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SUMMARY:The Geneva Manual side-event during the UN OEWG 7th substantive session
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAmbassador Adrian Hauri\, Deputy Permanent Representative\, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN welcomed participants\, highlighting Switzerland’s commitment to a secure\, free\, and open cyberspace\, in line with international law\, human rights\, and international humanitarian law. \n \nVladimir Radunović\, Director of E-diplomacy and Cybersecurity Programmes at Diplo provided a comprehensive overview of the first chapter of the Geneva Manual on Responsible Behaviour in Cyberspace\, launched in December 2023. \n \nParticipants\, including industry representatives and diplomats discussed how existing cyber norms assist each of us – representatives of various stakeholder groups and organisations – in promoting responsible behaviour in cyberspace\, and what possible roles and responsibilities stakeholders shall implement to minimise security risks while producing digital products or when using them. An interactive tabletop exercise\, based on the roles in the Geneva Manual\, was organised after to discuss challenges related to responsible vulnerability disclosure and relevant roles and responsibilities of stakeholders to ensure the security of digital products and services. \n \nThe event underlined the need to translate cyber norms into actionable practices and the importance of capacity building. It was also announced that in 2024 the Geneva Dialogue will start a new phase discussing the norms and confidence-building measures (CBMs) related to critical infrastructure protection (CIP).
URL:https://genevadialogue.ch/event/the-geneva-manual-side-event-during-the-un-oewg-7th-substantive-session/
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SUMMARY:The Geneva Manual side-event at the OSCE
DESCRIPTION: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”. \nThe side event discussed the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders in promoting responsible behaviour in cyberspace\, namely through the operationalisation of the 11 cyber norms\, as agreed in the 2015 UN GGE report\, and confidence-building measures (CBMs). \n \nThe discussion centred around the Geneva Manual\, a comprehensive guide which documents the views of relevant stakeholders\, in particular the technical community and the private sector\, for the operationalisation of the agreed norms\, CBMs\, good practices\, and their application in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) region. In particular\, the side event discussed how the Geneva Manual can facilitate the implementation of the relevant OSCE CBMs (including CBM 4\, 14\, 15\, and 16). \nAmbassador Raphael Nägeli\, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the OSCE welcomed participants\, highlighting Switzerland’s commitment to a secure\, free\, and open cyberspace\, in line with international law\, human rights\, and international humanitarian law. \n \nPanellists\, including Daniel Klingele\, Senior Advisor\, International Security Division\, FDFA and Swiss representative to the UN OEWG; Sofia Martinez Gomez\, Member of the Geneva Dialogue Core Group\, and Anastasiya Kazakova\, Cyber Diplomacy Knowledge Fellow\, DiploFoundation discussed what challenges exist for relevant stakeholders to help effectively operationalise the OSCE CBMs and address the security of and in the use of ICTs\, as well as what contribution the Geneva Manual makes to support the operationalisation of the OSCE CBMs. The roundtable was moderated by Serge Droz\, Senior Adviser\, FDFA.
URL:https://genevadialogue.ch/event/the-geneva-manual-side-event-at-the-osce/
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SUMMARY:Geneva Dialogue masterclass:The role of regional organisations to facilitate the implementation of cyber norms and CBMs
DESCRIPTION: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\, priorities\, and possible opportunities to engage relevant stakeholders to support states in the implementation of the existing norms and CBMs. The format of masterclasses allows active learning and knowledge sharing among the Geneva Dialogue experts and invited keynote speakers from different fields such as cyber diplomacy\, technology\, and cybersecurity. The online event took place under Chatham House rules. Below\, we’re sharing some of the takeaways from the discussion. \nThe representatives of four regional organisations and unions such as the African Union\, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)\, Organization of American States (OAS)\, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)\, shared their experiences and initiatives in promoting the operationalisation of the UN cyber-stability framework. The four keynote presentations have demonstrated the growing maturity of regional approaches to enhance international cooperation\, transparency\, and trust building in cyberspace governance. \nIn particular\, the OSCE is considered a pioneer in developing cyber CBMs\, drawing on its experience in disarmament affairs. Since 2012\, an informal working group has been drafting CBMs for cyberspace\, leading to the adoption of 16 non-binding voluntary CBMs aimed at transparency\, cooperation\, and resilience. These 16 CBMs can be categorised into three main groups: posturing (increasing transparency of state posture in cyberspace)\, communication (facilitating timely communication and cooperation between states)\, and preparedness/resilience (promoting national preparedness and cyber resilience). One of the CBMs\, i.e. CBM #8\, involves the nomination of technical or policy points of contact for cybersecurity by participating states. These contacts facilitate communication\, coordination\, and exchange of information\, contributing to cyber-stability. \nThe CBMs have also been an important pillar in the approach taken by the OAS in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The OAS cybersecurity program operates within the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE). In 2016\, the OAS started to look at the non-traditional CBMs related to cyberspace. In 2018\, the OAS adopted a resolution stressing the need to prepare and agree upon a set of CBMs for cyberspace in order to enhance interstate cooperation and transparency. One of the further successes for the OAS region was the establishment of the point of contacts directory\, which currently includes over 82 cyber policy points of contacts\, and 19 ministers of foreign affairs contacts. For those who may be wondering why there are no technical points of contacts\, the OAS established the network of government cyber incident response teams (CSIRT) of OAS Member States. The CSIRTAmericas Network is now a cybersecurity community which includes over 47 CERTs from 22 countries along with 379 professionals. \nWhen it comes to Africa\, the countries are facing numerous challenges such as the lack of capacities\, political will\, and sufficient awareness among states. More specifically\, the need for public–private partnerships to build capacities and means to gather up-to-date threat intelligence to promote collective responses to cyberthreats has been highlighted. Despite these challenges\, the African Union has announced several important initiatives ( e.g. the establishment of the African Union Cyber Security Expert Group\, aimed at providing guidance on cyber policies and strategies\, as well as recents initiatives to establish cyberthreat information sharing platforms and capacity-building programs. \nWhen discussing the developments in the ASEAN region\, it was highlighted that the countries’ leaders first endorsed the voluntary cyber norms in 2015\, with subsequent establishment of a working committee to develop a regional action plan. The major focus was on capacity building\, i.e. the establishment of dedicated cybersecurity agencies in member states and ongoing efforts to develop regional action plans and metrics for implementing cyber norms. In 2021\, the Member States also adopted the ASEAN Cybersecurity Cooperation Strategy\, which outlines five focus areas for advancing cyber readiness\, strengthening international cyber policy coordination\, enhancing trust in cyberspace\, and regional capacity building. \nThe ASEAN countries were also successful in advancing the regional action plan metrics developed to identify capabilities required for norm implementation and to facilitate cooperation and capacity-building activities within ASEAN. \nDuring the session\, the role of non-state actors was underscored as essential for the practical implementation of these norms and measures. Furthermore\, it has been discussed that the implementation of cyber norms and CBMs is an ongoing and collaborative process requiring multistakeholder engagement. The need for improved communication\, education\, and institutional memory was highlighted to ensure sustained knowledge and engagement among diplomats and technical experts
URL:https://genevadialogue.ch/event/geneva-dialogue-masterclassthe-role-of-regional-organisations-to-facilitate-the-implementation-of-cyber-norms-and-cbms/
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