News Cyber4Dev News This week, we have had the please of continuing to support our partners across the globe, with missions in Botswana and Malawi this week. A key part of our renewed engagement, we were delighted to work alongside C3SA and Atlantic Council by supporting the Cyber 9/12 Challenge. The Cyber 9/12 … Read more

Cyber4Dev Estonian experts support 9/12 Challenge

Earlier this week, we were delighted that our guest experts Raul Rikk, Lauri Luht and Liina Lumiste took part in the African region segment of the 9/12 Strategy Challenge. The challenge, which will be completed at the end of this month, is a global initiative which pits university teams against each other with the aim … Read more

Cyber4Dev weekly update

08.07.2022 Cyber4Dev news This week, we have hosted a high-level visit from the Republic of Mauritius to Estonia and Greece. Headed by Hon. Deepak Balgobin, Minister of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation, the delegation visited a number of leading organisations in the cyber field NEWS: Apple Debuts Spyware Protection for State-Sponsored Cyberattacks Apple today announced … Read more

Mauritius delegation visits Estonia and Greece

This week, we have been pleased to have supported a delegation from Mauritius with their fact finding visit to Estonia and Greece. Headed by Minister of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation, Deepak Balgobin, the visitors were able to meet with and discuss pertinent topics with a range of cyber experts including our project partners RIA, … Read more

Expert profile – Martin Indrek Miller

This month, we’re talking to Martin Indrek Miller, our Lead Technical Project Co-Ordinator. Martin has had a varied and interesting career in Information Security and works across the globe as an integral part of the Cyber4Dev team. Could you give us an idea of your education / career background? I graduated Tallinn Secondary Science School … Read more