Member Description: The Organization of American States is the world’s oldest regional organization, and came into being in 1948. The OAS/CICTE Cyber Security Program has been working for over a decade to strengthen Cybersecurity capabilities in OAS Member States based on a multi-pronged multi-stakeholder engagement approach.

Focus on Specific Topics: The Program’s efforts are geared toward three specific objectives: (1) increasing access to knowledge and information on cyber threats and risks; (2) enhancing the technical and policy capacity of governments and critical infrastructure operators to detect cyber threats, respond to cyber incidents, and combat organized crime; and (3) promoting more robust, effective and timely information-sharing, cooperation and coordination among cyber security stakeholders at the national, regional and international level.

GFCE Member Since: 16 April 2015

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy

Cyber Incident Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection

Cybersecurity Culture and Skills

Member Description: With 57 participating States, the Organization for Security Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the largest regional organization in the world spanning almost the entire northern hemisphere. It addresses a wide range of security-related concerns, including arms control, confidence- and security-building measures, human rights, national minorities, policing strategies, counter-terrorism and economic and environmental activities.

Focus on Specific Topics:

• A key focus of the OSCE is the development and implementation of confidence building measures (CBMs) between participating States to reduce the risks of conflict stemming from the use of ICTs.
• OSCE activities also focus on building expertise and capacities to tackling cyber enabled crimes and the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes as well as the protection of fundamental freedoms online.

GFCE Member Since: 11 January 2016

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy

Cyber Incident Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection

Cybercrime

Member Description: NRD Cyber Security is a cybersecurity technology consulting, incident response and applied research company. The company is an active member of FIRST, Trusted Introducer, ITU, GFCE and ECSO organizations and implementation partner of the University of Oxford in deploying cybersecurity maturity model for nations. With their projects and initiatives, NRD Cyber Security aims to identify and apply the best cybersecurity practices and frameworks to enhance global cybersecurity capacity.NRD Cyber Security has been selected as the ITU Centre of Excellence for 2019-22 cycle to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities of ICT professionals and policy makers in various regions around the world.The geography of company’s operations covers, but is not limited to, Europe, Asia, South America and Africa while its customer list includes governments, CII sectors (such as finance and energy) as well as private and public organizations.

Focus on Specific Topics:

• National cybersecurity maturity assessment, cybersecurity strategy and legislative framework development;
• Establishing or modernising CSIRT/SOCs and running their maturity assessments;
• Sensor technology at critical infrastructures for national or sectorial CSIRT/SOCs.

GFCE Member Since: 16 April 2015

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy

Cyber Incident Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection

Cybersecurity Culture and Skills

GFCE Member Since: 16 April 2015

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy

Cyber Incident Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection

GFCE Member Since: 19 May 2018

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cyber Incident Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection

Cybercrime

GFCE Member Since: 16 April 2015

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

Cyber Incident Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection

Member Description: Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services, devices and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

Focus on Specific Topics:

• Assessing and developing cybersecurity capability
• Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure
• Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Initiative
• CSIRT Maturity Initiative

GFCE Member Since: 16 April 2015

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy

Cyber Incident Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection

Cybersecurity Culture and Skills

Focus on Specific Topics:

• Prevention of cyber attacks
• Data protection
• Prevention of Cybercrime (including child pornography and similar offenses)
• E-government efforts and Digital Strategies
• Critical infrastructure protection
• Pacific uses of ICTs and Internet
• Applicability of International Law to Cyberspace

GFCE Member Since: 16 April 2015

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy