On 7 March in New York, the Geneva Dialogue organised the side-event during the 7th substantive session of the UN Open-ended working group (OEWG). The event was co-sponsored by Switzerland, Canada, Chile, the Netherlands, and DiploFoundation, and gathered around 40 experts representing governments and non-state stakeholders. Ambassador Adrian Hauri, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission [...]
On 12 March in Vienna, the Geneva Dialogue organised the side-event: “The Geneva Manual on Responsible Behaviour in Cyberspace and its application in the OSCE region: The Role of Non-State Stakeholders in Enhancing Cybersecurity and Building Confidence”. The side event discussed the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders in promoting responsible behaviour in cyberspace, [...]
On 20 March, the Geneva Dialogue on Responsible Behaviour in Cyberspace organised a masterclass, the first one in a series in 2024, to start analysing the implementation of the existing norms and confidence-building measures (CBMs) related to critical infrastructure protection. In particular, the masterclass focused on the work of regional organisations: their ongoing projects, [...]
Virtual discussion at the GFCE Working Group A&B Is there a need, and why, for an international approach to protect critical infrastructure (CI)? Are there any additional sectors or dependencies which should be categorised as critical? What are the main existing and emerging threats and risks to CIP, considering the emerging tech such as [...]
Cyber threats targeting critical infrastructure (CI) and assets, often undetected by the victim, have become the ‘new normal’ in today’s heightened geopolitical climate. Additionally, decision-makers are concerned not only with malicious cyber activities, but also with faulty and insufficiently secure software development practices that can cause global disruptions due to interconnected supply chains. To [...]
In an era where interdependencies stretch across borders and hybrid threats blur the lines between cyber and physical domains, a critical question emerges: Are states and key stakeholders truly prepared to protect critical infrastructure (CI)? With the shifting nature of cyber threats, how can relationships between public and private actors evolve to better protect [...]
