Initiatives

This initiative builds on cybercrime programs the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) delivered in East Africa and Central America with a focus on a new region – Southeast Asia.  As before, this effort seeks to respond to the transnational nature of cybercrime in a holistic and sustainable manner.  Strengthen capacities to deter […]

Senegal and the Netherlands have teamed up to exchange practical steps and expertise to address cybersecurity issues in Senegal and the broader West African region. A secure digital environment will permit the region to fully take advantage of the opportunities for growth that technology offers. Digital challenges in West Africa Digital developments in Africa are […]

This initiative helps African member states draft national cybersecurity frameworks for national and international engagements on cyber policy.  These efforts include creating a culture of cybersecurity, developing national cyber strategies, enacting and enforcing comprehensive legal frameworks related to cybersecurity and cybercrime, and building organizational structures to improve cyber incident management capabilities on the continent.  Increased […]

The growing importance of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for political, economic, social, and military activity is one of the most significant trends of the current security environment. Most if not all States rely on ICTs to drive economic and social growth, and enable most critical systems. On the flip side ICTs also created a […]

Countries  today face new and emerging challenges in cyber security  that range from a constantly shifting threat landscape to managing multiple platforms and devices in the environment. The modern threat landscape has never been more challenging – driving tremendous costs and risk to the security of critical information. Security breaches can take 200+ days to […]