Member Description: ECOWAS is a 15 Member State regional group with a mandate of promoting economic integration in all fields of activity of the constituting countries. It was set up to foster the ideal of collective self-sufficiency for its Member States.

Focus on Specific Topics:

• Cybersecurity strategy and Fighting cybercrime
• Child Online Protection (COP)- Cybersecurity/Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) assessment

GFCE Member Since: 6 February 2016

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy

Cybersecurity Culture and Skills

GFCE Member Since: 29 October 2019

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy

Cybercrime

Cybersecurity Culture and Skills

GFCE Member Since: 21 June 2019

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy

Cyber Incident Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection

Focus on Specific Topics: Operation of a CIRT, Forensic Detection and Analysis, Cybersecurity Laws and Penetration Testing; Social Engineering and phishing

GFCE Member Since: 1 May 2018

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cyber Incident Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection

Member Description: Founded in 1845, Deloitte is one of the “Big Four” accounting organizations and the largest professional services network in the world by revenue and number of professionals. Among the various services offered, Deloitte is active in the cyber field with projects and initiatives on cyber strategy, cyber capacity building, cyber security, cyber vigilance and cyber resilience.

GFCE Member Since: 28 January 2019

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy

Cyber Incident Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection

Cybercrime

Focus on Specific Topics: Table-top and technical exercises, CERT development, national cyber security legal framework development

GFCE Member Since: 17 September 2018

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy

Cyber Incident Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection

GFCE Member Since: 16 April 2015

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybercrime

Member Description: The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation is the London-based Commonwealth agency mandated in the field of ICTs. The CTO works to assist member countries and the wider stakeholder community leverage ICTs for development by providing technical support and advisory services, delivering capacity building and organising international events.

Focus on Specific Topics: Cyber Strategies; Cybercrime Training; Data Protection – implementation of legislation; Resilience Small-Medium Businesses

GFCE Member Since: 9 February 2016

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy

Cyber Incident Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection

Cybercrime

Cybersecurity Culture and Skills

GFCE Member Since: 16 April 2015

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cyber Incident Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection

Cybercrime

Cybersecurity Culture and Skills