Partner Description: We are a cybersecurity research institute based at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Our mission is to improve the cybersecurity capacity of countries on the African continent, with special focus on the SADC through evidence-based research.

GFCE Member Since: 19 October 2020

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybersecurity Culture and Skills

Cybercrime

Partner Description: AustCyber was established in 2017 as an independent, not-for-profit organisation as part of the federal government’s Industry Growth Centres Initiative which was established through the National Innovation and Science Agenda. Our mission is to support the development of a vibrant and globally competitive Australian cyber security sector. In doing so, our activities enhance Australia’s future economic growth in a digitally enabled global economy and improve the sovereign cyber capabilities available to protect our nation’s economy and community.

GFCE Member Since: 18 May 2020

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybersecurity Culture and Skills

Partner Description: The CyberPeace Institute is an independent non-profit organization headquartered in Geneva that works to enhance the stability of cyberspace. It seeks to decrease the frequency, impact, and scale of destructive cyber-attacks against civilians by sophisticated actors. The Institute promotes transparency about such attacks to hold malicious actors to account for the harms they cause on vulnerable communities and populations. To this end, the Institute’s mission is to ensure a human-centric response to cyber operations. The CyberPeace Institute tackles cyberattacks through a holistic approach based on our strategic objectives:

1. Assistance: accelerate victims’ recovery and resilience and aid communities that are vulnerable to cyberattack through direct engagement with vulnerable and affected communities.
2. Accountability: facilitate the collective analysis and investigation of cyberattacks when they happen, assess their harm, and ensure that malicious actors are held accountable for their activities.
3. Advancement: reinforce and advance alignment and adherence to international laws and rules and promote positive and responsible behaviour by all stakeholders in cyberspace.
4. Foresight and Capacity Building: forecast and analyze security threats associated with emerging and disruptive technologies, to innovate breakthrough solutions, and to close the skill gap to address global cyber challenges.

GFCE Member Since: 18 May 2020

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy

Cybersecurity Culture and Skills

Cyber Incident Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection

Cybercrime

Partner Description: The UNODC Global Programme on Cybercrime provides focussed technical assistance for capacity building, prevention and awareness raising, international cooperation, data collection and research and analysis on the phenomenon, principally in developing countries. The main geographic nexus for the Programme in 2016 are Eastern Africa, Central America and South East Asia with key aims of:

• Increased efficiency and effectiveness in the investigation, prosecution and adjudication of cybercrime – especially online child sexual exploitation and abuse – within a strong human-rights framework;
• Efficient and effective long-term whole-of-government response to cybercrime, including national coordination, data collection and effective legal frameworks, leading to a sustainable response and greater deterrence;
• Strengthened national and international communication between government, law enforcement and private sector with increased public knowledge of cybercrime risks. The UNODC Global Programme on Cybercrime is kindly funded by the Governments of Australia, Canada, Norway, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

GFCE Member Since: 25 February 2016

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybercrime

The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research is a voluntarily funded autonomous institute within the United Nations. An impartial actor, the Institute generates ideas and promotes action on disarmament and security. Based in Geneva, UNIDIR is centrally positioned to assist the international community in developing the practical, innovative thinking needed to find solutions to the challenges of today and tomorrow.

UNIDIR brings together states, international organizations, civil society, the private sector and academia so that we may work together—internationally, regionally and locally—to build and implement creative solutions that will benefit all states and peoples.

The UNIDIR Cyber Policy Portal is an interactive map of the global cyber policy landscape. It provides profiles of the cyber policies of all 193 UN Member States, in addition to various intergovernmental organisations and multilateral frameworks. This confidence building tool seeks to support informed participation by relevant stakeholders in all policy processes and promote trust, transparency, and cooperation in cyberspace.

GFCE Member Since: 4 October 2019

GFCE Member Since: 12 December 2018

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cyber Incident Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection

Cybercrime

Partner Description: Third Way is a Washington, DC-based think tank that runs the non-partisan Cyber Enforcement Initiative, a public policy initiative dedicated specifically to strengthening governments’ ability to attribute and bring to justice cybercriminals. In partnership with a distinguished Advisory Board comprised of former US government law enforcement, cybersecurity, and diplomatic officials, industry representatives, and experts, Third Way seeks to research, develop, and push for policy action aimed at enhancing governments’ cyber enforcement abilities. We also aim to change the narrative around cybersecurity so there is a more robust conversation around identifying, stopping, and punishing attackers through domestic and international cooperation.

GFCE Member Since: 24 September 2019

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybercrime

Partner Description: The Center for Cyber Security and International Relations Studies (CCSIRS) is part of the CSSII and the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Florence. CCSIRS was established in 2015 with the aim of enhancing the current understanding of cyberspace, and in particular to analyze the influence and impact this domain has on the Italian national security and global international system. Among key Center’s objectives is the development and promotion of a global culture of cyber security, including the facilitation of private-public partnerships. The Center deploys a multidisciplinary approach, merging the traditional political, strategic and military studies with computer sciences. Bringing together recognized domestic and international experts from various fields and countries, the Center continues to forge international research and practice alliances to advance its objectives. With MA students, 13 faculty and associates involved in research and project activities, the Center covers the following topics:

• Cyber Warfare,
• Cyber Diplomacy,
• Cyber Security,
• Cyber Crime,
• Cyber Law,
• Cyber Intelligence,
• Cyber Terrorism,
• Digital Economy

GFCE Member Since: 21 December 2017

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy

Partner Description: The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies (PIPS) is a Washington DC-based, independent, 501(c)(3), not-for-profit public policy research institute. PIPS is committed to identifying and shepherding non-partisan discussions on key science and technology issues facing society, including cybersecurity, cyber capacity building, supply-chain risk management, and other important cyber policy issues. The Cyber Readiness Index 2.0 (CRI 2.0) project developed a first-of-its-kind methodology to assess countries’ commitment and maturity to closing the gap between their current cybersecurity posture and the national cyber capabilities needed to support their digital future. This unique methodology challenges the conventional wisdom that cybersecurity is predominately a national security issue. It demonstrates how national security is closely intertwined with Internet connectivity and the rapid adoption of ICT, which – when secure and resilient – can lead to economic growth and prosperity. The CRI 2.0 has had substantive policy impact on major international institutions and and is viewed by countries, international organizations, think tanks, and researchers as a balanced resource to evaluate and measure cyber preparedness at the national, regional, and local levels.

GFCE Member Since: 9 April 2018

Participates in the following GFCE groups

Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy