Tools and Resources

Publication date: 31 January 2024

Activity Catalog for Cybersecurity Design

As part of the Work Plan of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) Strategy & Assessments Task Force, under the leadership of Robert Collett (former TF co-Lead), Carolin Weisser

Publication date: 16 January 2024

Women in Cyber Capacity Building Network: Workplan

Background Over the last years, it became increasingly clear by the GFCE community that there was a strong need for the creation of a female network, where women professionals can

Publication date: 1 March 2023

Introduction to Tabletop Exercises: a Practical Guidebook for Organizations

This publication seeks to provide guidance in designing, developing and evaluating how and when to conduct a tabletop exercise as a tool to improve an organization’s cyber security policymaking and

Publication date: 21 October 2022

Cyber Incident Management (CIM) Cybil Portal Resources Guide

The Cyber Incident Management (CIM) Cybil Portal Resources Guide is an initiative of the GFCE Working Group B CIM Task Force. The objective of this guide is to provide an

Publication date: 1 July 2022

Developing Cyber Security as a Profession

This report was drawn up by the GFCE’s Working Group D on Cyber Security Culture and Skills in order to better understand different perspectives on developing cyber security as a

Publication date: 2 March 2022

Towards Identifying Critical National Infrastructures in the National Cybersecurity Strategy Process

This white paper builds upon existing CNI/CII work within the GFCE and proposes some practical considerations and measures for how countries can develop approaches for identifying CNI/CII as part of

Publication date: 1 March 2022

A Short Guide to Stakeholder Engagement on National Cybersecurity Strategy Development

Stakeholder engagement is key to the success of any project and is often more of an art than a science. Initial stakeholder consultations and core consultation events are crucial for

Publication date: 1 February 2022

Pre-University Cyber Security Education: A report on developing cyber skills amongst children and young people

This report provides results from a research project about cyber security education and skills development for children and young people (up to the age of 18) in a pre-university setting.

Publication date: 1 January 2022

Cyber Incident Management in Low-Income Countries

This report discusses the findings and recommendations of the “Cyber Incident Management in Low-Income Countries” project, funded by Global Affairs Canada. The project aims to create a tailorable guide for

Publication date: 1 December 2021

Improving the practice of cyber diplomacy: Training, tools, and other resources

This is a research study that was commissioned by the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) as part of its Global Cyber Capacity Building Research Agenda 2021. The project was

Publication date: 1 November 2021

Report: Integrating Cyber Capacity to the Digital Development Agenda

Written by Melissa Hathaway and Francesca Spidalieri, this report wishes to identify pathways to bridge the development community to the cybersecurity capacity building community. The report was commissioned by the

Publication date: 15 June 2021

Global Overview of Existing Cyber Capacity Assessment Tools (GOAT)

This Global Overview of Assessment Tools (GOAT) document has been developed by the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE), Working Group A – Task Force Strategy and Assessments, as a

Publication date: 7 June 2021

Catalog of Project Options for the National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) Cycle

This Catalog was developed in 2020 as part of the Work Plan of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) Strategy & Assessments Task Force, under the leadership of Robert

Publication date: 1 June 2021

GFCE CIIP Capacity Framework

The purpose of this guide is twofold. Firstly, the framework supports the discussion on CIIP and the exchange of good practices by specifying the capacities that may be part of

Publication date: 1 April 2021

The Global CSIRT Maturity Framework

The Global CSIRT Maturity Framework is intended to contribute to the enhancement of global cyber incident management capacity, with a focus on national CSIRTs. Cyber incidents and developments are inherently

Publication date: 1 January 2021

Putting Cyber Norms in Practice: Implementing the UN GGE 2015 recommendations through national strategies and policies

“Putting Cyber Norms in Practice: Implementing the UN GGE 2015 recommendations through national strategies and policies” is a report written by Mika Kerttunen and Eneken Tikk. This report was commissioned

Publication date: 6 March 2020

Overview Of Existing Confidence Building Measures As Applied To Cyberspace

This paper was developed as part of the workplan of the Global Forum for Cyber Expertise’s (GFCE) Task Force on CBM and Norms Implementation & Cyber Diplomacy, under the direction

Publication date: 1 February 2020

Lessons Learned: Cyber Incident Management Capacity Building

Capacity builders focus on their work in a number of different types of initiatives, from short-term maturity and capability assessments and technical training, to providing long-term engagement and advice. These

Events

For more resources, visit the Cybil Portal: the online repository for international cyber capacity building