Solidarity in Cyberspace: How To Assist Countries in Need

15 October 2024 (Tuesday)
Time: 4.00pm to 5.30pm (GMT +8)

Can international community help those in need? How coordinated efforts of states and private sector can help building up capacities, resilience and security of countries in need.
With growing intensity and complexity of threats, including those coming from aggressive actors in cyberspace, it is becoming doubtful whether individual states and societies can efficiently protect themselves without international cooperation. Coordinated assistance of partners can help to build capacities necessary to implement international law and voluntary norms in cyberspace by those willing, but lacking necessary instruments to so. However, it can also help to protect the vital needs of countries targeted by serious cyberattacks and malicious activates. This event will bring together experts to discuss collective efforts in enhancing cybersecurity, strengthening cyber resilience, offering capacity building and fostering public-private partnerships to assist those in need. The Tallinn Mechanism initiative will be discussed as a practical example providing a framework for international civilian cooperation across three lines of effort including assistance, resilience and recovery, and laying the groundwork for stronger partnerships in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Panellists
Ms Manon Le Blanc	EU Coordinator for Cyber Issues European External Action Service European Union
Ms Larissa Schneider Calza	Head of Cyber Defense and Security Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs Brazil
H.E. Maria Adebahr	Director for Cyber Foreign and Security Policy Federal Foreign Office Germany
Mr Sithuraj Ponraj	Director of International Cyber Policy Office Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) Singapore
Ms Liesyl Franz	Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Cyberspace Security Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy United States of America
Moderator
H.E. Tadeusz Chomicki	Director for Cyber Foreign and Security Policy Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Poland

Information is accurate at time of publication